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LPC: 2 Years On

I know I’m a bit late on this one but here goes.

It has been two years since I graduated from the LPC. It feels like it’s been longer. I am definitely in a better place in relation to getting more experience but my fear is that the LPC will “expire” soon.

I’ve asked many people about the time period you need between the LPC and qualifying before the LPC expires. I have had answers ranging from 5 years to 10 years. I still have no idea when the LPC actually runs out. I am however worried that I have no training contract this year but am gaining experience which will hopefully count towards my career. Can anyone shed any light in relation to this?

I have also been job hunting on the side, usually weekly just to see if I can apply for something better and possibly in London. I currently work with three other students from my LPC who have also struggled to find any legal work. One girl was actually doing her training contract but was made redundant a year later. The job market is still scary. I do not want to be in a position where the LPC I have done is no longer valid. Scary times!

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11 Comments

  • we were debating this on twitter yesterday. I thought it was that the LPC didn’t expiry (which was in accordance with what the Law Society says) others say it is 7 years (using the SRA as a source) but even then unsure if that was 5+2 or 7+2.
    So overall, I don’t know if a conclusion was actually reached on this. Everyone seems to have gotten different advice from their law school.

     travisthetrout — August 2nd, 2010 at 10:15 pm

  • This is going to sound really stupid but I didn’t realise the LPC could expire. See that sounded stupid. I know that your LLB could and that you had to do the LPC within 7 years or your LLB would no longer be a qualifying degree. I also know that from when we first enrolled as student members of the Law Society we have 4 years of student membership after which the SRA will send us a letter… not sure what happens after that (might call the SRA and ask them tomorrow). Not to scare you but maybe we should be counting 7 years from date LLB was awarded?

    Yaaay… come to London you’ll LOVE it! Try recruitment agencies – its really tough to get work here and as you know I haven’t been able to find much apart from temp/contract work in last 11 months – and all the work I have obtained has been through agencies. You’ve got a decent amount of experience… you just need the right agent! :)

    AW — August 2nd, 2010 at 10:22 pm

  • No, it doesn’t make sense to count 7 years from LLB.

     AW — August 2nd, 2010 at 10:23 pm

  • I’m with Trouty – don’t think LPC has an expiry date… you learn skills more than anything… how could they “expire”?

     AW — August 2nd, 2010 at 10:24 pm

  • Thank you AW and Troutie!

    It is a difficult one to figure out. I was given the same advice as AW in relation to the 7 years after LLB but not so much advice for the LPC “running out.” I agree with Troutie too that it can’t run out/expire. I’ve emailed the SRA who can hopefully provide a better answer otherwise we’re all being kept in the dark about this. There just doesn’t seem to be a definite answer.

    And AW I would love to move to London, there are definitely more opportunities and I know exactly how hard you’ve found it too, plus it’s near the boy. I’ve always wanted to move but I have more than one reason now :)

    Poonam — August 3rd, 2010 at 6:28 am

  • Yeah, as far as I know the LPC (as it currently stands) doesn’t ‘expire’, unlike an LLB.

     Michael — August 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am

  • I haven’t heard back from the SRA so I’m hoping we’re all correct

     Poonam — August 7th, 2010 at 8:04 am

  • hehe… probably doesn’t mean much… the SRA are awful at responding to enquiries in my experience.

    (I’m sure we are right on this one, though). :-)

    Michael — August 7th, 2010 at 8:08 am

  • Well I am still convinced it doesn’t expire. :P like michael says – they never respond quickly.

     travisthetrout — August 7th, 2010 at 12:53 pm

  • Hell no one told me your lpc could possibly expire, whether it’s 5 or 10 years it’s not a good thing at the least. I’m still a ways from qualifying and am not particularly confident of finding a job in this climate regardless of my marks, not without some lotto winning type luck. Think it’s time to do some independant investigation into this myself.

     lpc — October 19th, 2010 at 5:05 pm

  • Does one have to complete the LPC within 7 years of receiving LLB, or does one have to start the course within 7 years?

    And what if one actually graduated in January (after re-sit in Sept)?

     Florence — August 23rd, 2011 at 4:00 pm

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