Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) awarding body
What we're all about
The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) is the professional association for 20,000 Chartered Legal Executive lawyers, paralegals and other legal practitioners in England and Wales. For more than 50 years, we have been offering unparalleled access to a flexible career in law. We work closely with Government and the Ministry of Justice and are recognised in England and Wales as one of the three core approved regulators of the legal profession alongside barristers and solicitors.
Founded in 1892, the Institute of Legal Executives became a company limited by guarantee in 1963 with the support and co-operation of the Law Society. On 30 January 2012, we became incorporated by Royal Charter and are now known as the 'Chartered Institute of Legal Executives'. In 2013, we celebrated 50 years of legal careers.
We have a network of branches throughout England and Wales and many members overseas.
Our objectives:
- To provide an organisation for persons who are registered or studying with the Institute who provide legal services and who are a resident in England and Wales or elsewhere
- To provide for the education, training and development of skills for Fellows and persons who wish to become experts in the law or otherwise
- To advance and protect the status and interests of Fellows and those persons referred to above
- To promote professional unity, co-operation and mutual assistance amongst persons employed in the legal profession or engaged in legal work
- To promote and secure professional standards of conduct amongst Fellows and those who are registered with the Institute, by publishing code of conduct, guides to good practice and the protocol between the Institute and its regulatory body, CILEx Regulation, and regulating the membership through that body to ensure compliance with those standards
- To give and award diplomas, certificates, prizes, scholarships, bursaries or other awards to those who show proficiency in the law.