HA7024 - Solicitor Apprenticeship End Point Assessment (SQE2)

What will I learn on this module?

Part 2 of the SRA centralised assessment - Standardised Practical Legal Examination (SQE2), is the End-point assessment of your apprenticeship. A successful result in SQE2 brings your apprenticeship to an end, and also leads to qualification as solicitor.

There is no new teaching on this module, whose single purpose e is to enable you to register the result of the SQE2 with the university.

How will I learn on this module?

Part 2 of the SRA centralised assessment - Standardised Practical Legal Examination (SQE2), is the End-point assessment of your apprenticeship. A successful result in SQE2 brings your apprenticeship to an end, and also leads to qualification as solicitor.

There is no new teaching on this module, whose single purpose e is to enable you to register the result of the SQE2 with the university.

How will I be supported academically on this module?

Part 2 of the SRA centralised assessment - Standardised Practical Legal Examination (SQE2), is the End-point assessment of your apprenticeship. A successful result in SQE2 brings your apprenticeship to an end, and also leads to qualification as solicitor.

SQE2 is the synoptic End-point assessment of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination, and of your apprenticeship. It is conducted by an independent assessment organisation. It consists of an oral and a written assessment, each comprising several assessments of particular legal skills. Year 6 of your apprenticeship comprises a non-credit-bearing SQE2 preparation course, addressing the various practical legal skills assessed in the SQE2.

The University will continue to support you with an excellent library and teaching facilities, access to on-line legal databases, resources and appropriate software. Programme support will be provided through the e-Learning Portal (eLP) and resources through the University Library.

You will continue to be supported by the Programme Leader, your Workplace Coach and your Personal Tutor, who can be contacted in with regards to any issues you encounter for the duration of this module

What will I be expected to read on this module?

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. Online reading lists (provided after enrolment) give you access to your reading material for your modules. The Library works in partnership with your module tutors to ensure you have access to the material that you need.

What will I be expected to achieve?

Knowledge & Understanding:

1. Demonstrate knowledge in the practice areas of Criminal Litigation (including advising clients at the police station); Dispute Resolution; Property Practice; Wills and Intestacy, Probate Administration and Practice; Business organisations, rules and procedures (including money laundering and financial services).

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:

1. Demonstrate at the level of competence set out by the Statement of solicitor competence legal skills in client interview and attendance note/legal analysis; advocacy; case and matter analysis; legal research; legal writing; legal drafting

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):

1. Demonstrate the ability to act honesty and with integrity, and in accordance with the SRA Standards and regulations

How will I be assessed?

1. Successful completion of SRA centralised assessment: Part 2 – Standardised Practical Legal Examination (SQE2). The SQE2 exam is administered and assessed by an external organisation and not the university. It is the EPA to your apprenticeship and leads to qualification as a solicitor. The exam involves legal skills assessments across several practice areas. It is divided into an oral and a written part (https://sqe.sra.org.uk/exam-arrangements/assessment-information/sqe2-assessment-specification).

Pre-requisite(s)

HA7023 Solicitor Apprenticeship Gateway Assessment

Co-requisite(s)

None

Module abstract

The sole purpose of this module is to enable you to register the results of the assessment of your Professional Practice Portfolio and your result in Part 2 of the SRA Centralised Assessment: Standardised Practical Legal Examination (SQE2).

SQE2 is the synoptic End-point assessment of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination, and of your apprenticeship. It is conducted by an independent assessment organisation. It consists of an oral and a written assessment, each comprising several assessments of particular legal skills. Following the examination, the independent assessment organisation will notify you about the overall mark of the examination.

You will submit the result on this module, enabling the university to take record of it.

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Level of Study Undergraduate

Mode of Study 6 years Part Time

School Northumbria School of Law

Location City Campus, Northumbria University

City Newcastle

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How your course is delivered

Full time Courses are primarily delivered via on-campus face to face learning but could include elements of online learning.

Changes to your course

Most courses run as described on our website and in our marketing materials. Occasionally we may need to make changes, for example due to a change in the law or regulatory requirements, requirements of a Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Body, or our quality assurance processes. Where a change is significant (in line with the Competition and Markets Authority's guidance on "substantial changes"), we will consult with affected students in advance where the change is being decided, and will explain the reason for the change and inform you at the earliest opportunity.

If we make a significant variation to your programme, you are entitled to: request a transfer to an alternative, appropriate programme; withdraw and have your tuition fees adjusted; or raise a complaint through the Student Complaints Procedure.

Optional modules listed on course pages may be subject to change depending on uptake numbers each year. Where a module you selected is withdrawn, the options above apply.

Contact time

Contact time is subject to increase or decrease in line with possible restrictions imposed by the government or the University in the interest of maintaining the health and safety and wellbeing of students, staff, and visitors if this is deemed necessary in future.

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The photography and video on this page are used for illustration. They may have been taken at different times and in different parts of the University, and may show facilities, equipment, staff, students or activities that are not part of this course. They are not a guarantee of the specific facilities or equipment you will use.

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