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1. Specialisms of
Legal Executives
By Ehsan Kabir

2. Legal Executives
 Qualified lawyer
 Normally specialising in a particular area of
law
 To be a fully qualified ‘Legal Executive’ you
must reach the level of Fellow of the Institute
of Legal Executives (ILEX)

3. Becoming a Legal Executive
 Two aspects to qualifying:
– Academic training
– Qualifying Employment

4. Academic Training
 Two stages of academic training:
– ILEX Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law
and Practice
– ILEX Level 6 Professional Higher Diploma
in Law and Practice

5. Qualifying Employment
 What is qualifying employment?
– Work of a legal nature, under the supervision of a
Solicitor, Legal Executive, Barrister or Licensed
Conveyancer
– Can be in legal practice, legal department of a public
company or local/national government
 5 years qualifying employment in total
– Final 2 years must be after the academic training is
complete

6. Levels of Membership
 Student
 Affiliate (ILEX Level 3 unit qualification, relevant
level 2 legal qualification or minimum of 3 years
work of predominantly legal nature)
 Associate (completed Level 3 Professional
Diploma or qualifying law degree)
 Graduate (completed ILEX Level 3 and 6 or
LPC/BVC graduates)

7. Specialisms of Legal Executives
 Civil Litigation
 Criminal Litigation
 Family law
 Conveyancing
 Public law
 Corporate
Etc.

8. Employment
 Often employed in solicitors’ firms (and can become
partners in firms)
 May also be self-employed
 Cannot undertake reserved legal activity unless
working under supervision of an authorised person:
– Conveyancing
– Applications for probate or letters of administration
– Conducting litigation and exercising advocacy rights

9. Work of Legal Executives
 Draft wills
 Draw up documents to assist in the formation
of a company
 Advise in relation to matrimonial problems
 Advise clients accused of crime
 Advise on compromise agreements (if
employed in a solicitor’s firm)

10. Work of Legal Executives
 Licensed by BarDirect Committee of Bar
Council to instruct barristers directly
 Act as Commissioners for Oaths
 If of 3 years’ good standing – sign client
account cheques on principal’s account
 Appear in relation to certain unopposed
applications in County Court and applications
for judgment by consent

11. ILEX members may…
 Provide immigration and services if registered to
do so (with ILEX before 2004 or OISC)
 Become District judges or chairmen of tribunals
(Fellows are now eligible for judicial
appointment)
 Qualify as Legal Executive Advocates with
further training and receive further rights of
audience

12. Legal Executive Advocates
 Further rights of audience to represent
clients in:
– County Court
– Family Proceedings Court
– Magistrates Court (including Youth Court)
– Coroners Court
– Most tribunals.

13. Conduct
 Members of ILEX must comply with the ILEX
Professional Standards Code of Conduct which
sets out nine principles
– What are the principles?
 The Code of Conduct and other rules and
guidance for members can be found on the ILEX
Professional Standards website.

14. Conduct
 Members of ILEX may also be subject to other
Codes:
– Qualified Legal Executive Advocates must comply
with the ‘Rights of Audience Conduct Rules’
 Members employed in practices regulated by
other professional bodies must comply with
codes of employers:
– E.g. those in solicitors’ firms are governed by the
Solicitors’ Code of Conduct

15. Complaints
Two types of complaints:
Service complaints
– Complaints relating to the quality of service
– To whom should these complaints be made?
Conduct complaints
– Complaints relating to the conduct of ILEX members
– To whom should these complaints be made?

16. Service Complaints
1. Complain to the practice
– Clients should be given information about the firm’s
complaints handling procedure
2. Can further complain to the Legal Ombudsman
– If the complaint is not dealt with or the client finds
the response unsatisfactory
– Clients should be given information about this right

17. Conduct Complaints
Dealt with by ILEX Professional Standards
(IPS)
Investigated and referred to the Professional
Conduct Panel
In some instances the Professional Conduct
Panel will refer the case to the Disciplinary
Tribunal
– Formal process, usually with legal representation