Qlts Qualification
January 2021
QLTS assessments By Lauren Bowes, Editor, AllAboutLaw.co.uk By Lauren Bowes, Editor, AllAboutLaw.co.uk. If you've decided you need a more international outlook on law, you're probably aware of the QLTS qualification. The QLTS is useful for a variety of reasons, whether you're looking to Read article. How do you transfer to UK law?
The Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) is a centralised assessment that all individuals must pass in order to be admitted as solicitors of England and Wales, regardless of which route into the profession they have taken before sitting the SQE exams. The SQE will replace the qualified lawyers transfer scheme (QLTS), serving foreign qualified lawyers who wish to requalify in the UK. We've published guidance for foreign lawyers wishing to qualify in this jurisdiction. Exemption from the SQE. For foreign qualified lawyers, passing the QLTS exam is currently the only requirement for qualification as a solicitor in England & Wales. There is no need to undertake any period of training or work experience.
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Coronavirus impact on QLTS assessments
The next sitting of the QLTS multiple choice test is due to take place on 13 January, in the UK and other locations around the world. Together with Kaplan, our QLTS assessment provider, we are considering the impact on the exam of the UK-wide Covid-19 lockdown and changing restrictions in other countries.
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The exam will go ahead as scheduled in locations where it is lawful to do so and with appropriate health and safety measures in place. Any candidate who wishes to cancel as a result of these developments will be entitled to a full refund.
Kaplan will be contacting all candidates as soon as possible to confirm whether examinations will be going ahead in individual locations.
The up to date and authoritative position is available on Kaplan's website.
The Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS) helps you become a solicitor of England and Wales if you are already a qualified lawyer in one of our recognised jurisdictions. You can also take this route if you are a qualified barrister in England and Wales and have completed your pupillage.
We will be introducing a single, rigorous assessment for all aspiring solicitors, the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). This will replace the QLTS on 1 September 2021.