CILEX Professional Qualification Graduate Route

Course Type: Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX)

Length: Minimum of 2 years, part-time blended learning

Entry Requirements:

• Qualifying Law Degree (LLB) at 2:2 or above or a Graduate Diploma in Law

• A minimum grade C in GCSE English and maths or equivalent

The CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) Graduate Route allows trainees with a qualifying law degree or a Graduate Diploma in Law to become a CILEX Specialist Lawyer through a streamlined training programme. The CPQ Graduate Route is designed to reflect the legal knowledge you have already acquired as part of your degree and to allow you to focus on your chosen area of practice. You will specialise from day one of your programme and can qualify as a CILEX Lawyer within as little as two years. The course is also designed with flexibility in mind, allowing you to study through a blended delivery model consisting of face-to-face delivery and online learning. All trainees will be required to become members of CILEX and, as a law graduate, you’ll join CILEX as a CILEX Paralegal and begin specialising immediately.

WHAT WILL I STUDY?

Trainees will enter the programme at Advanced Stage and will complete a variety of modules including civil litigation and criminal practice, as well as conveyancing and wills & probate, with some additional material on legal accounts and legal technology. You will then select modules based on your chosen area of practice, for example, conveyancing, family law and wills& probate. You will also be required to complete two e-learning modules which focuses on professional ethics and responsibilities alongside completing a professional portfolio demonstrating specific work-based competencies.

Upon completion of the Advanced Stage you will progress onto the Professional Stage where you will be required to complete a Professional Skills Portfolio alongside your chosen pathway module, based on your specialist area of practice, for example, civil litigation, residential conveyancing and commercial conveyancing. You will also be required to complete a further professional portfolio which consists of demonstrating higherlevel work-based competencies.

HOW AM I ASSESSED?

You will be assessed by a mixture of external examinations, portfolio building and e-learning courses throughout the duration of your training programme.

WHAT’S NEXT?

Graduates will be qualified CILEX Specialist Lawyers in their chosen legal area and receive all relevant practice rights. Graduates can choose to specialise in additional areas by completing additional modules.