SQE books
Second-hand SQE books from Revise SQE, ULaw and OUP, passed on by candidates a sitting ahead of you - with an edition check for every paper.
Recently listed SQE books
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BARBRI SQE PREP FINAL REVISION (2022)
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£14.70incl. delivery
BARBRI SQE 2 Prep Workbook (Third Edition)
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£14.70incl. delivery
BARBRI SQE 1 Prep Study Guide Volume 2
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£14.70incl. delivery
BARBRI SQE 1 Prep Study Guide Volume 1
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£9.10incl. delivery
BARBRI SQE Prep Volume 1 (2022)
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BARBRI SQE Prep Volume 2 (2022)
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£25.90incl. delivery
SQE - Criminal Practice 3e
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SQE - Criminal Law 3e
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SQE - Solicitors Accounts 3e
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SQE - Ethics and Professional Conduct 3e
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SQE - Legal Services 3e
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SQE - Contract 3e
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SQE papers
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SQE book guides
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- What to do with your SQE books after you passWhat prep books are worth and how to sell them on.
- Textbook ISBN and edition checklistMatch a used copy to your reading list: edition, format and access codes.
- What to do with old university textbooksSell, donate or recycle: how to decide for each book.
About SQE books
The SQE is the route to qualifying as a solicitor in England and Wales, with over 16,000 candidates a year and growing. SQE1 prep means a book per Functioning Legal Knowledge subject - Revise SQE guides, ULaw manuals, OUP revision titles - and the whole set becomes surplus the day you pass. From January 2027, each FLK assessment drops from 180 to 170 questions, sat in two sessions of 85.
SQE books hold their value
Finished a paper? Someone is starting it at the next sitting.
- A ready buyer pool
- 16,000+ candidates a year, and a new cohort registers for every paper at every sitting - your finished books have a buyer waiting.
- Sell while it's valid
- Editions are printed for specific sittings. Current books hold their value now and lose it once superseded - list early.
- Real money back
- SQE1 prep covers both FLK assessments, so most candidates buy a guide per subject - ULaw SQE Manuals are £45.99 each new and Revise SQE guides around £15-£17. Pass, sell the set, and recover a real chunk of it.
SQE book questions, answered
Can I sell my SQE books after passing?
Yes - and SQE books are unusually good second-hand stock, because the exam is one-shot: pass and the entire library becomes surplus at once, while a new cohort of thousands starts preparing for the next sitting. Listing on UniBookTrade is free.
How much do SQE books cost?
It depends on the series: Revise SQE subject guides are around £15-£17 each and University of Law SQE Manuals £45.99 each (2026 editions), and SQE1 needs coverage across every subject in both FLK assessments. Buying the set second-hand cuts that substantially.
Are older SQE book editions still usable?
Broadly yes. Publishers refresh SQE titles every one to two years, and the Functioning Legal Knowledge is stable - but always revise from the current SRA assessment specification (free on the SQE website), and prefer recent editions for practice-question books and for tax-adjacent FLK2 topics like SDLT and inheritance tax, which change with Budgets.
Is SQE1 changing in January 2027?
Yes. From the January 2027 sitting, for first-time candidates and resitters alike, each of FLK1 and FLK2 drops from 180 to 170 questions, sat in two sessions of 85 (previously 90). Session length stays at 2 hours 33 minutes, so there's slightly more time per question, and a subject no longer appears in both sessions of an FLK (ethics can still come up anywhere). It's a change of format, announced by the SRA on 10 September 2026 - check practice-question books written for the old 90-question sessions against the new structure.
Which SQE prep publishers should I look for?
The main names second-hand are Revise SQE (Fink Publishing), University of Law study manuals, OUP's SQE revision guides, and BPP and Barbri course materials. There's no single official publisher - which is exactly why buying the set used, subject by subject, works well.