CILEX Practitioner
- Regulators
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- Chartered Institute of Legal Executives
- CILEx Regulation
- Nations
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- England
- Wales
- Sectors
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- Law
Regulatory or professional bodies
Primary regulator
- Regulatory authority
- CILEx Regulation
- Address
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Room 301, Endeavour House
Wrest Park
Silsoe
Bedford
MK45 4HS - Email address
- info@cilexregulation.org.uk
- Phone number
- +44 (0)1234 845 770
Additional regulator
- Regulatory authority
- Chartered Institute of Legal Executives
- Address
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Kempston Manor
Kempston
Bedford
MK42 7AB - Email address
- info@cilex.org.uk
- Website
- https://www.cilex.org.uk
- Phone number
- +44 (0)1234 841000
Regulation
Regulation summary
A CILEX Practitioner can practise without supervision in a regulated firm in areas of practice that are designated as Reserved or Regulated Activities.
CILEX Practitioners are authorised persons and are subject to annual continuing professional development and conduct checks.
Regulation type
Reserved activities
Exercise of a right of audience;
Conduct litigation;
Reserved instrument activities (conveyancing);
Probate activities;
Immigration (a regulated activity).
Protected titles
CILEX Conveyancing Practitioner
CILEX Immigration Practitioner
CILEX Litigator & Advocate for civil proceedings
CILEX Litigator & Advocate for criminal proceedings
CILEX Litigator & Advocate for family proceedings
CILEX Probate Practitioner
CILEX Practitioner (ACCA-Probate) - only for use by individuals linked to an ACCA Accountancy firm providing Probate.
- More about regulated activities and titles
- http://cilexregulation.org.uk/i-am-an-applicant/cilex-practitioner/
Qualifications and experience
New professionals
- Routes to qualification
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You must have 5 years legal sector experience with at least 2 years immediately preceding an application in the required area of practice.
For litigation (civil. criminal or family) or immigration (a regulated activity), you will first need to become a Chartered Legal Executive.
You will need to submit:
- proof of relevant qualifications
- portfolios and logbooks as evidence from their caseloads.
Professionals from other UK nations
- Routes to recognition within the UK
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Covered in our exemption policy
- More about recognition within the UK
- https://cilexregulation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Individual-exemptions-policy-June-2021.pdf
Professionals from outside the UK
- Recognition for professionals outside the UK
- Some - qualifications from some countries may be recognised, but professionals from other countries will have to re-qualify
- Summary of routes
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If you are a lawyer who has qualified in the EU/EEA (including Irish qualified professionals) or Switzerland, you may apply to be authorised as a Chartered Legal Executive or CILEX Practitioner through our process for the mutual recognition of professional qualifications (MRPQ).
Other overseas professionals need to requalify under the 'route to qualification for new professionals' detailed above.
Registration
- Registration requirements
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For conduct of litigation and immigration, you need to register with the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives to become a Chartered Legal Executive.
Annually you must complete a declaration related to conduct and pay a fee.
Legislation
- Title of relevant act or charter
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Legal Services Act 2007
- Website link to legislation
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/29/contents
- Title of relevant act or charter
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Legal Services Act 2007
- Website link to legislation
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/29/contents