In-office Training

Information about the period of your in-office training and the breakdown of your training contract is outlined here.

Training period

In-office training period commences 14 days after the last examination on the Professional Practice Course (PPC). PPC exams are usually held in April. Please refer to the academic calendar.

The in-office training period is 24 months in duration. Time spent in the office of your training solicitor or another practising solicitor, immediately prior to starting PPC, can entitle you to apply to shorten your in-office training. A successful credit application recognises legal work experience and allows your training contract to end earlier than would ordinarily be the case. In addition to credit for work prior to the PPC, a trainee solicitor  completing the PPC Hybrid may also be in a position to accrue credit of up to five months for in-office training occurring during PPC Hybrid. 

Breakdown of training contract 

  • In-office training post-PPC: 24 months
  • Total: 24 months

Full time PPC

  • In-office training post-PPC: 24 months
  • Minus 4 months pre PPC credit: 4 months
  • Total: 20 months

Hybrid PPC

  • In-office training post-PPC 24 months
  • Minus 4 months pre PPC credit: 4 months
  • Minus 5 months PPC Hybrid credit: 5 months
  • Total: 15 months

See training start and expiry dates with and without credit.

Code of conduct

PPC Course Details

For timetables, important dates and other information relating to the PPC course, see PPC Courses.

Indenture Expiry Date

The date that your training period is due to end is also referred to as the Indenture Expiry Date. See the training start and expiry dates.

The expiry date of your training contract means that the contract between you and your training solicitor is at an end. It is not your qualification date. You qualify once:

  • all statutory and regulatory requirements concerning your education and training have been met, and

  • you have been accepted onto the Roll of Solicitors.

For more information, see training start and expiry dates with and without credit.

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