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CILEX Qualification – Graduate route

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.

Course type

Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX)

Course length
  • Minimum of 2 years
  • Part-time

This course has two enrolments each year: January and August.

Entry requirements

CPQ Advanced Stage, LPC or BPC

Alternatively you can enter upon completion of a CLE Apprenticeship

Delivery options

Flexible delivery options available.

Course content
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 and 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 and 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 higher-level work-based competencies.

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How am I assessed?
You will be assessed by a mixture of internal formative assessments and external examinations 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.

Find out more about CILEX membership and registration.

Why is Innersummit the choice for law?

Whatever your ambition, there has never been a better time to come and study with us.

Here at Innersummit, our CILEX courses can be the perfect stepping stone within your law career. Whether you’re just starting out and are looking for an alternative to a law degree, or you’re already practicing and want to develop professionally, we’ve got you covered.

We pride ourselves on offering courses that will give you the skills that employers look for. Let’s find your innersummit together.

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