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Mae'r dudalen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg.  \nNOTE: this version shows the changes made following the 2026 annual review process.  \nGuidance on the SQE2 Assessment Specification  \nThis guidance is designed to assist with the interpretation of the SQE2 Assessment Specification.  \nCandidates should read each SQE Assessment Specification considering all parts together. The Assessment Specification for SQE2 contains a number of sections setting out guidance on various topics relating to the SQE2 assessment, including:  \n1. An overview the SQE2 assessment which sets out the individual legal skills assessments and practice areas  \n2. Organisation and delivery which covers the SQE2 oral and SQE2 written assessments, and  \n3. Marking SQE2 which provides an overview and information in relation to the level of legal detail required, legal authorities, application of law, correct and comprehensive application of law, ethics and professional conduct, application of law in the single jurisdiction of England and Wales, clear, precise, concise, and acceptable language and passing SQE2 .  \nThere is also information on legal materials and information (Overview, Assessment Objectives and Assessment Criteria) about each of the assessments in the Assessments in SQE2 section.  \nCandidates may find it helpful to note that:  \n● The questions in SQE2 are designed to test legal skills within the context of the application of fundamental legal rules and principles at the level required of a competent newly qualified solicitor. They are not designed to test specialist practice which is unlikely to be encountered at this level.  \n● Questions test fundamental legal principles and rules that are clearly covered by the Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK) .  \nTo ensure the fairness and integrity of the SQE, information about the Assessment Specifications will be released to all stakeholders at the same time. There will be an annual review of the FLK to:  \n● Update to reflect changes in the law and practice  \n● Offer clarification in the light of feedback from stakeholders where necessary  \n● Make any other essential changes.  \nOverview of the SQE2 assessment Legal skills assessments  \nThe legal skills assessments in SQE2 are:  \n● client interview and attendance note/legal analysis  \n● advocacy  \n● case and matter analysis  \n● legal research  \n● legal writing  \n● legal drafting.  \nFurther detail about each of these assessments is given in Assessments in SQE2 .  \nAlthough there is no separate assessment called negotiation, all deliveries of SQE2 will contain at least one assessment involving negotiation. Negotiation may be assessed in either interview and attendance note/legal analysis and/or case and matter analysis and/or legal writing.  \nPractice areas  \nThe practice areas in which these legal skills are assessed are:  \n● Criminal Law and Practice (Criminal Litigation), including advising clients atthe police station  \n● Dispute Resolution  \n● Property Practice (including money laundering)  \n● Wills and the Administration of Estates (Wills and Intestacy, Probate Administration and Practice)  \n● Business Law and Practice, including organisations, rules and procedures (including money laundering and financial services) .  \nQuestions in these practice areas may draw on underlying black letter law in the Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK) as follows:  \n● Criminal Law and Practice (Criminal Litigation): Criminal Liability  \n● Dispute Resolution: Contract Law and Tort  \n● Property Practice: Land Law  \n● Wills and the Administration of Estates (Wills and Intestacy, Probate Administration and Practice) : Trusts Law  \n● Business Law and Practice, including organisations, rules and procedures: Contract Law.  \nEthics and Professional Conduct  \nEthics and pProfessional conduct ~~ism and ethics ~~will be core parts of SQE2 . ~~Questions on ethic","cbCaib2ekRXqsPOq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaib2ekRXqsPOq","pdf",76193,16,"English","# Guidance on the SQE2 Assessment Specification\n## Overview of the SQE2 assessment\n## Legal skills assessments\n## Practice areas\n## Ethics and Professional Conduct\n## Taxation\n## Examinable content","[{\"question\":\"What do the SQE2 questions aim to test at this stage?\",\"answer\":\"SQE2 questions are designed to test legal skills in the context of applying fundamental legal rules and principles at the level required of a competent newly qualified solicitor. 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