Becoming CILEx QualifiedLaw Graduate Pathway

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives

• Membership body for paralegals, CILEx Practitioners and Chartered Legal Executives

• A representative and regulatory body • Established in 1963• 20,000 members

Chartered Legal Executives Broad based understanding of law & practice Specialist knowledge, experience and skills Authorised Person Status (LSA 2007) Independent Practice Rights - Advocacy & litigation

in Civil, Criminal, Family, Immigration Judicial appointment, Partnership, Coroner

CILEx Practitioners (probate & conveyancing) Specialist subject pathway Authorised Person Status (LSA 2007) Independent Practice rights Specialists in their field of practice

Membership Grades

• Student No formal legal qualifications

• Affiliate Minimum 1 CILEx level 3 unit or years legal sector employment

• Associate CILEx Level 3 Diploma / QLD graduatesACILEx

• Graduate CILEx Professional Programme

GCILEx or QLD plus CILEx Fast Track Diploma

or LPC/BVC/BPTC

• Fellow All law & practice units plus 3 years Qualifying

FCILEx Employment

Becoming a Chartered Legal Executive Law Graduate route

Stage 1

• Exemption Application ~ if possessing a Qualifying Law Degree (achieved within last 7 years)

Stage 2

• CILEx Graduate Fast Track Diploma (GFTD)

Stage 3

• Qualifying Employment / Work Based Learning3 years work of a wholly legal nature(minimum 20 hours /week)

Graduate Fast Track Diploma (GFTD)

Successful exemption application= Associate Membership ACILEx

Completion of GFTD is required to meet the practice element of the CILEx Professional qualification

The GFTD requires completion of :- Two Level 6 legal practice units

plus Level 6 client care skills unit

CILEx GFTD Practice Units

Two Practice units completed from: Civil Litigation The Practice of Company & Partnership law Conveyancing Criminal Litigation The Practice of Employment Law The Practice of Family Law Probate Practice

At least one unit must relate to a module completed as part of QLD

Level 6 - Assessment

Graduate Fast Track Diploma

PracticeUnits

Closed Book Examination - with pre release materials (3 hours)

Professional Skills Units

CILEx tasks, assessed by centres

2 Exam sittings per year January & June

LPC/BVC/BPTC Graduate Exemptions

Holders of a Qualifying Law Degree plus the LPC/BVC/BPTC may apply for full exemption from the academic stages of CILEx training (Level 3 & Level 6)

A successful exemption application results in entry at GCILEx membership status

Enrolment process

Visit CILEx website Click link here Select “Join Now” Complete online registration process Include details of the academic qualifications you have

achieved LLB Graduates complete Application for a Listed

Exemption form, and send it plus certified copies of LLB certificate & exemption fee to CILEx

LPC/BPTC on completion of registration send CILEx certified copies of LLB & LPC certificates

CILEx – Qualifying Employment

3 years work, minimum 20 hours/week, of a wholly legal nature under the supervision of an authorised person

A period of 43 weeks spent in attendance on either LPC/BPTC will be treated as qualifying employment, provided you have passed the course.

Where the LPC/BPTC and qualifying employment run concurrently, credit will not be given twice for the same time period.

Final year must be completed after becoming a Graduate Member of CILEx (GCILEx status).

Qualifying Employment

Working to prescribed learning outcomes Requires collation of evidence, using a logbook, to

demonstrate outcomes are met The Work Based Learning Handbook sets out what

constitutes QE & is available to download from CILEx or CILEx Regulation

Members are asked to check before proceeding if they are in any doubt as to whether their employment constitutes QE

Registration fee £35

FEES TO CONSIDER

Membership fees

Exemption fees

Centre Tuition

Fees

Examination fees

Books & miscellaneous

Annual Membership Subscription Fees

Academic year 2015/16

Associate £185

Graduate £215

Fellow £355

Fees

Academic Year 2015/16

Examination fees : Per practice Unit: £91 (*2) Client Care Unit £66

Fellowship Upgrade Application:

£150 (Submission of Work Based learning Portfolio)

Exemption Fees 2015/16

Qualifying Law Degree £40 + £185 + £200

Associate Membership (ACILEx)

LPC/BVC/BPTC £655

Graduate Membership (GCILEx)

Where to Study

CILEx Study Centres

Course tuition fees are payable to, and set by, individual centres.

Enquiries should be made with centres to confirm

Costs.

Benefits of becoming a Chartered Legal Executive

Qualified Lawyer Status; an Authorised Person (LSA2007)

Regulation/Representation by a Professional Body

Eligibility for partnership

Management opportunities

Advocacy rights (with additional training): civil, criminal, family

Eligibility for judicial appointment

Coroners

Benefits for Employers

Flexible: continue to train whilst working

Cost effective: fee earning capacity compared with training cost and salary (CILEx research)

Good value compared with solicitors Typical target: £60-£100k Total cost to train: less than £6k

Enhanced expertise: in some cases, CILEx members may possess unique skills and practice knowledge

Improved staff retention/development

Additional Opportunities (web links)

Probate Practice rights Conveyancing Practice rights Litigation & Advocacy Practice rights Judicial Appointment Entity Regulation

Further Information

www.cilex.org.uk

www.cilexcareers.org.uk

Twitter : @cilexlawyers

Tel: 01234 841000

Lynne Squires

CILEx Business Development Officer

Email: lsquires@cilex.org.uk @lynnesquires

Tel : 07795062905