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Solicitors Regulation Authority Character and Suitability Assessment Syllabus
Mandatory suitability/admission requirement administered by the SRA before a candidate can be admitted as a solicitor.. The complete Solicitors Regulation Authority Character and Suitability Assessment outline — 6 subjects, 19 chapters and 77 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
Solicitors Regulation Authority Character and Suitability Assessment subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
3 chapters · 13 topics · 17 sub-topics
Criminal Conduct and Cautions3 chapters · 12 topics · 18 sub-topics
Dishonesty, Integrity and Financial Conduct3 chapters · 12 topics · 15 sub-topics
Regulatory, Professional and Behavioural History3 chapters · 12 topics · 16 sub-topics
Health, Capacity and Mitigation3 chapters · 12 topics · 17 sub-topics
Application Process, Evidence and Decision-Making4 chapters · 16 topics · 19 sub-topics
Solicitors Regulation Authority Character and Suitability Assessment flashcard decks
297 question-and-answer cards across 6 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
- Regulatory Framework and the Role of Character and Suitability — 49 cards
- Criminal Conduct and Cautions — 51 cards
- Dishonesty, Integrity and Financial Conduct — 48 cards
- Regulatory, Professional and Behavioural History — 50 cards
- Health, Capacity and Mitigation — 49 cards
- Application Process, Evidence and Decision-Making — 50 cards
How to work through the Solicitors Regulation Authority Character and Suitability Assessment syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: Application Process, Evidence and Decision-Making carries 16 topics while Health, Capacity and Mitigation carries 12. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for Solicitors Regulation Authority Character and Suitability Assessment.
The ~80 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
Solicitors Regulation Authority Character and Suitability Assessment syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Solicitors Regulation Authority Character and Suitability Assessment syllabus?
Solicitors Regulation Authority Character and Suitability Assessment covers 6 subjects: Regulatory Framework and the Role of Character and Suitability, Criminal Conduct and Cautions, Dishonesty, Integrity and Financial Conduct, Regulatory, Professional and Behavioural History, Health, Capacity and Mitigation and Application Process, Evidence and Decision-Making. Together they contain 19 chapters and 77 named topics.
How big is the Solicitors Regulation Authority Character and Suitability Assessment syllabus?
The full Solicitors Regulation Authority Character and Suitability Assessment outline breaks down into 19 chapters, 77 topics and 102 sub-topics. Application Process, Evidence and Decision-Making is the largest single subject with 16 topics across 4 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole Solicitors Regulation Authority Character and Suitability Assessment syllabus?
Roughly 80 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 4 weeks.
Are there Solicitors Regulation Authority Character and Suitability Assessment flashcards?
Yes — 297 question-and-answer flashcards across 6 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this Solicitors Regulation Authority Character and Suitability Assessment syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the Solicitors Regulation Authority Character and Suitability Assessment syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United Kingdom and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.
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