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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 ProgrammeGCILEx 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
Stage 2
• CILEx Graduate Fast Track Diploma (GFTD)
Stage 3
• Qualifying Employment / Work Based Learning = 3 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 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 £185Graduate £215Fellow £355
Fees
Academic Year 2015/16Examination fees : Per practice Unit: £91 (*2) Client Care Unit £66
Fellowship Upgrade Application:£150 (Submission of Work Based learning Portfolio)
Graduate Entry Fees 2015/16
Qualifying Law Degree £425(registration £40, exemption £200, subscription £185 )
Membership Grade: Associate (ACILEx)
LPC/BVC/BPTC £655 (registration £40, exemption £400, subscription £215 )
Membership Grade: Graduate (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 confirmCosts.
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
Membership enquiresmembership@cilex.org.uk www.cilexcareers.org.ukTwitter : @cilexlawyersTel 01234 841000
Lynne SquiresCILEx Development Manager lsquires@cilex.org.uk Tel: 01234 844644
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