Reserve your seat
- Reservation forms: emailed from 18:00 on 22 September 2026.
- Return deadline: 17:00 on 24 September 2026.
- Complete the required pre-booking steps first.
January 2027 SQE1
Know the dates. Plan your revision.
Prepare for the revised FLK1 and FLK2 format, keep track of the booking stages and start with a focused piece of practice. Dates and format checked against SRA information on 22 September 2026.
Booking and assessment dates
All times below are UK time. Reserve and pay through the official SQE process; Vivat Lex does not book assessment places.
Plan your sitting
- FLK1: 11–15 January 2027.
- FLK2: 18–22 January 2027.
- Booking closes: 23 November 2026.
- Examinable law cut-off: 11 September 2026, inclusive.
What changes from January 2027?
Each FLK has 170 questions, split into two sessions of 85; the time remains 2 hours 33 minutes per session. Both first-time candidates and resitters follow the new format.
FLK1 sessions
Session 1: Business Law and Practice; Dispute Resolution; Legal Services.
Session 2: Contract Law; Tort; Legal System of England and Wales, Constitutional and Administrative Law and EU Law.
FLK2 sessions
Session 1: Wills and the Administration of Estates; Solicitors Accounts in wills; Trusts Law; Land Law.
Session 2: Property Law and Practice; Solicitors Accounts in property; Criminal Liability; Criminal Law and Practice.
Questions remain mixed within each session. Ethics and Professional Conduct can appear throughout. See the SRA assessment specification and format announcement.
Build a revision routine you can use
Map your weaker subjects
List the topics where you hesitate. Allocate time to both FLKs and include ethics when reviewing each area.
Answer, then explain
Try questions before revealing the answer. Note whether the gap was in the rule, the procedure or your reading of the facts.
Practise a sustained session
Build concentration gradually. Review mistakes after a set and check the length and subject mix of any mock you choose.
Start with Criminal Litigation
Try the free questions and thirteen linked study guides, then explore the wider web course. Use the official assessment specification alongside your revision materials and check developments against the examinable-law cut-off.