What to expect before and after admission

Updated 15 July 2026

Before admission

Choose your admission date

When your application has been approved, you will receive an email asking you to choose your admission date in mySRA.

If you are applying under the Legal Practice Course route, it must at least one day after your period of recognised training ends.

Apply for a practising certificate

If you plan to carry out reserved legal activities, you may need a practising certificate. Find out if you need a practising certificate.

Once you have chosen an admission date, you can apply for your practising certificate through your mySRA account. This is then renewed each year before 31 October.

Admission day

On the day you are admitted, we will issue your admission certificate and email you.

You will need to generate your certificate in mySRA. It will be available to download immediately from 'My individual applications and documents' in mySRA. We do not issue hard copy certificates.

When you are admitted to the roll of solicitors, your information is added to the Solicitors Register within 24 hours.

What to do next

We are committed to supporting a more diverse and inclusive legal sector. Please take a few minutes to complete your diversity profile in mySRA. Learn how to do this and why it's important.

Please also make sure your practising address accurately reflects where you work. This could be, for example, a branch office, your home address or working overseas. Please do not list your employer's head office if you do not work from there.

If working abroad, read the Law Society's guidance on providing legal services abroad and familiarise yourself with the Overseas and Cross-border Practice Rules.

It is your responsibility to make sure your information is kept up to date.

Remaining competent to practise 

All solicitors must maintain their competence to carry out their role. This means you must keep your professional knowledge and skills up to date throughout your career.

Find out more about continuing competence requirements.

Useful information

Guidance

We have guidance to help you understand our rules, regulations and information on the expected conduct of solicitors.

Support

We also have information on support available for solicitors.

Admission ceremony

The Law Society will invite you to book a place at an admission ceremony. To learn more, visit the Law Society's website.