CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) - Advanced Stage

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Starts May and August
Course Type Part Time
Duration Two Years
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Introduction

The Advanced Stage of the CILEx Professional Qualification (CPQ) is the second stage of professional training to becoming a CILEX Advanced Paralegal or CILEX Lawyer. Each stage of CPQ comprises of three elements: core legal knowledge, practice and skills; ethics and professional responsibility; and professional experience. The aim of these elements is to provide the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviours necessary to practise effectively as a legal professional. Those of you who have a qualifying law degree will be able to start your CILEX training on the CPQ Advanced Stage. Successful completion of the CPQ Advanced Stage will qualify you as a CILEX Advanced paralegal. Following on from this you will be able to progress onto the CPQ Professional Stage to become a CILEX Lawyer.

What do we study

The Advanced Stage of the CPQ is broken down into three elements: core legal knowledge, practice and skills; ethics and professional responsibility; and professional experience. Bede Sixth Form College will provide you with tuition on the core knowledge, practice and skills required to complete this element of the programme. As part of your academic study you will need to complete four mandatory modules. These include, Professional and Legal Skills, Dispute Resolution and Litigation, Criminal Law and Litigation and Property and Conveyancing. In addition, you will be required to select at least one optional module from the following: Business and Employment Law, Family Law and Practice or Wills, Probate and Private Client. In addition, you will be required to evidence your competence via a professional experience portfolio, carried out with a legal employer, and complete the second ethics and professional responsibility eLearning module. If you have not completed the Foundation Stage of CPQ you will also be required to complete the first ethics and responsibilities module un order to progress.

How will I learn

You will learn through a variety of methods such as interactive lectures, video tutorials and more. You will also receive resource packs and extra support in the run up to assessments. Delivery is conducted on a face-to-face basis and through a blended delivery model, which allows you to complete some of the work in your own time and at your own pace.

What's next

Those who successfully complete the CPQ Advanced Stage will be a qualified CILEX Advanced Paralegal. You will then have the option to progress onto the CPQ Professional Stage to become and CILEX Lawyer. Alternatively, you may wish to apply for the CILEX Chartered Legal Executive Apprenticeship (Standard 41). More information is available on our legal apprenticeships page.

What else do I need to know

The course will be delivered on a dedicated evening each week. Timetables will be allocated to you at the start of each term. Delivery usually takes place on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening. Depending on which module you are sitting will depend on the evening that you are required to attend. The total cost of the CPQ Advanced Stage is £5,850. The total cost of the CPQ Advanced Stage covers your training provider delivery fees, which total £4,350, along with your CILEX Registration Fees, totalling £1,500. The registration fees you pay directly to CILEX will cover your enhanced eLearning materials, your first attempt at your examinations for each module, your Ethics and Professional Responsibility eLearning module and assessment and the assessment of your Professional Experience Portfolio. Please note, there may be an additional fee to cover the ethics and responsibilities module 1 if you have not completed that as part of the CPQ Foundation Stage. You will also be required to pay an annual CILEX Membership Fee. Information regarding membership fees and levels is available on the CILEX website at Membership grades and fees (cilex.org.uk) You may be able to apply for a scholarship or a bursary through the CILEX Foundation. More information about financial assistance is available at CILEX Foundation

Bede Sixth Form College has an excellent reputation in law and legal services. The tutors are highly skilled and experienced, with a number of tutors qualified as solicitors. Bede Sixth Form College is also an accredited centre, delivering professional qualifications with the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives.

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