SQE: Qualified lawyers and overseas students

[@SRAsolicitors]

We just wanted to pick up on one additional point in response to feedback. For clarification, if you are a qualified lawyer who has completed the LPC - and are therefore exempt from the MCT - you must pass the QLTS OSCE, meet the character and suitability requirements and apply for admission by 2021. That is correct, but it is worth adding that due to the disruption caused by Covid-19, we at the SRA will also allow those who have passed the OSCE to apply for a waiver from the requirement to apply for admission before 1 September 2021. This is as long as the candidate has been admitted in another jurisdiction as a qualified lawyer before 1 September 2021. If you a candidate in this situation, you will have until 31 December 2021 to apply for admission .

[@MYMALegalAwareness]

Very useful 👍