Are you thinking about taking the SQE? The SQE Survival Guide covers everything you need to know about the SQE assessments and is full of helpful hints and tips for success. Written by expert legal educators, it takes you through the SQE process, alerting you to the common practical and academic pitfalls that trip up unsuspecting candidates, and giving you the tips needed to avoid them.
Of course, passing the SQE is only the start of your journey as a solicitor. To help you thrive in the legal profession, the book also includes advice on managing the start of your career journey and how to develop the necessary professional skills, attitudes and behaviours that will power you through to the successful, happy, long-term career you deserve.
With advice and guidance on topics including emotional wellbeing, MCQ tactics, skill development and career planning, this book will support set you up for SQE success and to flourish as a legal professional.
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Lucinda Bromfield is an Associate Professor of Educational Practice at BPP University Law School and a senior fellow of Advance HE. She has been designing and delivering professional legal education for over ten years. Her research interests include embedding life skills in learning and supporting wellbeing in legal education and the legal industry. Before joining BPP, she worked as a solicitor specialising in employment law.
Jonny Hurst is a former law firm partner who specialised in real estate, before pivoting into legal education in 2007. He is the author of 'Becoming a Lawyer', founder and presenter of YouTube channel 'SQE TV', and longstanding senior lecturer at BPP University Law School, where he is now the Director of Outreach.
Kat Langley is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Law at Durham University. She has been researching and teaching Law for the past nine years with a particular focus both on professional skills, and inclusivity. Prior to teaching, she trained at the Bar and specialised in representing immigration and asylum claimants.
Caroline Rayson is the Award Leader for the SQE1 Programmes at BPP University Law School. She worked for ten years as a corporate solicitor in the City before joining BPP in 2012 to train future solicitors in legal practice. She is a fellow of Advance HE.