Freelance SQE2 Assessment Marker

Freelance SQE2 Assessment Marker Recruitment

Employment Type: Freelance

Target Start Date: Ongoing

We are looking to expand our pool of 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.

We are looking for solicitors with at least two years’ post-qualification experience who are subject matter experts 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

• Criminal Litigation

• Dispute Resolution

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.

A detailed job description can be viewed here.If the link does not work for you, please copy and paste the following URL into your web browser: https://tinyurl.com/yfe5n5tv

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 by 5pm on 23 October 2026.

Link: https://forms.gle/ws5s3dW2m4fvoJhV8

The form will ask you to indicate the legal area (or areas) 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. Upon reviewing your CV, we will decide whether to invite you to our online selection event.

Please note that the selection process will include attendance at an online SQE2 marker 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 (applicants need not have a litigation background as full training will be given).

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 have any questions, please contact sqe2recruitment@kaplan.co.uk