Your 12-Week SQE1 Study Plan (with a Free Tracker)
One of the most common things candidates say is that they do not have a learning problem, they have a structure problem. They have notes, videos, and question banks, but no path through them. This is a path. Twelve weeks, a clear focus each week, and a simple tracker you can copy and start using today.
Treat this as a template, not a cage. Shift it to fit your life, but keep the shape: learn, then drill, then test.
The 12-week plan at a glance
| Week | Focus | Goal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Map the syllabus, rate confidence | Know your weak topics |
| 2 | FLK1 core: Contract, Tort | Solid foundations |
| 3 | FLK1: Dispute Resolution, Legal System | Build breadth |
| 4 | FLK1: Business Law, Constitutional, Legal Services | Finish FLK1 first pass |
| 5 | FLK2: Land Law | Start the hard half early |
| 6 | FLK2: Property Practice | Master the transaction timeline |
| 7 | FLK2: Trusts | Map the relationships |
| 8 | FLK2: Wills and Administration | Validity and admin patterns |
| 9 | FLK2: Solicitors Accounts, Criminal | Drill until automatic |
| 10 | Mixed timed practice, both papers | Switch context under time |
| 11 | Full mocks, weak-topic clinics | Find and fix gaps |
| 12 | Final mocks, ethics review, taper | Peak, do not cram |
Notice FLK2 starts in week 5 and runs for five weeks. That is deliberate. FLK2 is where most candidates lose marks, so it gets the most calendar time.
How to use each week
Every week, repeat the same three-gear rhythm:
- Learn the week's topics. Quick recap on tired days, deep dive when you have energy.
- Drill focused question sets on those exact topics.
- Review every answer, right and wrong, and note anything that did not stick.
Then carry your weak items forward into the next week. Nothing gets left behind permanently.
Your free progress tracker
Copy this into a notebook, a spreadsheet, or your notes app. Rate confidence from 1 (shaky) to 5 (solid) at the start, and again after you study. Watching the numbers rise is genuinely motivating, and it tells you exactly where to spend your final weeks.
| Subject | Learned | Drilled | Mock score | Confidence (start) | Confidence (now) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | |||||
| Tort | |||||
| Dispute Resolution | |||||
| Business Law and Practice | |||||
| Constitutional and Admin | |||||
| Legal System and Services | |||||
| Land Law | |||||
| Property Practice | |||||
| Trusts | |||||
| Wills and Administration | |||||
| Solicitors Accounts | |||||
| Criminal Liability and Practice | |||||
| Ethics (throughout) |
How to read your tracker
- Any subject below 3 in the final fortnight is a priority. Spend your last weeks there, not on the subjects you already enjoy.
- A high confidence score but a low mock score means you know the material but not the question style. Drill more questions, do not reread notes.
- Ethics has no single week because it is tested throughout. Touch it every week.
The taper week
Week 12 is not for cramming new material. It is for sleep, light review, and walking into the test centre calm. Your brain consolidates what you have learned when you rest it. Trust the twelve weeks you put in.
A plan will not pass the exam for you, but it removes the daily decision fatigue that quietly drains so many candidates. Open your tracker, find the next low number, and study that. That is the whole game.