Most legal practitioners in the United Kingdom (England & Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland) require Continuing Professional Development or Continuing Competence Hours to maintain their professional designation. Browse courses that meet your requirements, or choose one of our course packages, specially curated to contain the hours and credits you need, in a single place. The courses on LearnFormula may be counted towards professionally relevant, verifiable, structured learning activities. It is the student's responsibility to validate whether an activity is an eligible educational activity for their professional development requirements based on their own learning needs.
All solicitors are required to undertake a minimum of 20 hours Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in each practice year.
Of those minimum 20 hours, a minimum of 15 must be verifiable CPD. Up to 5 hours may be by private study and as of the CPD year commencing 1 November 2022, one hour of risk management CPD must be included.
Solicitor Advocates must complete 10 hours of mandatory Solicitor Advocate CPD as part of the minimum 15 hours of verifiable CPD.
A minimum of 15 hours of CPD per annum must meet the criteria for verifiable CPD. By verifiable, the Society means that the CPD activity should meet the following criteria:
(i) Have clear aims and outcomes relevant to the solicitor’s professional development; (ii) Provide interaction and/or the opportunity for feedback; (iii) Be able to be evidenced; and (iv) Is not part of a solicitor’s daily work
The following topics are eligible for risk management CPD: a. Anti-money laundering b. Complaints handling and complaints avoidance c. Client communication d. Business Continuity Planning e. Cybersecurity f. Equality and diversity g. Organisational culture including the prevention of bullying and harassment and the promotion of well-being h. Prioritisation, time management, workflow and processes i. Terms of business.
UK Law CPD courses are built around relevant, verifiable content that can be applied toward LSS CPD hours. As with any provider, it remains the member's responsibility to confirm an activity fits their own professional development needs before claiming it.
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