Cost and Value
The Real Cost of the SQE: A Budget That Holds No Surprises
The exam fees are only the start. Here is an honest, line-by-line look at what the SQE really costs so nothing catches you off guard.
6 May 20267 min read
SQE Simplified
The SQE Simplified blog
Clear, honest guidance for the SQE
Practical guides on understanding the exams, planning your revision, and passing without spending a fortune. Written for people preparing around real life.
Subject Guides
Property Practice and Land Law: Taming the FLK2 Beast
Property is procedure-heavy and often skimmed, which is exactly why it sinks so many FLK2 attempts. Here is how to follow the transaction and own this subject.
15 April 20268 min read
Getting Started
SQE2 Explained: How to Prepare for the Oral and Written Skills
SQE2 swaps multiple choice for real solicitor skills across 16 stations. Here is what each assessment involves and how to prepare for the parts that cause the most panic.
1 April 20269 min read
Cost and Value
How to Pass the SQE Without Spending £20,000
Top prep courses can push the total cost of qualifying past £20,000. You do not need to spend that to pass. Here is how to build a serious, affordable preparation that actually works.
25 March 20268 min read
Study Tips
How to Use Practice Questions Properly: Turning MCQs Into Mini-Lessons
Most candidates waste their question banks by chasing a score. The candidates who pass treat every question as a lesson. Here is the exact method.
18 March 20267 min read
Study Planning
Your 12-Week SQE1 Study Plan (with a Free Tracker)
A clear, week-by-week SQE1 plan you can actually follow, plus a simple progress tracker you can copy and use today. No pile of PDFs, just a path.
11 March 20269 min read
Study Tips
How to Study for the SQE While Working Full Time
Around 60 percent of SQE candidates work full time. Burnout derails roughly 1 in 7. Here is how to prepare properly without sacrificing your job, your health, or everyone you love.
4 March 20268 min read
Subject Guides
The Hardest SQE1 Subjects (and How to Beat Them)
Property Practice, Trusts, Land Law and Solicitors Accounts quietly sink more candidates than anything else. Here is why FLK2 is the bottleneck and how to take the hardest subjects on.
25 February 20268 min read
Exam Strategy
How to Pass SQE1: A Realistic Strategy for the 41% Pass-Rate Era
The July 2025 SQE1 pass rate fell to a record 41 percent. Here is an honest, step-by-step strategy that takes the new difficulty seriously instead of pretending it away.
18 February 20269 min read
Getting Started
What Is the SQE? A Plain-English Guide to Qualifying as a Solicitor
The route to becoming a solicitor changed. Here is exactly what the SQE is, how SQE1 and SQE2 fit together, what it costs, and what you actually have to do to qualify.
10 February 20268 min read
Subject Guides
SQE2 Advocacy: How to Calm Your Nerves and Perform
Performing in front of an assessor is the part of SQE2 that scares people most. Here is how to prepare so nerves do not steal what you know.
22 January 20267 min read
Exam Strategy
Beating the Clock: Time Management in the SQE1 Exam
Knowing the law is not enough if you cannot answer in time. Here is how to pace 180 questions so the clock stops being your enemy.
8 January 20267 min read
Cost and Value
Self-Study or Prep Course? An Honest Way to Decide
Prep courses can cost more than £15,000. Before you spend that, here is a clear-eyed look at when a course earns its price and when self-study wins.
18 December 20258 min read
Subject Guides
SQE Ethics: Why Professional Conduct Is Hiding in Every Question
Ethics is not a separate paper, it is woven through everything. That is why ignoring it is so dangerous, and why learning it well lifts your whole score.
27 November 20257 min read
Study Tips
Remember 13 Subjects: How Spaced Repetition and Flashcards Work
The SQE problem is not understanding the law once, it is remembering all of it on exam day. Spaced repetition is the proven tool for exactly that.
6 November 20257 min read
Subject Guides
Business Law and Practice: A Survival Guide for SQE1
Business Law and Practice is broad and detail-heavy, but it follows the life cycle of a business. Use that story to make the whole subject hang together.
16 October 20258 min read
Subject Guides
Solicitors Accounts Made Simple: From Dread to Easy Marks
Most candidates fear Solicitors Accounts, which is exactly why mastering it is such a fast win. Here is the core logic that makes the rules click.
25 September 20257 min read
Wellbeing
How to Beat SQE Burnout and Protect Your Mental Health
Studying for a 13-subject exam while working full time is a marathon, and marathons break people who sprint. Here is how to last the distance without burning out.
4 September 20258 min read
Getting Started
Qualifying Work Experience (QWE): The Complete Plain-English Guide
QWE is more flexible than the old training contract, and that flexibility confuses everyone. Here is what counts, who signs it off, and how to make it work.
14 August 20258 min read
Exam Strategy
SQE1 Exam Day: What to Expect and How to Stay Calm
Nerves are normal, but surprises are avoidable. Here is exactly what happens at the test centre and how to keep a clear head across 180 questions.
24 July 20257 min read
Study Tips
Cracking the Single Best Answer: The Technique SQE1 Really Tests
Every option looks plausible because it is designed to. Here is the step-by-step method for choosing the most suitable answer instead of just a correct one.
3 July 20257 min read
Exam Strategy
Failed SQE1? How to Regroup and Pass Your Resit
Opening a fail is brutal, but it is not the end of your story. Here is how to read your feedback, fix the real problem, and walk into your resit prepared.
12 June 20258 min read