Legal education
by practising solicitors.
Created and delivered by solicitors with first-hand SQE
experience — built around the preparation we wished we’d had
and shaped by what we learnt from the reality of the exam.
- Final-stage SQE1 and SQE2 preparation
- Free LLB case summaries and theory
- Live interactive workshops
- Solicitor-written materials
Independent Review
“The most rigorous SQE
preparation I have seen at this
price point.”
Legal Cheek, 2025
Trusted by Law Students Reading At
Why Law Academia
Built for those who intend to qualify.
Most preparation platforms are written by full-time educators.
Ours are written by the solicitors who sat the same
examinations and now work the cases. The difference shows in
what we choose to teach.
01
Curriculum
Time-efficient
Every module is mapped to the SRA syllabus and
stripped of filler. Our SQE1 framework covers all 14
Functioning Legal Knowledge areas in 180 hours of
focused study — not 600.
02
Faculty
First-hand insight
All instruction is written and delivered by solicitors
qualified in England and Wales. Our faculty includes
practitioners from Magic Circle firms, regional
chambers and in-house teams.
03
Examination focus
Only what matters
We teach the principles, cases and rules examiners
actually award marks for. Our 1,200+ MCQ bank is
calibrated against past SRA assessments and
updated quarterly.
Our Programmes
Three programmes. one standard of practice.
LAW · 01
Undergraduate
LLB Programme
Core principles, case summaries and
theory breakdowns sequenced by year.
Built around the SRA’s seven foundations.
from
£395
- All seven foundations: contract, tort, criminal, constitutional, EU, equity, land
- 320+ case summaries, indexed by topic
- Essay technique workshops
- 12-month portal access & tutor Q&A
Most Popular
SQE · 01
Professional
SQE1 Preparation
Full coverage of FLK1 and FLK2 sequenced
for retention. Built to mirror how the SRA
examines.
from
£995
- All 14 FLK areas across business, dispute, property, wills
- 1,200+ SBA questions calibrated to SRA difficulty
- Full-length timed mocks with examiner feedback
- Weekly live tutorials with named faculty
SQE · 02
Professional
SQE2 Preparation
Written and oral skills drilled in the exact
format you will face. Add-on workshops for
advocacy and case analysis.
from
£1,295
- All five areas: dispute, property, wills, business, criminal
- Drafting, advocacy, interview & legal research
- 1:1 oral skills practice with faculty solicitors
- Written feedback within 48 hours
Methodology
A method, not a syllabus.
Revise efficiently. Understand the law. Apply it
under exam conditions. Our four-stage method
has been refined across five intakes — and every
student, regardless of programme, follows it.
01
Stage One — Framework
Revision framework
Clear, sequenced topic breakdowns with statutes, cases and principles for every
FLK area. Each topic ships with a 1-page summary, a 5-page deep-dive, and a 10-
question diagnostic. You always know where the gaps are.
02
Stage Two — Retention
Active retention
Integrated recall and spaced practice. Every module rolls forward into the next, so by Week 12 you are not relearning Contract while studying Equity — you are reapplying it.
03
Stage Three — Readiness
Examination readiness
Three full-length timed mocks under SRA conditions, marked against the published SQE assessment objectives, with detailed feedback on technique.
04
Stage Four — Progress
Track progress
Dashboard analytics surface the weak topics before the exam does. You see which areas are improving, which are stalling, and where to spend the next week’s hours.
By The Numbers
Five intakes Measurable outcomes.
Independently tracked statistics from intake cohorts between 2022 and 2025, reviewed annually by an external auditor.
82
%
SQE1 pass rate
First-attempt pass rate among full-
programme students, 2024 cohort. National
average: 56%.
1.2
K+
SBA questions
Practice questions in the bank,
calibrated to SRA difficulty, updated
quarterly.
45
HRS
Video library
Recorded faculty lectures across all FLK1 and FLK2 areas. Captioned and indexed.
100
%
SRA aligned
Every topic mapped against the published SRA syllabus with annual external review.
The Faculty
Taught by solicitors qualified in practice.
All twelve members of the Law Academia UK faculty
are currently practising solicitors of the Senior
Courts of England and Wales.
