Sorry this is boring BUT what do you do if you're funemployed and, while you are looking for a new law job, you don't want to pay to renew your PC yourself? Do you just do a notice of non-renewal so you can stay on the roll, and then get your future employer to pay for the PC renewal?
Thank you for your attention.
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The received wisdom was always to renew it yourself and get your new employer to reimburse pro rata.
If you are unemployed and job hunting you can promote the advantage of being good to go immediately, works for locums also.
Two arms*, one leg and a practising certificate are all you need is what I always used to say when recruiting in a hurry.
Also, if not current a future employer might worry you are gunning for an endoresement or such like.
* or, indeed, these days, no arms and no legs either. But DEFFO a practsisng cert.
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Thanks, makes sense.
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It’s pretty quick to get it renewed these days so in the past I’ve just applied in the few days before starting a new job.
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If you log on to MySRA there is info on this. Also, the contact centre (email details on MySRA) responds quite quickly to specific enquiries and phone helpline is efficient. If you select the drop down option “I do not need to renew”, contact centre advised me I would stay on the roll until next March/April when SRA contacts you - you have to confirm at that time and pay a small fee to stay on the roll or you will be removed. In the end, although planning to take a chunk of time off, I decided it was simpler to renew myself (and offset as a business expense when I file my tax return).
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I just don’t renew and when I need to I negotiate with whoever to pay and then you can get it within 24 hours. I wouldn’t bother paying while unemployed.
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I quite often let my PC lapse as I don't technically need it. I generally renew when there is a need and it seems like an automatic process and get it back within mins of applying and paying the fee.
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