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Practice Management Course

A solicitor with an unrestricted Practising Certificate must attend a prescribed Practice Management Course approved by the Law Society before being allowed to practise as a:

• partner
• legal practitioner director
• sole practitioner
• solicitor on the record for a corporation or government department.

This is condition 3 of a Practising Certificate.

The Practice Management Course aims to improve:

• the managerial skills and job satisfaction of solicitors 
• the efficiency and cost effectiveness of practice
• client satisfaction through the use of quality practice management procedures.

Course providers

The College of Law offers three-day courses throughout the year. For further information please visit the Legal Practice Management Course page on their website.

FMRC Legal provides 3-day programs which you can view and register online.

All accredited providers notify the Law Society when a practitioner has successfully completed a course.

Over 35+ partner firms

Firms with 35 or more partners can apply to the Law Society for accreditation to provide the supplementary subjects in-house. For more information view the Guidelines for Accreditation by Firms with 35+ Partners.