SQE1+2 Complete Prep for LPC Graduates

SQE1+2 Complete Prep for LPC Graduates

This Course at a Glance

• Specialised SQE prep courses for LPC Graduates exempt from SQE1
• Provides simultaneous access to SQE1 (FLK) and SQE2 content for comprehensive SQE preparation
• Up to 32 weeks of combined access to support your learning journey
• Includes an additional 8 weeks of SQE1 content study compared to the standard SQE2 Prep
• Offers extensive mock assessments and unlimited tutor support
• The ideal SQE preparation course for LPC graduates aiming for solicitor qualification

Our SQE1+2 Complete Prep for LPC Graduates is designed specifically for those who are exempt from the SQE1 as an LPC Graduate. This unique SQE preparation course provides a crucial advantage: in comparison to our standard SQE2 Prep course, learners also gain simultaneous access to our comprehensive SQE1 content and benefit from an additional 8 weeks of course access to specifically study this content. This material forms the essential Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK) required to fully underpin the skills assessed in the SQE2.

You will have continuous access to the SQE1 content throughout your study, with a total of up to 32 weeks of simultaneous access to SQE1 and SQE2 content prior to the date of your first SQE2 assessment, plus continued access and support through the SQE2 assessment window. This comprehensive approach to SQE preparation ensures you're fully equipped.

By choosing to study this SQE preparation course online, you’ll also benefit from a convenient learning experience.

Getting started

learndirect, in partnership with the Law Training Centre, offers this specialised SQE preparation course online to maximise your chances of success. We understand the value of revisiting and solidifying Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK) even with an SQE1 exemption. This integrated approach ensures you have robust SQE preparation that supports a higher pass rate for the SQE2, providing learners with the opportunity to study SQE1 content in advance of and during their SQE2 study.

What support is available?

Our dedicated support team is here to guide you every step of the way through your SQE prep courses.

• SQE1 and SQE2 forums: To raise queries with other learners on the course, and respond to those raised by others, all overseen by tutors to provide additional insight.
• Unlimited tutor support: 1-2-1 contact with subject matter expert tutors via email, telephone call, and video to raise any queries on the learning content, with a response time of up to 48 hours within the working week.
• Personal academic coach: To provide additional support in structuring your studies, revision planning, and guidance on next steps.
• Student services team: On hand to assist with any advice required, whether that is course guidance, pastoral requirements, or IT support.

Modules

The learning content for our SQE prep courses has been specifically designed to meet both the SQE1 and SQE2 assessment specifications. Each subject area is divided into topics to match the areas of law and practice listed, allowing for ease of reference and tracking of progress. The content is consistently updated in line with any developments or changes made by the SRA to the assessment specification.

SQE1

SQE1 FLK1 Prep

• Legal Systems, Constitutional Law, EU Law and Legal Services
• Contract Law
• Tort Law
• Dispute Resolution
• Business Law and Practice
• Ethics (pervasive across both assessments)

SQE1 FLK2 Prep

• Criminal Law and Practice
• Land Law
• Property Practice
• Wills and Administration of Estates
• Trusts Law
• Solicitors Accounts
• Ethics (pervasive across both assessments)

SQE2

The SQE2 builds on the Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK) tested in the SQE1 assessment. The learning content for SQE2 Preparation focuses on applying the FLK to the skills tested in the SQE2 assessment.

SQE2 Oral Legal Skills

• Client interviewing and attendance note/legal analysis
• Advocacy

Contexts

• Property Practice
• Wills and Intestacy, Probate Administration and Practice
• Dispute Resolution
• Criminal Litigation

SQE2 Written Legal Skills

• Case and matter analysis
• Legal writing
• Legal drafting
• Legal research

Contexts

• Dispute Resolution
• Criminal Litigation
• Property Practice
• Wills and Intestacy, Probate Administration and Practice
• Business organisations, rules and procedures

Entry Requirements

This SQE1+2 Complete Prep for LPC Graduates course is specifically designed for those who are exempt from the SQE1 as an LPC Graduate.

When should you start?

Choose your intended exam sitting and refer to the associated enrolment period. You can enrol at any time within the stated period; however, if you wish to have the full period of access, you should enrol at the start of the period. The course access period will ensure that you have full course access and support throughout the relevant assessment period.

The SQE1+2 Complete Prep for LPC Graduates provides up to 32 weeks of simultaneous access to SQE1 and SQE2 content prior to the date of the first SQE2 assessment, plus continued access and support through the assessment window. This structured timeline is key to effective SQE preparation.

