SQE1 Prep FLK1 Study Guides · Volume 6 of 6
Legal Services SQE1 FLK1 Study Guide
Regulation of legal services, professional conduct, and the legal profession. Five chapters cover the regulation of legal services: the SRA Principles and Codes of Conduct for solicitors and firms, anti-money-laundering and proceeds-of-crime duties, financial services regulation, funding options, and conflicts, confidentiality and disclosure.
- Chapters
- 5
- Worked MCQs
- 152
- Flashcards
- 226
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Inside the book
All 5 chapters of Legal Services
The book follows the SRA’s FLK1 specification for Legal Services chapter by chapter. Chapter 1 is free to read in the sample.
- 01Free sample
The Regulatory Role of the SRA
SRA Principles, reserved legal activities, professional indemnity insurance, overriding obligations, equality, and SRA Standards and Regulations
30 worked questions · 56 flashcards
- 02
Money Laundering
AML legislation, POCA 2002 offences, Terrorism Act 2000, reporting obligations, due diligence requirements, and Money Laundering Regulations 2017
30 worked questions · 45 flashcards
- 03
Financial Services
Financial services regulatory framework, FSMA 2000, specified investments and activities, solicitor exemptions, and SRA Financial Services Rules
32 worked questions · 42 flashcards
- 04
Funding Options for Legal Services
Private retainers, CFAs, DBAs, fixed fees, legal aid (criminal and civil), third party funding, and legal expenses insurance
30 worked questions · 41 flashcards
- 05
Conflicts, Confidentiality and Disclosure
Own interest and client conflicts, the two exceptions and their conditions, the duty of confidentiality, the duty to disclose material information, and what happens when the two collide
30 worked questions · 42 flashcards
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Rendered from the free sample at print size. Chapter 1 in full and five worked questions are free to download.
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Every worked question ends with the correct answer and why each of the other options fails.
Read the free sampleChapter 1 plus five worked questions, EPUB and PDF.
What you get
Everything in the Legal Services guide
- 5 chapters of notes: the SRA’s regulatory role, money laundering, financial services, funding options for legal services, and conflicts, confidentiality and disclosure
- 152 worked SBA questions with full explanations citing the SRA Standards and Regulations
- 226 flashcards organised by chapter for spaced repetition
- Glossary of regulatory terms and the SRA’s published guidance, plus an alphabetical index
- EPUB (Kindle via Send to Kindle, Apple Books, Kobo) and print-ready PDF included
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Legal Services study guide: your questions
5 chapters of plain-English SQE1 FLK1 notes covering the whole Legal Services specification, 152 worked single-best-answer questions with an explanation of every option, and 226 flashcards. The PDF runs to about 397 pages.
All 5, in the order the syllabus builds: from The Regulatory Role of the SRA to Conflicts, Confidentiality and Disclosure. Chapter 1 is the free sample, so you can judge the writing before you buy.
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£9.99 as a one-time purchase with lifetime access and no subscription. All 13 FLK1 and FLK2 guides together are £49.99, less than six books bought separately.
The text is the same. The Kindle edition is sold through Amazon; the paperback drops the flashcard appendix and, in the longest subjects, some of the worked questions. The ebook here is the complete edition with every question and flashcard, in EPUB and PDF.
It is drawn from the same Legal Services notes and question bank as sqe1prep.co.uk, arranged for reading end to end. The book works offline, on paper or on a Kindle. The platform adds timed FLK1 mock exams, spaced-repetition scheduling and progress tracking across all 13 subjects, and its lifetime plan includes every book. Learn more →
FLK1 examines 6 subjects in a single 180-question paper, so most candidates cover all of them. Each guide is one subject, so buy the ones you need at £9.99 or take all 13 for £49.99. Learn more →
Yes. It states the law in force at publication on the copyright page and follows the current SRA assessment specification for SQE1 FLK1. When the syllabus changes we re-issue, and existing buyers download the new edition from their library free.
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5 chapters, 152 worked questions and 226 flashcards in EPUB and PDF, for £9.99.