CILEx Assessors

CILEx offers a unique route to a legal career and becoming a qualified lawyer without a requirement to have a law degree, although law graduates and graduates with non-law degrees can also qualify as a lawyer through the CILEx route. Entry is accessible to those holding a variety of qualification levels.

The CILEx route 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.

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) represents its 20,000 members and lobbies for change and improvements to the legal system on behalf of its members.

Typically those studying through CILEx receive on-the-job training in solicitors’ offices or legal departments, whilst also attending classes in law and practice at one of our 80 accredited academic institutions or via distance learning.

CILEx is committed to providing high quality assessment materials for our candidates.

Our aim is to ensure that we engage first class assessors to work with us, to provide robust qualifications which meet the requirements of the subject and its learners.

Our assessors

Our assessors cover a range of qualifications in law and legal practice from A-level to honours degree standard.

Find out if you qualify to be an assessor for CILEx.

Subject Areas

The subject areas we assess are listed below. We have also provided a link to the unit specification and past papers for the level and subject area you are interested in. The unit specification is one of the key documents an assessor is required to be familiar with and to refer to when creating, revising or scrutinising assessment materials. It is the measuring stick that CILEx uses to assess candidates knowledge, understanding and skills, as such you are encouraged to use the link to relevant unit spec.  You will also find it useful to have a look at past question papers. These will provide you with some insight into the content our question paper structure and requirements.  You can use these links to access the Unit Specifications (L3 & L6) and Past Papers.

Level 3

Unit 1 - Introduction to Law and Practice	Law
Unit 2 - Contract Law	Law
Unit 3 - Criminal Law	Law
Unit 4 - Land Law	Law
Unit 5 - Law of Tort	Law
Unit 6 - Employment Law	Law
Unit 7 - Family Law	Law
Unit 8 - Law of Wills and Succession	Law
Unit 9 - Civil Litigation	Practice
Unit 10 - Conveyancing	Practice
Unit 11 – Criminal Litigation	Practice
Unit 12 - The Practice of Family Law	Practice
Unit 13 - The Practice of Employment Law	Practice
Unit 14 - Probate Practice	Practice
Unit 15 - The Practice of Law for the Elderly Client	Practice
Unit 18 - The Practice of Child Care Law	Practice
Unit 19 - Residential and Commercial Leasehold Conveyancing	Practice

Level 6

Unit 1 - Company and Partnership Law	Law
Unit 2 - Contract Law	Law
Unit 3 - Criminal Law	Law
Unit 4 - Employment Law	Law
Unit 5 - Equity and Trusts	Law
Unit 6 - European Union Law	Law
Unit 7 - Family Law	Law
Unit 8 - Immigration Law	Law
Unit 9 - Land Law	Law
Unit 10 - Landlord and Tenant Law	Law
Unit 12 - Public Law	Law
Unit 13 - Law of Tort	Law
Unit 14 - Law of Wills and Succession	Law
Unit 15 - Civil Litigation	Practice
Unit 16 - The Practice of Company and Partnership Law	Practice
Unit 17 - Conveyancing	Practice
Unit 18 - Criminal Litigation	Practice
Unit 19 - The Practice of Employment Law	Practice
Unit 20 - The Practice of Family Law	Practice
Unit 21 - Probate Practice	Practice

Tech Level

CILEx is also offering a new qualification for 16+ year olds from September 2016, to be offered in schools and colleges - the Level 3 Diploma in Law and Legal Skills.