FACULTY · 01
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PRACTISING SOLICITOR
CORPORATE · COMMERCIAL
EST 2020
Aisha Khan
Solicitor · Founder
Corporate & commercial. Nine years at
City firms. SQE1 first-attempt distinction.
FACULTY · 02
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PRACTISING SOLICITOR
LITIGATION · TORT
CROWN COURT
Daniel Ofori
Solicitor · Litigation
Dispute resolution & tort. Crown Court
advocacy. SQE2 examiner training.
FACULTY · 03
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PRACTISING SOLICITOR
PROPERTY · EQUITY
MAGIC CIRCLE
Maya Bennett
Solicitor · Property
Property & equity. Magic Circle
background. LLB tutor since 2019.
FACULTY · 04
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PRACTISING SOLICITOR
PROPERTY · EQUITYCRIMINAL · PUBLIC
SENIOR TUTOR
James Whitfield
Solicitor · Criminal
Criminal & constitutional. Public
Defender Service. Senior tutor for FLK2.
The Learning Portal
Study anywhere.
All your Law Academia UK materials on any device,
through one secure portal designed for focused,
structured legal study.
- All 14 FLK areas across business, dispute, property, wills
- 1,200+ SBA questions calibrated to SRA difficulty
- Full-length timed mocks with examiner feedback
- Weekly live tutorials with named faculty
Student Outcomes
From students currently in practice.
SQE1 · 2024
The faculty have actually sat the
exam. That sounds obvious until
you compare it to platforms
taught by lecturers who haven’t.
The difference is in what they
cut, not what they include.
Eleanor Whitmore
Trainee Solicitor · Linklaters
SQE2 · 2024
Oral skills practice was the part I
dreaded most. The 1:1 sessions
with faculty solicitors meant I
walked in calm. Passed first
attempt.
Rohan Mehta
NQ Solicitor · Slaughter and May
LLB · 2023
The case summaries saved my
final year. Indexed by topic,
written by people who’ve cited
them in court, not just read them
in the library.
Sophie Carlisle
First-Class Hons · Bristol
From The Journal
Writing on law, study, and the profession.
LLB
12 Apr 2026 · 6 min read
The LLB Starter Path — a structured
12-week introduction
How to spend the first twelve weeks of the
undergraduate degree — what to read, what to skip,
and the order that compounds.
By Aisha Khan, Solicitor
METHOD
04 Apr 2026 · 9 min read
How to memorise hundreds of legal cases without overwhelm
Recognition over recall: the system practising solicitors actually use to hold a case in the head five years after the exam.
By Daniel Ofori, Solicitor
method
27 Mar 2026 · 7 min read
Reading a case: a method that actually
works under exam pressure
The discipline of separating ratio from obiter, and the
four-line annotation method for a forty-page judgment.
By Maya Bennett, Solicitor
Common Questions
Before you begin.
Five of the most common questions from
prospective students. The full FAQ covers thirty
more.
When does the next SQE1 cohort start?
We run two intakes per year, timed to the SRA’s January and July sittings. The
next cohort begins on 6 January 2026, with applications closing 15 December
2025. Self-paced enrolment is open year-round.
How long does it take to prepare for SQE1?
We run two intakes per year, timed to the SRA’s January and July sittings. The
next cohort begins on 6 January 2026, with applications closing 15 December
2025. Self-paced enrolment is open year-round.
Is the LLB course aligned with my university syllabus?
We run two intakes per year, timed to the SRA’s January and July sittings. The
next cohort begins on 6 January 2026, with applications closing 15 December
2025. Self-paced enrolment is open year-round.
Do I get access to live tutorials?
We run two intakes per year, timed to the SRA’s January and July sittings. The
next cohort begins on 6 January 2026, with applications closing 15 December
2025. Self-paced enrolment is open year-round.
What if I do not pass first time?
We run two intakes per year, timed to the SRA’s January and July sittings. The
next cohort begins on 6 January 2026, with applications closing 15 December
2025. Self-paced enrolment is open year-round.
Apply Now
Start studying like a solicitor.
Next SQE1 cohort begins 6 January 2026. LLB and self-paced SQE
programmes available year-round.