CILEX Membership Grades and Fees (2025)

For those wishing to enter the legal profession; those who have no relevant legal qualification, and is currently studying on the Foundation Stage of the CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ).

• £40 registration fee
• £145 annual membership fee

For those who have completed their CILEX Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law and Practice, or who are graduates with Qualifying Law Degrees, or who have completed the Foundation Stage of the CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ). CILEX Member – Paralegal members will be entitled to use the designatory letters ACILEX after their name (previously known as an Associate member).

Outside of the CPQ route to qualify as a CILEX Lawyer, there is also an experiential route to this grade, for those who have a minimum of 2 years’ legal experience (gained in the last five years), based on the law of England and Wales, and who have successfully completed the CILEX Experience Assessment Route.

While this experiential route provides access to the Paralegal grade, this route does not give any exemptions from the CPQ. Those who join via this route must start the CPQ from the Foundation stage if they later decide they wish to qualify as a CILEX Lawyer, unless they hold eligible qualifications from England and Wales, in which case the standard exemptions would apply.

Standard route:

• £40 registration fee
• £214 exemption fee
• £230 annual membership fee

Experience route:

• £945 application fee for non-members
• £495 application fee for members
• £150 resubmission fee (if required)
• £230 annual membership fee

For those who have completed both their CILEX Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law and Practice and their CILEX Level 6 Professional Higher Diploma in Law and Practice; or who are Legal Practice Course (LPC) or Bar Professional Training Course (BPC, formerly the Bar Vocational Course or BVC) graduates, or has completed the Advanced Stage of the CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ). CILEX Member – Advanced Paralegal members will be entitled to use the designatory letters MCILEX after their name (previously known as a Graduate member (GCILEX).

• £40 registration fee
• £428 exemption fee
• £270 annual membership fee

For legal professionals who have a minimum of 5 years’ legal experience (gained in the last ten years), based on the law of England and Wales, and who have successfully completed the CILEX Experience Assessment route.

• £1,575 application fee for non-members
• £1,260 application fee for members
• £150 resubmission fee (if required)
• £288 annual membership fee

For those who have successfully completed the academic stage of training and have successfully met the regulator’s requirement and are authorised by CILEx Regulation.

• £387 applicable Practising Certificate fee
• Application fees for QE and WBL apply in order to obtain this grade of membership.

For those Fellows who are currently on maternity or paternity leave.

• £45 annual membership fee

For those Fellows are taking a break from employment, or not acting as a Chartered Legal Executive in their work, or those who have retired as a Fellow.

• £45 annual membership fee

For those Fellows who are also authorised by another approved regulator as they have cross qualified.

• £45 annual membership fee

For those Fellows who are authorised by another approved regulator and are entitled to use the title CILEX Lawyer

• £130 annual membership fee

For those who are working for the CPS as an Associate Prosecutor. In order to practise as an Associate Prosecutor, there is a requirement to obtain an annual Practising Certificate.

• £40 registration fee
• £45 annual membership fee
• Practising certificate fee £286

For those that have an interest in the legal profession and want to be part of a professional association, or those who have previously been in another grade of membership (not including Fellow), but their circumstances have changed for reasons including, but not limited to, parental leave, period of non-working or retirement. This grade of membership is not intended for those members for whom another grade is appropriate due to their qualifications or work. Affiliate members should not book or sit assessments in this grade.

• £40 registration fee
• £45 annual membership fee

This is limited to those appointed by the CILEX Board to be CILEX Companions, and will recognise exceptional CILEX practitioners with a proven track record in their own organisations or in their contribution to CILEX.