Freelance SQE2 Assessment Marker

Freelance SQE2 Assessment Marker

We are looking for experienced qualified solicitors to mark the SQE2 written assessments and/or attendance note/legal analysis.

Further information about the SQE2 written assessments and attendance note can be found in the SQE2 Assessment Specification. If the link does not work for you, please copy and paste the following URL into your web browser: https://tinyurl.com/ymdjcv3z

As an SQE2 Assessment Marker you will have subject matter expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Business organisations, rules and procedures (including money laundering and financial services)

• Wills and Intestacy, Probate Administration and Practice

• Property Practice

• Dispute Resolution

• Criminal Litigation

Your role will be to assess the candidates’ skills and application of law against the relevant assessment criteria.

This role is homebased, and you will attend virtual marking standardisation meetings and mark the written assessments and/or attendance note online, using our online marking platform.

Full marking training will be given to new markers.

Next steps

If you are interested in this opportunity, please copy and paste the link below into your web browser and complete the online form:

Link: https://forms.gle/UcoLF4YXXvt67i4s6

Please do not apply via the Apply Now button.

The form will ask you to indicate the legal discipline (or disciplines) in which you have subject expertise and to provide your contact details.

Upon registering your interest, we will provide further information, including a job description, rates of pay and information about the selection process. We will also ask you to provide a copy of your CV.

Please note that selection process will include attendance at an online SQE2 Examiner’s recruitment event. This event includes a slide presentation on SQE2 assessment methodology and criteria, and a marking exercise set in the context of either a Criminal Litigation or Dispute Resolution advocacy SQE2 skills assessment. The recruitment event is not remunerated, however, if your application for the role is successful, you will be paid for the marking that you do.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete the online form.

What we do

Kaplan is a provider of world-leading professional assessments. In 2018, we were appointed as the independent assessment organisation for the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), which we then launched in 2021. This exam is now the sole route to qualifying as a Solicitor of England and Wales and will ultimately be taken by upwards of 13,000 candidates per year.

What we believe in

Our goal is for Kaplan to be a great place to work where everybody can succeed, so we truly live and breathe our values: act with integrity, grow knowledge, empower & support, create opportunity, drive results together.

Kaplan is a global organisation whose mission is rooted in providing equal access to education and opportunities for advancement to people of all backgrounds. We believe diversity, equity and inclusion - of culture, experiences, perspectives - are paramount to creating success and opportunity in an ever-changing world. As an educator, partner and employer, Kaplan is committed to promoting an equitable world in which diverse talent can develop, advance and thrive.

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Our Values

We live, breathe and celebrate our values - they drive what we believe in, how we behave and guide us in creating a culture of success.

• Act with integrity

• Empower and support

• Create opportunity

• Grow knowledge

• Drive results together

Application Support

If you require support completing your application or wish to talk to someone about the role before applying please email the Recruitment Team recruit.request@kaplan.com.