Solicitor apprentice
Updated 4 March 2024
What you will need to do before applying for admission.
You'll also find a personalised SQE checklist within mySRA (in 'My profile') that tracks your progress to admission and highlights next steps.
Validate your degree
- Your degree or an equivalent level 6 qualification will be validated through your SQE assessment account
Create your account on the SQE assessment website
Pass the SQE assessments and retrieve your results
- You will need to create an account on the SQE assessment website to book your exams and get your results
- On completing your apprenticeship, you will need to go into your mySRA and retrieve your SQE results before you apply for admission. Log into mySRA and in 'Start a new application', you'll find the form to retrieve your results.
Create your SQE assessment account or go to mySRA.
Register your qualifying work experience
- You must have registered two years' qualifying work experience before you apply for admission. This can be any two year period within your apprenticeship.
Register your qualifying work experience
Checking your character and suitability and applying for admission
- We check your suitability as part of your admission application. However, you can also get it checked early if you have any areas of concern
- Before you apply for admission, you must do your screening and have your results
- When applying for admission, you will choose 'Solicitors Qualifying Examination route' on the form.
Take a look at what we check or find out how to apply for screening
Find out how to apply for admission, see Admission forms and fees.
Applying for a practising certificate
Once you have chosen your admission date, you can apply for a practising certificate. Find out how to apply.
Pathways to admission - Infographic
