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SQE1 Legal Services & Professional Conduct: The Complete Revision Guide

Legal Services is where professional conduct and ethics are examined head-on — the SRA Principles and Code of Conduct, regulation of the profession, anti-money laundering and an overview of financial services regulation. Ethics is also examined pervasively across every other subject, so this module underpins the whole exam.

How Legal Services & Professional Conduct is examined in SQE1

Questions put you in a conduct dilemma and ask what you must do under the Principles and Code — on conflicts, confidentiality, undertakings, or money laundering. The correct answer is the one that best upholds the Principles, resolving any conflict between them in the right order.

The 7 Legal Services & Professional Conduct subtopics

Every area of the Legal Services & Professional Conduct syllabus, each with its own in-depth guide:

The SRA PrinciplesThe seven Principles and how to resolve conflicts between them.The Code of ConductDuties to clients, the court and third parties.Conflicts of interest & confidentialityOwn-interest and client conflicts; confidentiality vs disclosure.Reserved activities & regulationReserved legal activities and how solicitors are regulated.Complaints & the Legal OmbudsmanHandling complaints and the role of the LeO and SRA.Anti-money launderingPOCA 2002, SARs, the NCA and tipping off.Financial services regulationWhen the FSMA regime bites on a solicitor's work.

How to revise Legal Services

  • Learn the seven SRA Principles and how a conflict between them is resolved.
  • Master the AML obligations under POCA 2002 — SARs, consent and tipping off.
  • Watch for confidentiality vs disclosure and own-interest vs client conflicts.

Legal Services & Professional Conduct SQE1 FAQ

Is Legal Services & Professional Conduct on SQE1?

Yes. Legal Services & Professional Conduct is one of the 13 subjects assessed in SQE1, examined in FLK1 through single best answer multiple choice questions.

How is Legal Services & Professional Conduct examined in SQE1?

Questions put you in a conduct dilemma and ask what you must do under the Principles and Code — on conflicts, confidentiality, undertakings, or money laundering. The correct answer is the one that best upholds the Principles, resolving any conflict between them in the right order.

How should I revise Legal Services & Professional Conduct for SQE1?

Work through each subtopic, understand how it is tested, and practise exam-style questions under time. The LearnSQE course covers every Legal Services & Professional Conduct subtopic with a video lesson, notes, practice and a topic mock.

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Video lessons, practice and a topic mock for every subtopic — in the LearnSQE course.

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