Organisation and delivery

SQE2 oral

The assessments in SQE2 oral are:

• Interview and attendance note/legal analysis
• Advocacy.

SQE2 oral will take place over two half days. The following table shows the assessments candidates will undertake on each of the days. Candidates will take a total of four oral legal skills assessments.

Day 1Day 2Advocacy (Dispute Resolution)Advocacy (Criminal Litigation)Interview and attendance note/legal analysis (Property Practice)Interview and attendance note/legal analysis (Wills and Intestacy, Probate Administration and Practice)

Please note that different candidates may complete the assessments in different orders. Candidates may therefore start with either the interview and attendance note/legal analysis or the advocacy.

Further details of the assessments are available in Assessments in SQE2 as follows: Client interviewing and completion of attendance note/legal analysis and Advocacy.

SQE2 written

The assessments in SQE2 written are:

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

SQE2 written takes place over three half-days. You will take a total of 12 written legal skills assessments.

Day 1Day 2Day 3Case and matter analysisCase and matter analysisCase and matter analysisLegal draftingLegal draftingLegal draftingLegal researchLegal researchLegal researchLegal writingLegal writingLegal writingTwo of these exercises will be in the context of Dispute Resolution and two will be in the context of Criminal Litigation.Two of these exercises will be in the context of Property Practice and two will be in the context of Wills and Intestacy, Probate Administration and Practice.You will sit all assessments in the context of Business Organisations, Rules and Procedures.

You may complete the assessments in a different order than that listed.

Further details of the assessments are available in Assessments in SQE2 as follows: Case and matter analysis, Legal research, Legal writing, and Legal drafting.