QLTT General Information

QLTT is the conversion test that enables Indian lawyers to qualify as solicitors of England and Wales. Those lawyers eligible to sit the Test must be qualified in jurisdictions that are recognized by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), or must be barristers qualified to practice in England and Wales. India is a recognized jurisdiction by SRA

The QLTT covers four main subject areas (known as Heads). These are as follows:

Head I -Property: 3 hour written test plus 30 minutes reading time. Head II – Litigation (Civil or Criminal), 3 hour written test plus 30 minutes reading time  Head III -Professional Conduct & Accounts, 3 hour written test plus 15 minutes reading time  Head IV -Principles of Common Law, an oral test.

Before registering for the QLTT, candidates must obtain a Certificate of Eligibility directly from the SRA. For further information, please click here

Not all lawyers taking the test will be required to sit all four Heads, as it is depends upon the jurisdiction in which they are qualified. An Indian lawyer is required to sit for Head III (Professional Conduct and Accounts). For those lawyers whose basic medium of instruction was not English during their LL.B course, in addition to Head III they may also be required to sit Head IV (Principles of Common Law).

If a candidate wishes to apply for a test exemption, he/she will be required to show that they have passed an examination or other formal assessment within the previous five years that covered the knowledge of the areas covered by a particular head of the test.

For detail information on test exemptions, please visit the SRA’s website at http://www.sra.org.uk.

N.B Please note that eligibility to sit the Test(s) stated above is subject to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) regulatory changes. Candidates must obtain a Certificate of Eligibility from the SRA before enrolling for the QLTT Test(s).

ADMISSION TO THE ROLL

Candidates who successfully complete the relevant test(s) are eligible to apply for admission to the Roll of Solicitors of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, enabling them to seek employment, and full rights to practice as a solicitor in England & Wales or overseas offices of English Law firms (subject to SRA requirements).