SQE is for you if  ;

(After September 2021, you will have to sit and pass the SQE in order to qualify, regardless of your chosen route to qualification as a solicitor. You would need a degree as entry requirement. We offer individual SQE Course and also SQE in a Law Degree such as LLB Legal Practice and LLM Legal Practice.)

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• You Looking to Qualify as Solicitor (SQE 1 and SQE 2).

• You want to have a law degree with Solicitors Qualification (LLB Legal Practice). Or You want to have a degree to sit for SQE exam (in that case LLB Legal Practice is appropriate for you, as you will study the law degree with solicitors qualification)

• You want to have a Masters of Law Degree with Solicitors Qualification (LLM Legal Practice).

• An Apprentice, completing your apprenticeship with a law firm.

• A Paralegal with a non-law degree who has done Qualifying Work Experience in Law Firm or in a In-House Legal Department.

• You have a law degree and gained some of your Qualifying Work Experience.

• Or if you're CILEx qualified, or a barrister, you can take the SQE to become a solicitor.

• If you are a Lawyer in another Country with Qualifying Work Experience, you are eligible for exemptions, BCPS experienced solicitors can help you in successful application. If you are fully qualified lawyer in a Jurisdiction you just need to pass SQE1 and SQE2.

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What are the requirements for foreign lawyers to re-qualify in England and Wales?

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To re-qualify as solicitors in England and Wales, foreign lawyers need to:

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• hold a legal professional qualification

• hold a degree in any subject or an equivalent qualification (such as an apprenticeship) or work experience

• complete two stages of assessment, SQE1 and SQE2, unless exempt

• satisfy the SRA’s character and suitability requirements

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Fully qualified foreign lawyers are exempt for any qualifying work experience (QWE) requirements.

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SQE requirements for Overseas Students ;

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If you’re an overseas student, in order to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales, you’ll need to:

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• hold a degree in any subject or an equivalent qualification (such as an apprenticeship) or work experience

• complete two stages of assessment, SQE1 and SQE2

• complete two years of qualifying work experience (QWE)

• satisfy the Solicitor Regulation Authority's (SRA) character and suitability requirements

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Degree-level Experience

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If you have a degree or equivalent qualification from outside the UK, you can take the SQE if your qualification is:

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• shown to be equivalent to either a UK degree or equivalent UK qualification through a UK National Information Centre (ENIC) statement of comparability, or

• an accredited qualification at level 6 (or above) of the European Qualifications Framework