The first thing to say is that the author, Neeta Halai, is clearly an expert as she is able to make a complex, challenging and novel subject interesting, straightforward and digestible.

All SQE students should invest in this book as it will ably support them, step by step, through this labyrinthine journey and, if they follow Neeta’s wise words of advice, should stand them in excellent stead to skilfully pass the SQE.

This is an excellent book that I would recommend for students looking for a general overview of SQE with some really helpful and practical suggestions and examples for studying and exam technique.

The book is particularly useful to support students preparing for SQE2, as it goes into the legal skills in some detail… Students will find this book incredibly useful as a study aid, alongside their SQE course textbook.

If offers, in accessible language, step-by-step guidance to those wishing to crack the SQE…[It] cover[s]…an overview of the SQE, how to prepare for the exam, functioning legal knowledge and qualifying work experience requirements, communication skills, writing and client interviewing skills, legal drafting techniques, advocacy skills and legal research. A lot of the information is provided in tabular form, and there are flowcharts, diagrams etc.

With practical tips and tools, this book targets aspiring solicitors, qualified lawyers in foreign jurisdictions and students. As well as offering solutions to questions and challenges when studying and practising your skills for assessments, this book aims to be insightful and practical, rather than merely theoretical.

I will recommend it to my students as a text to help them with their overall approach for [the SQE]… Students who are worried about the exam…would benefit greatly.