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[USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER] thank you Jessica for your reply especially to confirm that LPC candidates are exempt from SQE 1. I recall hearing this a few years ago. I emailed the HR team at Dentons back stating this and their reply has caused more confusion for me. "The SRA will allow anyone who has completed the LPC to just complete the SQE 2. In our experience, if the LPC is more than a couple of years old it has proven very difficult to complete the SQE 2 as a standalone course, but it is technically an option. The Dentons policy is that for the 2024 intake, our trainees who have the LPC will only need to complete the SQE 2. However for the 2025 intake onwards, all trainees no matter their previous experience will need to complete the SQE 1 and 2. "This all seems unfair on LPC students having to repeat studies and time and money spent on a course they have technically done. All LPC candidates are asking is to complete SQE2 alongside their training contract. Should I call the SRA to clarify this? May be as you may state in your answer that I should concentrate on firms that still allow LPC candidates to complete the SQE2.The SRA and SQE providers need to provide more clarity on the difficulties mentioned in LPC candidates completing SQE 2.
[USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER] thank you Jessica for your reply especially to confirm that LPC candidates are exempt from SQE 1. I recall hearing this a few years ago. I emailed the HR team at Dentons back stating this and their reply has caused more confusion for me. "The SRA will allow anyone who has completed the LPC to just complete the SQE 2. In our experience, if the LPC is more than a couple of years old it has proven very difficult to complete the SQE 2 as a standalone course, but it is technically an option. The Dentons policy is that for the 2024 intake, our trainees who have the LPC will only need to complete the SQE 2. However for the 2025 intake onwards, all trainees no matter their previous experience will need to complete the SQE 1 and 2. "
This all seems unfair on LPC students having to repeat studies and time and money spent on a course they have technically done. All LPC candidates are asking is to complete SQE2 alongside their training contract. Should I call the SRA to clarify this? May be as you may state in your answer that I should concentrate on firms that still allow LPC candidates to complete the SQE2.
The SRA and SQE providers need to provide more clarity on the difficulties mentioned in LPC candidates completing SQE 2.
