CILEx Professional Diploma in Law and Practice (Level 3)

Who is the course for?

The course involves the study of a variety of legal areas and skills and concentrates on the acquisition of the practical skills designed to equip you for a role in today’s fast changing legal profession. 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.

The syllabus is both broad and diverse. Modules in both years are aimed at providing students with essential skills to study law at this vocational level. Students will gain the confidence to develop both their practical, vocational and analytical skills. The Practice module will build upon the skills and legal principles acquired from the previous or current modules of study over the two years.

What will I study?

The Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law and Practice is a broad-based, practical introduction to Law and Legal Practice. It requires that students achieve across key areas of Law and Legal Practice (ie mandatory Law units consist of: Contract Law, Criminal Law, Land Law and Law of Tort).

The Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law and Practice has been developed as a unitised qualification which permits students to adopt a flexible and tailor-made approach to learning. Whilst all students undertake a certain amount of core study, there is also room for students to take units which reflect their main areas of interest.

The qualification also includes a practical legal skills component. The Professional Skills units (units 16 and 17) require that students demonstrate key transferable legal skills in practical situations.

The mandatory inclusion of these units in the Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law and Practice ensures that the qualification both reflects the pace of change in the legal sector and that CILEX students are well-prepared to embrace this change.

The qualification consists of ten units in total which are each assessed by CILEX and accumulated by the student. Each unit is regarded as a worthwhile achievement in its own right and certification is available at unit level.

To achieve the Diploma you must successfully complete 10 units from the suite of 17 units. However, if you have completed the Level 3 Certificate in Law and Practice whilst working towards the Diploma, you will have already taken 5 units, so will only have a further 5 units to take in accordance with the qualification rules.

To achieve the CILEX Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law and Practice students must ensure that their choice of units complies with the following qualification rules: Students must take units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16 and 17. Students must then take 3 other units, of which at least 2 units must be Practice units; the units are undertaken as follows:

Year 1:

Introduction to Law and Practice
Law of Tort
Client Care Skills
Legal Research Skills
Civil Litigation
Tutorial

If you have already completed year 1 and you are now ready to proceed to Year 2, please see details below:

Year 2:
Contract Law
Land Law
Criminal Law
Practice Unit – Family Law
Practice Unit – Criminal Litigation
Tutorial

Some of the above modules are optional and therefore the course leader will confirm which modules you should undertake in Year 2. If you have not had a discussion with a course leader then please contact us.

How will the course be delivered?

Candidate specific course times will vary depending on modules and method of delivery chosen – for example: flexible learning, distance learning and tutorial support via VLE – virtual learning environment.

The ILEX website contains details in relation to the yearly registration and membership fees and is found at: http://www.ilex.org.uk/study/student_information/membership_application.aspx.

If you have undertaken some study before then there may be exemptions in relation to some modules above, this will be determined at interview and if this is the case then you will only need to pay for the modules you study.

Course Entry Criteria

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 CourseCourse.

The college operates a no refunds policy as detailed below. Cancellations and transfer requests are subject to the following conditions:

• More than 4 weeks notice – no charge
• 4 weeks notice – 30% of the cost
• 2-3 weeks notice – 50% of the cost
• 1-2 weeks notice – 75% of the cost
• Less than 1 weeks notice – 100% of the cost

All cancellations must be made in writing and are subject to a £10 administration charge. The full fee’s policy is available on request.

What will I get at the end of the course?

CILEx Professional Diploma in Law and Practice (Level 3)

What can I do next?

You may wish to consider the Legal Practice Course.

How much does it cost and what are the dates?

YEAR 1 – £1,600.00 per delegate

You should also set aside approximately £500 for your essential course manual/reading material, registration fees and exam fees, parts of which are payable directly to CILEX at specific intervals during the course). The next intake for Year 1 will be:

Wednesdays 18th September 2013 – 21st May 2014
Maximum time in college: 2.00pm – 7.00pm

Candidate specific course times will vary depending on modules and method of delivery chosen – for example: flexible learning, distance learning and tutorial support via VLE – virtual learning environment. �
(Induction day for year 1 is likely to be held the week before on a date to be arranged)

YEAR 2 – £1,360.00 per delegate.

You should also set aside approximately £500 for your essential course manual/reading material, registration fees and exam fees, parts of which are payable directly to CILEX at specific intervals during the course. The next intake for Year 2 will be:

Wednesdays 18th September 2013 – 21st May 2014
Maximum time in college: 9.00am – 2.00pm

Candidate specific course times will vary depending on modules and method of delivery chosen – for example: flexible learning, distance learning and tutorial support via VLE – virtual learning environment.

The CILEX website contains details in relation to the yearly registration and membership fees and is found at: http://www.CILEx.org.uk/study/student_information/membership_application.aspx.

To find out more and to book……

Email The Training People at Blackburn College or call us on 01254 292500.

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Please note: Our courses are delivered on site at the main campus and/or off site at one of our dedicated Business Suites