SQE2 Tutor: Online Revision and Assessment Support

SQE2 has four oral and twelve written assessments. Skills and application of law are weighted equally overall. The client interview itself is assessed on skills; its attendance note/legal analysis also assesses law. [1] A polished conversation therefore does not replace a complete analysis, and correct notes do not excuse failing to understand the client's priorities.

Diagnose errors separately. Did you miss a fact, choose the wrong principle, apply it incompletely or explain the result poorly? For a fictional property buyer who wants to move quickly, ask what 'quickly' means, identify missing documents and explain what needs checking. Avoid presenting an uncertain outcome as settled. Ethics is pervasive and issues are not flagged for candidates. [1]

SQE1's FLK1 and FLK2 are separate functioning legal knowledge assessments, not SQE2 skills papers. FLK1 includes business practice, dispute resolution, contract and tort; FLK2 includes property, wills, land, trusts and criminal subjects, alongside other specified content. [4] SQE2 uses its own FLK subset rather than testing every SQE1 subject again. [1]

Build a coverage grid for client interviewing and attendance notes, advocacy, case and matter analysis, research, writing and drafting. SQE2 advocacy is set in dispute resolution and criminal litigation; interviews concern property practice and wills/estates. Written tasks also cover business practice. [1]

Start with one oral task and one written task without notes. Compare the work with the relevant official criteria, then select two recurring weaknesses. [2] If you know the rule but cannot explain it, practise a short client explanation. If the rule is wrong, repair that knowledge before another full timed attempt.

A useful weekly cycle is a short recall session, a timed task, feedback and a fresh scenario testing the same weakness. Rotate practice areas so familiarity with one context does not hide gaps elsewhere. Label revision materials with the applicable assessment specification and sitting-specific law cut-off. The SRA tests law as it stands four calendar months before the first assessment in the window, including changes implemented on that cut-off date. [1]

For interviews, practise the official sequence: ten minutes' preparation, a twenty-five-minute interview and twenty-five minutes for the handwritten attendance note. Detailed advice is not required during the interview, but sufficient preliminary advice and attention to concerns are needed. [2] Start with open questions, clarify gaps, summarise instructions and practise converting your notes into analysis.

Advocacy allows forty-five minutes to prepare and fifteen minutes for submissions. [2] Practise stating the order sought, linking the applicable test to facts and answering interruptions before returning to your structure. For writing, identify the recipient before drafting: the same issue needs different explanations for a client and a supervising partner.

Research uses supplied sources, including potentially irrelevant material, and requires no research trail. [2] Select relevant authority, apply it and state the resulting advice; do not spend the task narrating every search.

Bring a self-written practice answer, a short description of your difficulties and the specification for your sitting. Ask a prospective tutor how they would distinguish missing law from weak client focus. Someone supporting advocacy should be able to explain how they would rehearse questions from the judge, not simply review a prepared speech.

Agree the session output beforehand: perhaps annotated drafting feedback, an interview debrief or two priorities for your next timed task. An online session can use role-play and shared documents if agreed with the tutor; availability and delivery arrangements must be confirmed. Use fictional facts rather than real client files. Between sessions, attempt a new problem alone. Your ability to apply the correction without hints is more useful than collecting another model answer.

The current published tuition range is £99–£229 per hour. It is not a fixed SQE2 package price. Confirm the individual tutor's rate, session length, feedback arrangements and cancellation terms before booking. Explain your budget and ask which specific weakness a proposed session would address. Neither a tutor match nor availability should be assumed.

Tuition can complement independent preparation for a first attempt or resit, but it cannot guarantee a result. If your foundations are weak, discuss whether targeted law revision should come before timed skills work. Ethical support means explanation, original exercises and feedback on permitted practice. It does not include writing live assessed answers, using confidential assessment content or advising real clients. Start with a focused enquiry naming your sitting, weakest skill and desired feedback.