Available enrolment dates:

• For SQE2 January 2026: Enrol to start now (enrolment opened on June 16, 2025). The last date to enrol on this SQE preparation course online is September 12, 2025. SQE2 assessment window starts January 27, 2026. Course access expires on February 6, 2026.
• For SQE2 April 2026: Pre-enrol now to start from September 8, 2025. The last date to enrol on this SQE preparation course online is December 12, 2025. SQE2 assessment window starts April 28, 2026. Course access expires on May 15, 2026.
• For SQE2 July 2026: Pre-enrol now to start from December 15, 2025. The last date to enrol on this SQE preparation course online is March 13, 2026. SQE2 assessment window starts July 28, 2026. Course access expires on August 7, 2026.

A variety of learning resources are provided to suit different learning styles and are designed to provide knowledge and understanding of each topic, together with revision and application, guiding you step-by-step through your study of the SQE1 and SQE2 syllabus. This ensures thorough SQE preparation.

• Extensive bank of study resources
• Flexible, online learning
• On-demand mock assessments
• Unlimited tutor support

Induction:

• On-demand induction presentation: Provides an overview of the course, resources, and support. Followed by a 1-2-1 or group induction with your personal academic coach.
• Study planner: An editable study planner to help you plan your study with start and completion dates.

Foundations to the SQE:

To help you get started on the SQE, you are provided with foundation content dealing with:

• An introduction to law: Providing an insight into the role and purpose of the law.
• Components of the SQE: Direction on the requirements for each assessment, guidance on QWE, and Law Training Centre’s QWE training record.
• Study skills and preparation for assessment: To help you get started, guidance is provided on study skills, methods, and what to do before, during, and after the assessment.
• Ethics and professional conduct: Ethics and professional conduct are examined across all subject areas in the SQE assessments.

On-demand learning content:

• Recorded lectures: Recorded lectures providing an introduction to and summary of each of the topics to be studied.
• E-learning materials/course notes: The core learning content for each topic is provided in an engaging and interactive way through our e-learning application, and available as downloadable course notes.
• Lexis+ UK subscription: To allow for additional reading where required to assist in your depth of understanding.

Self-reflection and knowledge retrieval:

• Self-test questions: Over 2000 short-answer self-test questions designed to assess understanding and recollection of the learning content and identify areas to revisit. Available to complete and repeat at any time with suggested answers provided.
• Multiple choice questions (MCQs): Over 1500 MCQs designed to test your functioning legal knowledge in the areas of law and practice and provide practice at the MCQ form of assessment. Answers are automated with the correct answers and explanations provided.
• SQE2 practice questions: Self-assessed questions for SQE2 Skills practice across the SQE2 Oral and SQE2 Written Skills across each practice area. Each set of practice questions also includes self-test questions to test FLK across each of the scenarios considered.

Revision and exam practice

This SQE preparation course online provides comprehensive revision and exam practice for both SQE1 (FLK content) and SQE2.

SQE1 (FLK content)

• Mock questions: Over 1000 mock questions are designed in the form of SQE1 assessment style multiple choice questions, requiring a single best answer response. The mock questions, in comparison to the MCQs, are more complex, drawing on a number of areas of knowledge of law and practice in order to meet the assessment objectives of the SQE1 assessment specification.
• The mock questions feature in the following ways:
  • Subject area mock questions: Over 350 mock questions across the subject areas designed to test your understanding and application after each subject studied before moving to the next.
  • Recorded workshops: A library of over 150 revision workshops featuring over 500 mock questions across the FLK1 and FLK2 subject areas available to review on demand at any time. With an explanation of each answer and the approach to take to identify the best answer, the workshops provide both a revision opportunity and guidance on MCQ exam technique.
  • Weekly live workshops: New mock questions in the weekly live FLK1 and FLK2 workshops enabling real-time practice with tutor support and guidance (recorded for anytime access).
  • Timed mock assessments: An FLK1 and FLK2 timed mock assessment each consisting of 90 questions to best represent the number of questions that you would be expected to answer in one sitting. Once submitted the answers are revealed, with an explanation of the correct answer to assist in any additional revision to be undertaken.

