SQE 2 Preparation Course (Postgraduate Certificate)

Nottingham Law School (Nottingham Trent University)
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Course information

This course is designed to provide you with everything you need to have the best opportunity to pass SQE 2 whilst also developing the professional skills that really matter to employers. We offer opportunities for further practice and test the legal skills you are acquiring through mooting, negotiation and interviewing competitions.  

Find out more about this course here

Apply for a full-time or part-time course through LawCAB using the SQE application form.

Course length

Full-time, 12 weeks

Part-time, 15 weeks

Eligibility requirements

A2:2 from their law degree; or have acquired the equivalent knowledge of the key principles of law through a recognised course. In addition to satisfying one of the above requirements a student will normally also satisfy one of the following criteria:

  • have undertaken a recognised SQE 1 preparation course; or
  • have acquired the knowledge of the law in the SQE 1 practice areas by an alternative route, or
  • have undertaken the LPC, or
  • have sat the SRA centralised SQE 1 assessment.

Further information about the law in practice included on the SRA SQE 1 assessment specification can be found here.

If you have already successfully completed your LPC you may be able to qualify as a solicitor without completing a training contract if you successfully pass SQE2 and have completed 2 years qualifying work experience.

International students will need a 2:2 from their degree in the law of England and Wales; or have acquired the equivalent knowledge of the key principles of that law through a recognised course. International students will normally also need to satisfy one of the additional criteria in the bullet point list above.

:Graduate Visa eligibility

No

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Qualification Level

Level 7

Find out here what the different qualification levels mean.

How to apply

Log in to LawCAB

Create a SQE application form from your dashboard.

Select Nottingham Law School from the list of institutions in the course choice section of your form and then select the course, location and start date you want to apply for.

Full details of the application process are available here.

Contact

Email Admissions at Nottingham Law School

Course fees

Please refer to Nottingham Law School website for information about course fees.

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Course Outcome
Location
Nottingham
Institution
Nottingham Law School (Nottingham Trent University)
Qualification Route
Solicitor
Course category
SQE course for law/GDL graduates
Student loans
No
Study mode
Full-Time
Part-Time
Course start month
February
September
Course start year
2026