solicitor timeline

I'm a law student going into my second year of university in September. I want to go down the solicitor route and i'm aware this year is very important due to vac schemes and training contract applications but i'm a bit confused as to what year i'm applying for. my degree is 3 years so i'm due to graduate in 2022. i know firms recruit 2 years in advance but what about the time it'll take to complete the LPC? i know most firms will put you on an accelerated course so the LPC is only 6/7 months but if i was to finish my degree in say June 2022, would i go straight into my LPC by like July to finish it by jan 2023 at the latest? or does the LPC run from like September or January so i would still have a 'summer holiday' after graduating?
and if i'm doing the LPC surely i wouldn't be actually starting the training contract until 2023 if that makes sense? so am i right in applying for 2022 TC's or should i be applying for 2023 TC's? or does the 2022 just mean the year the firm starts sponsoring you (since they'll be paying for the LPC?)

im aware of the process just cant picture how the timeline would go in my mind so if anyone could explain the timeline between graduating and beginning the LPC then the training contract. when would each process start for a student going into second year this year

i hope this makes sense haha

I'm a law student going into my second year of university in September. I want to go down the solicitor route and i'm aware this year is very important due to vac schemes and training contract applications but i'm a bit confused as to what year i'm applying for. my degree is 3 years so i'm due to graduate in 2022. i know firms recruit 2 years in advance but what about the time it'll take to complete the LPC? i know most firms will put you on an accelerated course so the LPC is only 6/7 months but if i was to finish my degree in say June 2022, would i go straight into my LPC by like July to finish it by jan 2023 at the latest? or does the LPC run from like September or January so i would still have a 'summer holiday' after graduating?
and if i'm doing the LPC surely i wouldn't be actually starting the training contract until 2023 if that makes sense? so am i right in applying for 2022 TC's or should i be applying for 2023 TC's? or does the 2022 just mean the year the firm starts sponsoring you (since they'll be paying for the LPC?)

im aware of the process just cant picture how the timeline would go in my mind so if anyone could explain the timeline between graduating and beginning the LPC then the training contract. when would each process start for a student going into second year this year

i hope this makes sense haha

This is tough to answer, because if everything goes to plan, you will likely not be sitting the LPC. The SQE will be in place by that time and i expect that the majority of firms will prefer trainees to take this route, but the answer to your specific question is, in most cases, it's a September start for the LPC.

My best advice is one step at a time. Focus on the things you can control at the moment: grades, EC, work experience and your applications. When you obtain a TC, your own firm will be in a position to answer these questions best.

Thank you for the advice. As for the LPC there is going to be a 10 year transition period and in 2022 all firms( or at least the 15 or so I’m looking into provisionally) are still using the LPC Route. If it’s a September start for most LPC courses then that sort of answers my question so thank you! X

Yes, there is a long transition period for people who have already started the process. When the SQE launches, it will simply depend on each firms individual preferences as to the route for these particular trainees. If your firms have already clarified that the LPC is their preference, this helps remove the uncertainty. Good luck!

No need to be rude. All I asked about was when in the year LPC courses started after a degree and then when in the year a training contract would start. I’m aware the LPC is changing to the SQE and future cohorts will be trained under that. But FOR ME that doesn’t affect me so I’m asking about how it works under the current system as that is the system I PERSONALLY will be trained under. That’s all. If I didn’t want responses I wouldn’t have asked