SQE2 Programme – Law Academia

SQE2 Programme · 4 months

SQE2 is a skills exam. Skills are trained, not crammed.

Sixteen practical assessments across written and oral skills. Client interviewing, advocacy, drafting, research, legal writing, case analysis. Built by solicitors who’ve assessed SQE2 candidates.

Practical stations

Assessed skills

Practice areas

Mock scenarios

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The 6 skills

SQE2 tests what solicitors actually do. Not what they remember.

Every SQE2 station puts you in front of a fact pattern and asks: now what? You interview, you advise, you draft, you research, you write, you analyse. Six skills, sixteen stations, one weighting.

Skill 01 · Oral

Client Interviewing

Live actor playing a client. You have 25 minutes to elicit facts, identify legal issues, and advise on next steps.

Skill 02 · Oral

Advocacy

Submissions to a judge in a simulated application hearing. Tested in criminal and civil contexts.

Skill 03 · Written

Case & Matter Analysis

Read a complex factual brief. Identify issues, advise on strategy, recommend a course of action.

Skill 04 · Written

Legal Research

Given a client problem, research the law and produce a structured advice note with citations.

Skill 05 · Written

Legal Writing

Draft letters to clients, opposing parties, courts. Tone, structure, persuasion, accuracy.

Skill 06 · Written

Legal Drafting

Draft contracts, witness statements, particulars of claim. Precision, formatting, compliance.

Five practice areas

Tested across the contexts solicitors face. Same skills, different domains.

SQE2 stations are distributed across five practice areas. You won’t know in advance which skill maps to which area — preparation must be context- fluent.

01

Dispute Resolution

Civil claims, pre-action protocols, settlement strategy, court procedure.

02

Property Practice

Residential and commercial conveyancing. Leases, freeholds, registration.

03

Wills & Intestacy / Probate

Validity, drafting, grant applications, post-grant administration.

04

Business Organisations & Finance

Company formation, governance, M&A basics, financing structures.

05

Criminal Litigation

Bail, mode of trial, sentencing, appeals, witness handling.

16-week structure

Four months. Skills drilled, then assessed under pressure.

Weeks 1–3

Written Skills Foundations

Legal writing and drafting fundamentals. Three drafted exercises submitted and marked.

Weeks 4– 6

Research & Case Analysis

Structured research methodology. Practice with realistic client briefs.

Weeks 7– 10

Oral Skills: Interviewing

Live mock interviews with trained actors. Recorded, reviewed, repeated.

Weeks 11– 13

Oral Skills: Advocacy

Application hearings before mock benches. Civil and criminal scenarios.

Weeks 14– 16

Full Integrated Mocks

Two complete 16-station simulations. Marked using SRA criteria.

Investment

£1,295. Skills training, not content delivery.

SQE2’s SRA sitting fee is £2,766. You cannot pass SQE2 by self-study. Skills require practice partners, feedback, and assessor calibration. That’s what you’re paying for.

Next cohort: February 2026. Application: open year-round.

SQE2 READY+ Pathway

£1,295

16 weeks · Includes live oral practice + written feedback

All 6 skills covered across all 5 practice areas
40+ mock scenarios with model answers
Live interview practice with trained actor partners
Mock advocacy hearings before practising solicitors
Every written piece marked against SRA criteria
Two full 16-station integrated mocks
Recorded performance review with personalised feedback
Pass guarantee — supplemental programme if you fail

Common questions

SQE2, demystified.

How is SQE2 graded?

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Can I take SQE2 before SQE1?

Do I need a training contract to take SQE2?

Can I take just oral or just written modules?

Skills are trained. Train with people who've trained others.

Every SQE2 faculty member has sat the exam, marked candidates, or both. You don’t want a tutor who’s read the spec. You want someone who’s seen what fails.