Becoming a Chartered Legal Executive lawyer
CILEx offers a highly cost-effective and accessible route to
becoming a lawyer and unparalleled access to a flexible career in
law.The CILEx route to law is the ideal way to obtain a law
qualification for school leavers, graduates, legal support staff,
mature students and those who already have family commitments. It
is possible to start training to be an CILEx lawyer with a variety
of qualification levels.
You should hold a minimum of four GCSE grades C or
above including English Language or Literature or qualifications at
an equivalent level. If you do not have any formal qualifications
we strongly recommend that you consider studying for a City & Guilds/CILEx qualification in Legal
Studies before embarking on the legal executive training
route.
Exemptions from parts of the
CILEx Professional Qualification in Law may be available if
you hold an A level in law, a recognised law degree or if you have
already done a postgraduate Legal Practice Course.
Typically students receive on-the-job training in
solicitors’ offices or legal departments, whilst also attending
classes in law and practice at academic institutions or via
distance learning.
So if you wish to switch to a career in law, or want to 'earn
and learn' and avoid student debt, CILEx is your first
choice.