APTITUDE TEST FOR EU QUALIFIED LAWYERS
The Law Society of Scotland's Aptitude Test for EU Qualified Lawyers is held in MAY and NOVEMBER each year.
The Aptitude Test is an "open book" test and candidates are permitted to take into the examination hall any books or materials, including candidate's own notes.
Please see the links on the right hand side of this page for information on the following:
Guidelines and Syllabus
Application form for a certificate of eligibility
Timetable
Enrolment form
Past exam question papers for the Aptitude Test are available free of charge for download. There are four papers and these consist of:
Paper 1 - The Law of Property, Including Trusts & Succession and Family Law
Paper 2 - Scottish Legal System, Including Evidence and Civil & Criminal Procedure
Paper 3 - European Community Law and Institutions
Paper 4 - Professional Conduct and The Accounts Rules
The exam question papers are provided as an indication as to the likely questions which may be asked and to assist the candidate when studying. Answers are not provided.
Please note that the links below are for PDF documents.
March 2004 November 2004
Paper 1 Paper 1
Paper 2 Paper 2
Paper 4 Paper 3
Paper 4
March 2005
Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 4
March 2006 November 2006
Paper 2 Paper 1
Paper 4 Paper 4
March 2007 November 2007
Paper 1 Paper 1
Paper 2 Paper 2
Paper 3 Paper 3
Paper 4
March 2008 August 2008 November 2008
Paper 1 Paper 1 Paper 1
Paper 2 Paper 3
Paper 3 Paper 4
Paper 4
May 2009 November 2009
Paper 1 Paper 1
Paper 2 Paper 2
Paper 4 Paper 3
Paper 4
