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FLK1: subjects, sessions and how to study

FLK1 is the first SQE1 assessment. It covers Business Law and Practice, Dispute Resolution, Legal Services, Tort, Contract Law and the Legal System, and from January 2027 it has 170 questions in two sessions of 2 hours 33 minutes.

The two sessions

From January 2027 FLK1 has 170 questions in two sessions. Each session is 2 hours 33 minutes and covers a defined group of subjects. Each has about 85 questions, so you have about 108 seconds a question.

Session 1

Session 2

How the subjects behave in exam questions

FLK1 mixes procedure with substantive law. Dispute Resolution and Business Law and Practice are rule-heavy and reward exact time limits and steps. Contract and Tort reward clear reasoning, because questions often hinge on one element. Legal System covers topics such as the court hierarchy, precedent, statutory interpretation, judicial review and human rights.

Ethics and professional conduct is examined across both FLKs. You may meet a conflict of interest, a confidentiality issue or a money laundering red flag inside any subject, so revise the SRA Principles and the SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors alongside your subject notes.

A cross-subject question to try

Read this stem and decide the issue before you look at any options: A company director tells you, as the company's solicitor, that she has been paying herself an unrecorded bonus and asks you not to mention it to the other directors. The question line asks what you should do.

For this stem the solicitor acts for the company, not the director, so the duty of loyalty is to the company. Honesty and integrity apply, and you cannot help hide the payment from the company's other directors. The tempting option is the one that keeps the person in front of you happy. The right option follows the SRA Principles: for example, explain that you cannot keep this from the company and that she may want her own legal advice. Wrong options appeal to convenience.

Study order and time split

Study in the order of the sessions, so that related law stays together. Give most time to your weakest subject, but touch every subject each week.

  • Weeks 1 to 4: outline every subject in FLK1 and do 10 questions per subject.
  • Weeks 5 to 8: go deep on weak subjects and keep an error log.
  • Final weeks: full timed sessions of 85 questions. See the SQE1 mock guide.
  • Throughout: practise ethics on its own and inside other subjects.

Checklist

  • I can name each subject in my sessions and outline it from memory.
  • I know the core time limits and steps in the practice subjects.
  • I can spot the conduct issue in a transaction question.
  • I have done at least two timed sessions of 85 questions.
  • I log every error by subject and cause.

Start with SQE1 practice questions for technique, and see the SQE1 overview for the whole structure.

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Questions

What subjects are in FLK1?

Business Law and Practice, Dispute Resolution, Contract Law, Tort, the Legal System of England and Wales with Constitutional and Administrative Law and EU Law, and Legal Services. Ethics is examined across the whole of FLK1.

How many questions are in FLK1?

From January 2027, 170 questions in two sessions of 2 hours 33 minutes. Before that, FLK1 had 180 questions.

Which FLK1 subjects are in which session?

Session 1 has business law and practice, dispute resolution and legal services. Session 2 has tort, contract law, and the legal system with constitutional and administrative law and EU law.

Is FLK1 harder than FLK2?

In July 2026 each FLK had a 50% pass rate, according to Legal Cheek. Difficulty depends on your background, so test yourself with timed questions in each.

Related

Sources: SRA: SQE1 Assessment Specification (from 1 September 2026); Law Society: SQE1 and SQE2 assessments; Legal Cheek: Has the SQE just got easier? (21 September 2026). Checked 10 November 2026.