The University of Law

SQE Law Essentials Online

The University of Law

Course overview

The booking deadline for our May 2026 intake is Monday 25 May 2026 at 12:00pm (UK time). Continue your legal journey with our SQE Law Essentials course, 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 will give you the essential academic legal knowledge required for SQE1 and a solid grounding in core legal principles.

This course prepares you to take our SQE1 Preparation Course or LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) to qualify as a solicitor within England and Wales. SQE Law Essentials focuses on two key skills: technical legal knowledge, and the skills required to pass legal professional examinations, such as the SQE1. Non-law students should consider studying our Postgraduate Diploma (Law Conversion Course) PGDL | ULaw or Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL) Online | ULaw

Key highlights

  • Short online conversion course covering essential academic legal knowledge for SQE1
  • Builds a solid grounding in core legal principles
  • Develops technical legal knowledge and professional exam technique
  • Prepares you for SQE1 Preparation Course or LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2)
  • Suited to early stage legal professionals or previous law students updating knowledge

Entry requirements

  • Other English test — English language qualification required; ULET or equivalent accepted (see English Language Qualifications PDF)

Scholarships

  • Bar Practice Course (BPC) Award

    Winners of our advocacy awards and scholarships will be required to become a member of our Advocacy Committee.

  • Baroness Warsi and Sadiq Khan Full Fee Scholarship

  • Business First Scholarships

    Awards of £5,000 each are available to all postgraduate business Master’s courses.

    Up to £5,000
  • Campus Dean’s Award

    Awards of £2,000 each are available to all Legal Practice Course (LPC), LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) and Master of Laws (LLMs) courses.

    Up to £2,000
  • Career Changer Scholarship - Postgraduate

    Full Fee Scholarships and partial fee scholarships are available for our PGDL, MA Law (Conversion), MA Law (SQE1), Master of Laws (LLMs), MSc Psychology, MSc Computer Science courses.

  • Law First Scholarships

    Awards of £5,000 each are available to all Legal Practice Course (LPC) and LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) courses; Awards of £3,000 each are available to all PGDL, MA Law (Conversion), MA Law (SQE1) and Master of Laws (LLMs).

  • Lord Blunkett Widening Access Scholarship- Postgraduate

    Awards of £2,000 each are available to all postgraduate courses, excluding short courses.

    Up to £2,000
  • Science First Scholarships

    Awards of £5,000 each are available to all MSc Psychology, MSc Computer Science and MSc Criminology courses.

    Up to £5,000
  • The Amal Clooney Scholarship

Careers this course leads to

  • Solicitor (England and Wales)
  • Trainee solicitor
  • Paralegal
  • Legal assistant
  • Legal executive

Cost of study

UK/Home: UK: £4,400 | International: UK: £4,400

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to The University of Law, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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