Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS) is a series of tests for the license to practice as solicitor in England and Wales designed for foreign licensed attorneys. QLTS supplants the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT). The QLTS system was designed to increase the number of recognised foreign jurisdictions for the examinations. These changes have opened up the English legal market to qualified lawyers from places as diverse as Korea, Japan and Russia.
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Format
QLTS has two parts: a Multiple Choice Test (MCT) and an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). In order to pass the QLTS Assessment. The exam tests the skills that the Solicitors Regulation Authority expects a solicitor to possess on the first day of legal practice, hence the name "Day-One Outcomes".
Comparison with the MBE
The questions on the MCT are similar in format to those on the MBE but the content is much broader than that of the MBE.
Training and Testing
One of the major reasons stated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority for the creation of the new QLTS was the need to separate training and testing. In contrast to the old QLTT system, the QLTS maintains only one testing authority, Kaplan QLTS. The testing authority is not allowed to provide training or tuition for the examinations. Instead, four providers, who have engaged with the Solicitors Regulation Authority, provide the necessary training for the examinations.