Program Overview

SQE Law Essentials Online

Overview

The SQE Law Essentials course is designed for early-stage legal professionals who wish to reinforce their legal knowledge or individuals who have studied law previously and wish to update their knowledge. This short, online conversion course provides the essential academic legal knowledge required for SQE1 and a solid grounding in core legal principles.

Key Facts

Entry Requirements

None required. However, the SRA requires a degree (or equivalent) to qualify as a solicitor.

Duration Options

• 11 weeks (full-time online)
• 17 weeks (part-time online)

Study Mode Options

• Full-time Online
• Part-time
• Part-time Online

Next Start Date

August 2025

Course Structure

Academic Modules

You will learn the essentials of the key foundation areas of law that align to the Solicitors Regulation Authority specification of Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK) for the SQE. In each area, you will develop a practical and functional understanding of the foundations of English & Welsh Law, and core analytical and practical legal skills. You will also receive an ebook study manual for each of these modules.

• English Legal System and Constitutional Law (including EU Law)
• Contract Law
• Tort Law
• Constitutional and Administrative Law
• Criminal Law
• Land Law
• Trusts

Course Start Dates

August 2025

• SQE Law Essentials
  • Part-time: Online

November 2025

• SQE Law Essentials
  • Full-time Online: Online

January 2026

• SQE Law Essentials
  • Part-time Online: Online

May 2026

• SQE Law Essentials
  • Full-time Online: Online

August 2026

• SQE Law Essentials
  • Part-time Online: Online

November 2026

• SQE Law Essentials
  • Full-time Online: Online

January 2027

• SQE Law Essentials
  • Part-time Online: Online

Employability

We care about your career, which is why we offer support with job applications and other work experience opportunities as soon as you accept your place.

Fees and Booking

How to Book

Book this course online.

Fees

• 2024/25 Course Fee (for courses starting on or after 1 July 2024):
  • UK: £4,100

See the full fee schedule for the SQE Law Essentials here.

Study manuals: eBooks are included in the course fee, and you’ll receive a 50% discount if you’d like to purchase print versions.

If you’re a ULaw alumnus, you may be eligible to receive our £250 SQE Prep Alumni Discount.

International

We have students from over 120 different countries throughout our campuses, with a dedicated team to help international students.

Find out more about our international student support.

Course Information

Course Dates

With many options for when you can study, you can be sure to find a start date to suit your needs.

Please note: The SQE Law Essentials course will help prepare you for the SQE1 assessment.

You will book, pay for and sit your SQE assessments externally, this includes requests for reasonable adjustments. See the SRA website for details.

You will sit your SQE assessments at Pearson VUE test centres in the UK and internationally. For details on how to book and pay for your SQE assessments, as well as request any reasonable adjustments, please visit the SRA website.

Download course dates.

Assessment

There are no exams. There are mock SQE1 assessments arranged in the last week of each semester in order to help you prepare for the requirements of the real assessments.

On successful completion of our SQE Law Essentials, including practice tests and mocks, you will obtain a completion certificate which will facilitate progression on to our LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2).

Please note: This course does not lead to an academic award.

Structure

We provide you with a structured approach to your learning, with a clear and easy to navigate online learning platform (Blackboard ELITE), supported by our dedicated academic, administrative, design and development teams to ensure you have the very best learning experience.

• Part-time is three semesters, totalling 16 weeks.
• Full-time is two semesters of five weeks each.

This course includes five units of self-guided study per module. There are 1 hour facilitated Live Subject Support Sessions (LSSS) for each unit, each week (usually over a lunchtime session 12:30 – 13:30), focusing on areas of difficulty, volunteered by students or identified by learner analytics.