The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has appointed Kaplan as the assessment organisation to develop and run the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE).

Selected following a year-long process, Kaplan provides education, training and assessment across professional services, including in law, financial services, accountancy and banking. 

It has direct experience of assessment within the legal sector in England and Wales as the provider of the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS). Kaplan will not provide training for the SQE.

The SRA and Kaplan will work with stakeholders from across the legal and educati...