FLK2: subjects, sessions and how to study

FLK2 is the second SQE1 assessment. It covers Property Law and Practice, Wills and the Administration of Estates, Solicitors Accounts, Land Law, Trusts Law, Criminal Liability and Criminal Law and Practice, with 170 questions from January 2027.

The two sessions

From January 2027 FLK2 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

FLK2 pairs practice subjects with the law that sits underneath them. Land Law and Trusts underpin Property and Wills. Solicitors Accounts appears in the context of both property and wills, so you will see it in two sessions. Criminal Liability tests offences and defences, and Criminal Practice tests procedure.

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 client sends your firm £3,000 on account of costs before any bill has been delivered. The firm's cash flow is tight and a partner suggests putting the money in the office account. The question line asks where the money should go.

For this stem the issue is whether the money is client money. Money paid on account of costs before a bill is delivered belongs to the client until the firm is entitled to it, so it goes into the client account. The tempting option is the one that helps the firm's cash flow. Under the SRA Accounts Rules, putting it in the office account would be a breach, however tight cash flow is. 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 FLK2 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.

Templates and worked examples

FLK2 practice questions with worked answers

Try a free SQE1 question

Questions

What subjects are in FLK2?

Property Law and Practice, Wills and the Administration of Estates, Solicitors Accounts, Land Law, Trusts Law, Criminal Liability and Criminal Law and Practice. Ethics is examined across the whole of FLK2.

How many questions are in FLK2?

From January 2027, 170 questions in two sessions of 2 hours 33 minutes. Before that, FLK2 had 180 questions.

Which FLK2 subjects are in which session?

Session 1 has wills and the administration of estates, solicitors accounts in a wills context, trusts law and land law. Session 2 has property law and practice, solicitors accounts in a property context, criminal liability and criminal law and practice.

Is tax tested in FLK2?

In FLK2, tax arises only in Property Law and Practice, and Wills and the Administration of Estates. From September 2026 any particular rates or thresholds a question needs are provided.

Sources: SRA: SQE1 Assessment Specification (from 1 September 2026); Law Society: SQE1 and SQE2 assessments. Checked 10 November 2026.