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SQE exemption and cross-qualification guides
Free, plain-English guides for lawyers qualified outside England and Wales. No sign-up, no email wall.
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What is an SQE exemption, and who can apply?
A plain-English explanation of SQE1 and SQE2 exemptions for qualified lawyers: who is eligible, what the SRA looks for, how long a decision takes, and the mistakes that sink applications.
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Agreed exemption or individual assessment exemption?
The SRA offers two routes to an SQE exemption: an agreed exemption and an individual SQE assessment exemption. They need very different evidence. Here is how to tell which one fits your qualification.
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How to cross-qualify as a solicitor of England and Wales
A step-by-step route map for foreign-qualified lawyers cross-qualifying as solicitors of England and Wales: SQE1, SQE2, exemptions, qualifying work experience, and character and suitability.
Preparing for the assessments themselves? The LexVerity Academy SQE1 course covers all thirteen FLK1 and FLK2 subjects, and the Academy's own guides go subject by subject.