The module is fully online with all the materials you require on Canvas - The College of Legal Practice’s Learning Portal for each unit area.

You will be guided through the learning for each sub-unit in the same way following these steps:

• View the introductory recorded presentation
• Complete the directed reading
• Work through the online interactive activities – you can do these as many times as you chose
• Work through the flashcard exercises – you can do these as many times as you chose
• Do the multiple choice questions (MCQs) – to test your learning on the unit. If you get the answers wrong, reflect on the feedback and try again

As the course progresses, you will also undertake formative assessments that build up the number of MCQs and mix them up across practice areas, and bring in timed conditions.

At the end of the course you undertake two full summative assessments that you will need to pass to pass the module. These assessments are very similar to the SQE1 assessments.

Take a look at the course for yourself. On our demo page you can access a video of the learning portal, excerpts from the SLK Manual, sample activities and MCQs.

All the live sessions are scheduled between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, and you will have access to your calendar the week before the course starts. Surgeries and Town Halls are recorded.

Surgeries: There are practice surgeries run by expert practitioners that give you the chance to ask any questions about areas or MCQs you don’t understand and learn from other students’ experiences.

Town Halls: In Town Hall meetings, the Programme or Module Leaders will take you through the upcoming course deadlines, the SQE Assessments and anything else you need to know to stay on track to complete the course.

Individual Supervisions: You will have an allocated supervisor, who will meet with you individually 10 times throughout the course, offering your feedback and personal tuition.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT COURSE FOR YOU

The Solicitors Legal Knowledge module can be taken across 13, 20 or 40 weeks. The course content and learning approach is the same, but you can choose the number of hours that you wish to learn each week depending on your experience and work and life circumstances. The majority of learning for all courses, can be completed at a time that suits you across the week.

Solicitors Legal Knowledge Intensive: Full-time, 13 weeks

The 13-week course is considered full-time, as you will be learning on average 25-30 hours a week. We would recommend this course if you are able to be a full-time student or work part-time, and have recently studied your LLB or conversion course. This course is very intensive and if you are working full-time, you may find you don’t have sufficient time to fully prepare for the SQE Assessments.

• Guided Learning: 10 subunits to be completed per week
• 30mins Practice area surgeries: 3 per week
• 30mins Town Hall meetings: 1 per week
• 15 mins 121 supervision meetings: 1 per week
• Formative assessments: weekly from week 3
• Summative Assessments: week 13 at the end of the module

 

You can see an example schedule here

Solicitors Legal Knowledge Flex: Part-time, 20 weeks

The 20-week course is our recommended course for those who are working alongside their studies. You will study part-time for 15-20 hours a week, progressing quickly enough to learn, embed and retain the legal knowledge gained each week. If you are working full-time, we would recommend study leave for 1 day a week, particularly if you have evening and weekend commitments.

• Guided Learning: 7 subunits to be completed per week
• 30mins Practice area surgeries: 2 per week
• 30mins Town Hall meetings: 1 every two weeks
• 15 mins 121 supervision meetings: 1 every two weeks
• Formative assessments: across the course
• Summative Assessments: week 20 at the end of the module

You will need some flexibility in your working week to make the most of the course. Surgeries, Town Halls and 121 supervisions will be scheduled between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. Surgeries and Town Halls will be recorded.

You can see an example schedule here

Solicitors Legal Knowledge Extended: Part-time, 40 weeks

This 40-week course is for those who have a high level of work and personal commitments, with an average of 8 hours of learning per week. We would also recommend this course if it has been a little while since you last studied law or you want to give yourself additional study time throughout the course.

• Guided Learning: 3 subunits to be completed per week
• 30mins Practice area surgeries: 1 per week
• 30mins Town Hall meetings: 1 per month
• 15 mins 121 supervision meetings: 1 per month
• Formative assessments: across the course
• Summative Assessments: week 40 at the end of the module

You will need some flexibility in your working week to make the most of the course. Surgeries, Town Halls and 121 supervisions will be scheduled between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. Surgeries and Town Halls will be recorded.