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Training Options for your Employees

The following table shows the range of legal career options that can be pursued by gaining CILEx qualifications, and what the jobs would entail.

  Paralegal Chartered Legal Executive Chartered Legal Executive Advocate
Legal Research yes yes yes
Fee Earner no yes yes
Specialist Legal Knowledge no yes yes
Take Initial Instructions no yes yes
Offer Legal Advice no yes yes
Instruct Counsel no yes yes
Rights of Audience no yes yes
Higher Rights no no yes*
Sign Cheques no yes* yes*
Partnership no yes* yes*
Set up in Practice no yes* yes*

* Subject to completion of appropriate training or other regulation.

Fee Earner training

The CILEx Level 3 Certificate in Law and Practice provides introductory training that enables your unqualified staff to progress standard files under supervision. Find out more about converting paralegals and legal secretaries into fee earners.

Legal Support training

We offer a range of courses for legal secretaries and paralegal staff.

Chartered Legal Executive training

Choosing the Chartered Legal Executive route for your staff is more beneficial than the traditional solicitor route. Read more about the training options available.