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Taking the QLTS Assessments

Learn more about exam dates, fees and locations of the QLTS OSCE assessments

How do you register to take the QLTS assessments?

The assessments are administered by a sole assessment provider, Kaplan QLTS, which has been appointed for this purpose by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

Following your registration and booking to sit the QLTS assessments, you will be sent an acknowledgement letter or email with an examinee number by the assessment provider. This letter or email will also include more information about testing centre locations and a detailed exam schedule.

Candidates with special needs requiring specific examination arrangements should supply full details of their disability, together with supporting documentation, at the time of applying to take the exam, or as soon as reasonably possible thereafter.

When and where will the assessments take place?

The MCT will no longer be offered. The last OSCE exam will be held in London in April 2022.

Assessment Dates Location Fees
MCT 7 July 2021 – this was the last MCT before the introduction of the SQE. £588 + VAT
OSCE Part I – 17-19 & 21-23 July 2021, 1-3 August 2021
Part II – 28 -30 (31) August 2021
November 2021 and April 2022		 Central London, UK £3,042 +VAT

*You must first pass the MCT before enrolling for the OSCE.
** The booking window for the April 2021 OSCE will open at 10am UK time on 29 November 2021 and the booking deadline for candidates will be 5pm UK time on 7 February 2022. Candidates are advised to complete the booking request form as soon as possible when the booking opens for each sitting.

Assessment results and admission to the Roll of Solicitors

The OSCE results become available 10-12 weeks after the assessment. Once you have passed the MCT and the OSCE and fulfilled any other outstanding requirements set by the SRA, you may apply for admission to the Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales.

Due to the transitional arrangements from the QLTS to SQE, you must apply for admission in accordance with the SRA deadlines.

You will need to complete an online application for admission as a solicitor form, and enclose several documents, such as a copy of your QLTS assessment results confirming your successful completion of the QLTS.

The SRA will also carry out a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) standard disclosure at the point of admission, so the SRA could check if you have a criminal background.

The SRA will also conduct a character and suitability check and require a Certificate of Good Standing from your home professional body or regulator which must have been issued no more than three months before the SRA receives your application for admission.

Once the SRA has received a satisfactory result from these checks, it will be able to process your application for admission to the Roll of Solicitors. Membership is free and entitles you to vote in elections, use the facilities at Law Society Hall and take part in a range of Law Society activities.

If you are employed in connection with the provision of legal services, you will also need a practising certificate.

If you do not intend to practise in England and Wales following successful completion of the QLTS assessments, you can still maintain your name on the Roll of Solicitors, without a practising certificate or paying any annual fees.

SQE training

The QLTS is being phased out and replaced by the SQE. QLTS School offers you comprehensive and effective preparation courses for the SQE assessments, combining professionally written textbooks, digital flash cards, video tutorials, online resources, mock exams, tutor support and live workshops.

Our course programme will give you everything you need to complete the assessments successfully on your first attempt and become an English solicitor.

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