SQE2

• Case study questions: Self-assessed questions for SQE2 Skills practice across the SQE2 Oral and SQE2 Written skills through case studies across each practice area. Each case study contains practice questions in the form of the skills to be assessed across the SQE2 assessment and also includes self-test questions to test FLK across each of the scenarios considered.
• 28 timed mock assessments with personalised oral and written feedback: Timed mock assessment reviewed and marked by our expert tutor team in line with the SQE2 assessment criteria.
  • 8 Oral assessments
    • 4 Advocacy (2 Dispute Resolution and 2 Criminal Litigation)
    • 4 Client Interview and Attendance Note (2 Property Practice and 2 Wills and Probate Practice)
  • 20 Written assessments
    • 4 Case and Matter Analysis (1 for each practice area)
    • 4 Legal Drafting (1 for each practice area)
    • 4 Legal Writing (1 for each practice area)
    • 4 Legal Research (1 for each practice area)

Upon successful completion of your SQE1+2 Complete Prep for LPC Graduates course, you will have revisited essential Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK) and gained the applied legal skills required to confidently sit the SQE2 assessment. This comprehensive SQE preparation course online is designed to prepare you for the final stage of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination, a crucial step towards becoming a solicitor in England and Wales.

Additional course features

Lexis+ UK Certification

Lexis+ UK is a leading research platform from LexisNexis. Lexis+ UK provides the largest collection of UK law, up-to-date legislation, case law, commentary, and comprehensive practical guidance. Learners can also obtain Lexis+ certification for both Legal Research and Practical Guidance, nationally recognised by law firms and demonstrating expertise to future employers. Access will be provided to Lexis+ UK during the period of the course up to the completion of the final assessment.

• Lexis+ UK Legal Research Certification: There are two levels, Foundation and Advanced. The Legal Research foundation certification tests your ability to research legal material and your familiarity with the Legal Research module on Lexis+ UK. The Legal Research advanced certification tests your ability to confidently complete a high level of legal research on the Lexis+ platform. It also asks you some scenario-based questions to give you a flavour of the type of work you can expect when conducting legal research in practice.
• Lexis+ UK Practice Guidance Certification: The Practical Guidance certification tests your ability to research and apply legal material and your familiarity with the Practical Guidance module on Lexis+. Used by lawyers in practice, understanding how to use Practical Guidance will give you a head start in your vacation schemes, work experience, or pro bono work.

Study tools

• FLK checklists: The downloadable FLK checklists are designed to assist in tracking your study of the functioning legal knowledge (FLK) in this subject area in accordance with the SQE2 assessment specification.
• Study planning: A downloadable calendar, course overview, and a range of study planner options to successfully plan and track your progress. Your personal academic coach will also assist you in creating a study plan based on your personal and professional circumstances.
• Exam preparation kit: Our Exam Preparation kit includes templates for: Subject checklists, Study sessions, Exam preparation overview, Key cases, Key definitions, Study review, Study to do list, Daily study planner, Weekly study planner, and Monthly Overview. Each is available as an editable version or to print.

Passplus Guarantee

Recognising that the SQE is a high-stakes assessment, our SQE1+2 Complete Prep courses include our exclusive Passplus Guarantee.

SQE1+2 Complete Prep for LPC Graduates: This guarantees course access and support for:

• One additional attempt at the SQE2 assessment in the next two assessment windows having received your results.

The Passplus guarantee is up to a maximum period of 26 weeks. To qualify for Passplus you must have completed 90% of the course content before undertaking the relevant assessment (excluding attendance at weekly FLK1 and FLK2 live workshops).

Accessibility

• On-demand content: All content is available at any time.
• Flexible start dates: We know that our learners need flexibility for course dates to fit around their work and life commitments. This is why we always have an SQE preparation course online available for enrolment. The on-demand course materials and Video Library of previous workshops mean that, no matter when you start, you will have access to the content and can move through the course at the pace that suits you.
• E-learning: ‘Read aloud’ function within the e-learning content enables the text to be converted to audio. The e-learning is split into topics to allow a bitesize approach to study where required with the resource tracking progress to allow a continuation.
• Lectures: Lectures are available with subtitles and can be listened to again at any time.
• Downloadable content: The course notes which make up the e-learning content and lecture slides used are downloadable.
• Course progress tracking: The ability to track your progress throughout the course by marking areas that have been completed so show your percentage completion.
• Course design: The course split into subjects and topics divided in line with the SQE1+2 assessment specification allowing for ease of navigation and preparation for assessments.
• Workshops: Workshops can be attended live and/or the recording viewed to assist with commitments and accessibility. Learners are encouraged to engage within workshops but there is no expectation or requirement.

This SQE1+2 Complete Prep for LPC Graduates course is crucial for LPC graduates looking to qualify as solicitors under the new SQE pathway. By reinforcing your Functioning Legal Knowledge and honing your practical legal skills through this comprehensive SQE preparation course online, you'll be fully equipped to pass the SQE2 assessment. This is the final professional examination step before you can apply for admission to the roll of solicitors, provided you have also completed your Qualifying Work Experience (QWE). This course ensures your SQE preparation is complete and career-focused.

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