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The SQE is administered by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (“SRA”), the body that regulates solicitors of England and Wales.  \nCandidates are assessed against the statement of solicitor competence, the threshold standard and a statement of legal knowledge, which are exhaustive criteria that would be expected of a newly-qualified English solicitor in their first day on the job. The competences out in the statement of solicitor competence are expressed through the SQE Assessment Specification, which forms the syllabus of the SQE.  \nThe SQE2 assessment tests several skills: client interviewing, advocacy, legal research, case and matter analysis, legal drafting and legal writing. The assessment tests these skills in the context of five areas of legal practice: Business Law, Dispute Resolution, Criminal Litigation, Property Practice, and Wills and the Administration of Estates.  \nThe six skills are assessed through 16 simulated legal environments known as OSCE ‘stations’. The techniques to create these stations include the use of actors as interviewed clients and writing legal advice to a client or the supervising partner.  \nA cutting-edge, high stakes assessment  \nThe SQE is lauded by the SRA as cutting-edge in legal assessment methodology. This is partly due to the outcomesfocused approach to the SQE. This means that the SRA sets out in detail what it expects, and it is up to the candidates to demonstrate their competence against the statement of solicitor competence.  \nThe SQE is a high stakes professional assessment. The sole method of assessment of candidates against the competence statement is by candidates sitting a multiple choice test (“SQE1”) and passing an practical legal skills assessment (“SQE2”), which is the subject of this toolkit.  \nAccording to the outcomes-focused approach, candidates are left to their own devices when it comes to preparation.  \nThere is no compulsory course, experience requirement or an English language test.  \nThe onus is therefore on the candidates to ensure that they are familiar with and prepared for each of the assessments,  \ntheir content and marking criteria before attempting the SQE. For each assessment, candidates are under time pressure, must absorb and be comfortable with a significant volume of legal content and demonstrate discrete legal and professional skills in a hig","cbCaiqtcDROpuEwq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqtcDROpuEwq","pdf",1435123,18,"English","# Introduction\n## Introduction to the SQE2 Assessment\n## The SQE OSCE\n## Why the SRA chose to use OSCE for the SQE Assessment\n## Areas of assessment\n## Format of the SQE2 Assessment\n## How to Prepare for and Pass the SQE2 Assessments\n## Your pass key to SQE2","[{\"question\":\"What is SQE2 testing and which skills are assessed?\",\"answer\":\"SQE2 tests practical skills including client interviewing, advocacy, legal research, case and matter analysis, legal drafting, and legal writing. 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