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Generate Firm Code

A firm code links a student’s Articleship registration to your firm. As a Principal or Authorised Representative, you generate one for each student before they can complete their registration.

Opening Generate Student Code

  1. Go to the Students menu

    In the sidebar, select Students to expand it, then select Generate Student Code.

  2. Review Student Codes History

    The page lists every code you have generated so far, with the student’s name, phone, and code.

Generating a code

  1. Select Code Generate

    At the top right of Student Codes History, select Code Generate to open the Generate Firm Code dialog.

    Generate Firm Code dialog with Student Name and Phone fields, Cancel and Generate buttons
    The Generate Firm Code dialog, opened from Student Codes History
  2. Enter the student’s details

    Fill in Student Name and Phone exactly as the student will use them when registering.

  3. Select Generate

    Select the red Generate button to create the code, or Cancel to close the dialog without saving.

Sharing the code

The new code appears in the Code column of Student Codes History. Share this code with the student — they enter it as the firm verification code on the Student Type tab while registering. See Student Registration and Student Approval Workflow for what happens next.

One code per student

Generate a separate code for each student. If a student loses their code, open the row and generate a replacement rather than reusing another student’s code.

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