In an increasingly global business environment, lawyers with a dual qualification are able to offer a more competitive and useful service to clients.
The Qualified Lawyers Transfer Regulations (QLTR) allow certain overseas lawyers to become qualified as solicitors in England and Wales. As a qualified lawyer you may be eligible to undertake the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT) and become a fully qualified English solicitor.
There are usually two requirements that applicants applying under the QLTR are required to meet (depending on which primary jurisdiction they are qualified in) before they can apply for admission as a solicitor of England and Wales.
- Pass the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT), and/or
- Satisfy a two-year legal experience requirement (which includes experience of practising the law of England and Wales).
Taking the QLTT – Eligibility, Application and Test Preparation
The first requirement for any lawyer who wishes to sit the QLTT is to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility, and then follow the other steps towards sitting the test. See here for more details, including costs and fees.
What does the QLTT cover?
The QLTT covers four subjects, known as Heads:
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Head I: |
Property Examination |
3 hour written examination |
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Head II: |
Litigation - Civil or Criminal Examination |
3 hour written examination |
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Head III: |
Professional Conduct & Accounts Examination |
3 hour written examination |
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Head IV: |
Principles of Common Law |
oral examination (held in London only) |
The exams are based on the Test Specification.
Lawyers initially qualified in jurisdictions in the Asia Pacific region usually have to sit the following Heads:
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Australia, Hong Kong (Barrister), Malaysia, New Zealand , Papua New Guinea: |
Head III (Professional Conduct & Accounts) |
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Hong Kong (Solicitor), Singapore: |
Test not required |
Test Dates and Locations
*Indicates exams held only in London on this date.
- 19th February 2010*
- 28th April 2010
- 30th June 2010*
- 25 August 2010*
- 27 October 2010
- 15 December 2010*
You can undertake the examination for Head III of the QLTT in either Sydney or Hong Kong, and you can undertake the distance learning course or Online Revision programme anywhere you choose.
Examinations for the Test can also be undertaken in London or India, should that be more convenient for you at the time. The various examinations are generally held simultaneously at all four venues.
Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test - Eligibility
Conditions of eligibility for the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test
Test specification for the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test. More 
Application form for the test and/or tuition of the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test. More
Application form for the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Regulations. More
Guidance information for completing the application form for the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Regulations. More
Reading list for the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test. More
Specimen paper for the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test. More