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ILEX Courses

ILEX Course Leader

Kate Sutherland
Email: sutherk@westminster.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7911 5000 Ext.2717
Fax: 0207 911 5821

All course enquiries should go to Kim Hastilow ( email: course-enquiries @westminster.ac.uk ) in the first instance.  

Background Information

The ILEX Career Qualification Route. In order to qualify as a legal executive students need to register with ILEX and complete both of the following:

  1. ILEX Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law (Level 3 PDL) - This usually takes 2 years part time study and involves passing Law 1, Law 2, Practice 1 and Practice 2.
  2. ILEX Level 6 Professional Higher Diploma in Law (Level 6 PHDL) -This usually takes 2 years part time study and involves passing 1 Practice Paper, 1 linked Law Paper and any other two Law Papers.

The University runs courses in preparation for both of the above qualifications.

 

Single Subject Diploma

Members of ILEX may wish to study extra core subjects in order to go on to qualify as solicitors or for professional development purposes. These are Level 6 subjects

 

Opportunities for Qualifying Law Degree Graduates

Those with a qualifying law degree are exempt from the law paper elements of the ILEX Level 3 PDL and ILEX Level 6 PDHL they therefore need to satisfy the practice paper elements of the ILEX career route in order to become legal executives. The Level 3 practice paper elements can be completed either by passing two ILEX level 3 practice courses or by passing the Universitys module Introduction to Legal Practice. The Level 6 element is satisfied by taking one level 6 practice paper.

 

ILEX Courses at the Universtity of Westminster

Tuition in preparation for

  • ILEX Level 3 Certificate in Law and Practice (new qualification)
  • ILEX Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law and Practice (new qualification)
  • ILEX Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law (existing scheme Law Paper 2 and Practice Papers 2 only)
  • ILEX Level 6 Professional Higher Diploma in Law
  • ILEX Level 6 Single Subject Diploma
  • ILEX Graduate Entry Diploma

 

The ILEX Career Qualification Route

In order to qualify as a legal executive, students need to register with ILEX and complete both Level 3 and Level 6:

1) Level 3

Students commencing September 2010

  • Year 1 ILEXLevel 3 Certificate in Law and Practice (new qualification)
  • Tuition commences September 2010.
  • Year 2 - ILEX Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law and Practice (new qualification).Tuition commences September 2010.

 

Students who commenced before September 2009

  • ILEX Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law (Level 3 PDL) - Students who have already studied for ILEX Level 3 Law Paper 1 and Practice Papers 1 may enrol to complete this Level 3 PDL by studying ILEX Level 3 Law Paper 2 and Practice Papers 2. This qualification is being phased out and the last opportunity to sit the examinations will be October 2010.

 

2) Level 6

  • ILEX Level 6 Professional Higher Diploma in Law (Level 6 PHDL)usually takes 2 years part time study and involves passing 1 Practice Paper, 1 linked Law Paper and any other two Law Papers

 

Single Subject Diploma

Members of ILEX may wish to study extra core subjects in order to go on to qualify as solicitors or for professional development purposes. These are Level 6 subjects

Opportunities for qualifying law degree graduates Graduate Entry Diploma (GED)

Those with a qualifying law degree are exempt from the law paper elements of the ILEX Level 3 PDL and ILEX Level 6 PDHL they therefore need to satisfy the practice paper elements of the ILEX career route in order to become legal executives. The Level 3 practice paper elements can be completed by passing the Universitys module Introduction to Legal Practice. The Level 6 element is satisfied by taking one level 6 practice paper.

 

ILEX Membership

There are three classes of ILEX membership:

  1. Student Members of ILEX studying for ILEX Level 3 PDL and ILEX Level 6 PHDL
  2. Members of ILEX those who have passed the both level 3 PDL and Level 6 PHDL but have yet to complete their qualifying employment and/or attained the age of 25
  3. Fellows of ILEX Full membership of ILEX, which requires qualified members to have passed the examinations AND have completed five years of qualifying employment, including two consecutive years after passing the level 6 PHDL. Must be 25 to be admitted as a Fellow

The requirement for qualifying employment is particularly important forfull details of ILEX regulations and the registration process see the ILEX website on http://www.ilex.org.uk/

 

ILEX Registration

Click here for ILEX student registration

Students need to register with ILEX as a Student/Member of the Institute. This process is quite separate from enrolling with the University or entering for final examinations. Registration forms are available from ILEX, Kempston Manor, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7AB and will also be available on enrolment at the University.

Tel: 01234 841000
Fax: 01234 840373
Email: info@ilex.org.uk

Web: http://www.ilex.org.uk/ 

It is for students to satisfy themselves that they are eligible to register as detailed above.

 

Further Enquries

Course Enquiries
Tel:  0207 911 5000
All course enquiries should go to Kim Hastilow ( email: course-enquiries @westminster.ac.uk ) in the first instance.  
32-38 Wells Street, London, W1T 3UW

ILEX Course Leader, Kate Sutherland is happy to answer queries which cannot be dealt with by admissions.