The Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS) came into effect on 1 September, replacing the old Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT) route to requalification as an English solicitor. While there is only one word different in their colloquial titles, the detailed differences are significant.
The old QLTT route was taken by significant numbers of entrants to the profession annually but it needed updating to ensure entrants were rigourously assessed in broadly the same way as entrants following the domestic route. There were questions over the value of the work experience requirements imposed on some QLTT entrants and there was a need to broaden the list of ‘eligible jurisdictions’.
