NOT PASS – how to navigate SQE failure

Navigating SQE Failure

Failure can initially feel like a fatal blow to an aspiring solicitor's career.

Failing the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) can be a challenging experience to navigate. However, failure does not automatically mean one’s legal journey is over.

The intense financial, intellectual, and personal investment the SQE regime demands can make failure feel devastating. The lack of transparency surrounding the SQE, coupled with little to no regulatory support or guidance on navigating failure, adds to the disappointment of receiving ‘NOT PASS’ on results day.

A key difficulty is the lack of feedback.

Failure does not automatically mean one’s legal journey is over.

Author's summary: Navigating SQE failure requires perseverance.

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The Law Society Gazette The Law Society Gazette — 2025-10-21

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