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Do not represent all the material that will be covered. Future questions may not take exactly the same format.  \nPreparing for SQE2  \n• We don’t specify particular preparation. But work experience, training or a combination of the two can help.  \n• Qualifying work experience can be obtained in any legal sector or practice area: important to focus on the skills you are developing. Check against the Statement of Solicitor Competence  \n• If you work in an area not assessed in SQE2, you may wish to take top up training to refresh your legal knowledge or understand how the skills apply in those contexts  \nWhere is the detail?  \n• SQE2 Assessment Specification  \n• SQE2 sample questions  \n[Visit](Visit sra.org.uk/sqe2-assessment)[ ](Visit sra.org.uk/sqe2-assessment)[sra.org.uk/sqe2-assessment](Visit sra.org.uk/sqe2-assessment)  \nWatch [sra.org.uk/sqe-conference-2020](sra.org.uk/sqe-conference-2020)","cbCaimEePFnJF4B5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimEePFnJF4B5","pdf",317286,12,"English","# What is the SQE?\n# SQE2 Practical legal skills assessments\n## SQE2 overview and structure\n## Skills assessed and contexts\n# SQE2 Oral\n# SQE2 Written\n# How is SQE2 marked\n# SQE2 sample questions\n# Preparing for SQE2\n# Where is the detail?","[{\"question\":\"What is SQE2 and how is it different from SQE1?\",\"answer\":\"SQE2 is a practical legal skills assessment. 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