SQE2 books, compared
There is no single best SQE2 book. It depends on whether you want one book for all six assessments, one skill in depth, or practice questions in a practice area. Below are the 16 SQE2 revision books we found on sale, with what each one covers, its pages and its list price, every fact read on the publisher’s own page on 7 October 2026.
FQPS Academy publishes one of these books, Written & Oral Skills for SQE2. It sits in the same table, described with the same facts as the others.
You want the whole of SQE2 in one place, written and oral, before you start practising.
Advocacy is your weak spot and you want a whole book on it.
You want a full book on interviewing and the attendance note.
You know the skills and want SQE2-style written questions with sample answers in one area.
Fink Publishing also sells its 9 SQE2 titles as a set for £142.80 (publisher price).
Which of the six SQE2 assessments each book teaches. List prices from the publisher; retailers often charge less.
All six assessments with one method for every answer (FQPS: Facts, Question, Principles, Solution), the assessment grids, checklists, a client interview script, a worked attendance note and the nine-step advocacy method. Updated for the SRA’s 2026–27 changes.
The four written skills, chapter by chapter against the assessment criteria. Two SQE2-style practice questions per chapter, with sample answers and commentary.
Two SQE2-style practice questions per chapter, with sample answers and commentary.
Two SQE2-style practice questions per chapter, with sample answers and commentary.
Two SQE2-style practice questions per chapter, with sample answers and commentary.
Two SQE2-style practice questions per chapter, with sample answers and commentary.
Two SQE2-style practice questions per chapter, with sample answers and commentary.
Client interviewing and the attendance note, with two practice interviews and video demonstrations. Also covers negotiation, which is not one of the SQE2 assessments.
Advocacy only, with two demonstration videos (civil and criminal) and the performance indicators.
SQE2-style advocacy practice questions with sample answers and commentary in each chapter.
A full advocacy textbook: summaries, key practice cases, problem-based exercises, case scenarios and self-reflection checklists, with a companion website.
The client interview and the attendance note in depth, with chapter summaries, exercises and self-reflection checklists.
The University of Law’s written skills manual, built on realistic client scenarios. The publisher says a 6th edition for 2027 is due in January 2027.
The University of Law’s oral skills manual: advocacy, and the client interview with the attendance note. A 6th edition is due in January 2027.
One chapter on each of the six SQE2 skills, alongside guidance on SQE1 and qualifying work experience.
A general SQE guide: tips, wellbeing and careers, with one chapter on SQE2. Routledge notes it went to print before the SRA announced the January 2027 SQE1 changes.
Our SQE2 revision book
2026–27 edition, 236 full-colour pages, all six assessments, one method for every answer. £29.99 with free UK delivery.
There is no single best SQE2 book: it depends on what you need. If you want one book for all six assessments, Written & Oral Skills for SQE2 and Skilfully Passing the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) each cover every SQE2 skill. If you want depth on one skill, the advocacy and client interview titles from Routledge and Fink go further on that skill alone. If you want practice questions in a practice area, Fink’s Questions & Answers series has one book per area.
Yes. Written & Oral Skills for SQE2 covers all six, built around one method for every answer. Skilfully Passing the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) (Bloomsbury Professional) has one chapter on each skill alongside SQE1 guidance. Most other SQE2 books cover either the written skills or one oral skill.
No book is required. SQE2 tests skills, so what matters most is timed practice with feedback. A book helps you learn what each assessment looks like, how it is marked and how to structure an answer, so you get more from that practice.
Written & Oral Skills for SQE2 is the 2026–27 edition and covers the SRA’s 2026–27 changes. The University of Law says new editions of its manuals for 2027 are due in January 2027. The other publishers’ pages do not say whether their books reflect the 2026–27 changes. The SQE2 format itself is unchanged.
List prices range from £18.00 for a single Fink Questions & Answers title to £49.99. Written & Oral Skills for SQE2 is £29.99. Retailers often sell below list price.
Facts checked on 7 October 2026 on each publisher’s own page, linked above. The SQE and SOLICITORS QUALIFYING EXAMINATION trade marks are the property of and are used under licence from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. FQPS Academy is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SRA, Kaplan or any publisher listed here.
