Britain’s legal watchdog is under pressure to make exams for solicitors easier in order to boost diversity in the industry, writes the Daily Telegraph.
The pass rates stats for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) show white students performed best in last July’s exam session, with a 57% pass rate. Meanwhile, Asian candidates achieved a 42% pass rate, and of the Black trainees who took the exam just 28% passed.
Male candidates also outperformed female candidates by 52% to 46%.
The overall pass rate for last July’s SQE was 44%, which was the lowest pass rate since the qualifying test was first introduced.
Currently none of the UK professional accountancy bodies collect the information to release comparative figures in this way.
