Law CPD Requirements - Trainee Solicitor
The Professional Skills Course must be completed by all trainee solicitors during their training contracts and before qualification.
The PSC comprise three compulsory courses:
- Financial and Business Skills (3-day course plus an examination)
- Advocacy and Communication Skills (3-day course)
- Client Care and Professional Standards (2-day course)
In addition to the three compulsory courses, trainees must also complete 24 hours training in electives. These should follow the compulsory courses and build on the skills of those courses.
Trainees are permitted to undertake 12 hours of elective training by way of distance learning.
Trainees who completed a Legal Practice Course (LPC) that began before Autumn 2020 will not have covered accounts in their LPC. They must follow a special 4-day Accounts course plus an examination. This satisfies the full 21-hours elective requirement.
For more information visit www.lawsociety.org.uk.
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