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CILEX Law School set to deliver CPQ
Monday, 14 June 2021CILEX Law School has been approved to deliver the new CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ), introduced in February by CILEX (the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives). The CPQ is a redesigned approach to training that will produce uniquely qualified lawyers with the skills to meet the changing demands of the modern legal market and is open to those without a university qualification.
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CILEX launch major membership survey in push to shape future of legal services
Thursday, 6 May 2021It is widely recognised that the legal profession has a diversity problem. Around 21% of solicitors and 34% of barristers attended fee-paying schools, compared to 7% of the general population. More than half have parents with degree-level qualifications, compared to 19% in the general population.
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The CPQ explained
Thursday, 25 March 2021CILEX (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) recently launched the CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ), a new approach to training which is designed to produce lawyers equipped with the skills they need to meet the changing demands of the modern legal market.
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Covid-19, rights and freedoms – Justice Week 2021
Monday, 1 March 2021The time is right for a vital health check on our rights, our justice system and ultimately on the rule of law, the Bar Council, the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) and the Law Society of England and Wales said, as they mark the launch of Justice Week (1 to 5 March) with the United Kingdom still locked-down in the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Legal education and training: Unfit for purpose
Legal Aid pushed to the brink of collapse, warns CILEx
Thursday, 29 October 2020The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) is warning that Legal Aid services are now on the brink of collapse and only the immediate reinstatement of funding can save it.
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CILEx: End rules that prevent Chartered Legal Executives providing legal services abroad
Friday, 23 October 2020The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) has called for the government to end restrictions that prevent Chartered Legal Executives from providing legal services internationally.
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Lawyers virtually celebrate #LegalPride2020
Friday, 12 June 2020The legal professions of England and Wales – solicitors, barristers and chartered legal executives – will celebrate Pride events virtually during the Covid-19 pandemic, with a ‘Home and Away’ theme.
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Why the Covid-19 business support measures are insufficient
Tuesday, 12 May 2020Criminal defence firms (particularly SMEs) are unlikely to survive after Covid-19 unless the government considers additional financial measures to those currently available.
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CILEx appoints business development director to spearhead growth
Wednesday, 29 April 2020The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) has brought in new business development director Harvinder (Harvey) Sondh to identify and drive new areas of growth. Harvey, formerly Director of Innovation and Enterprise at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, will focus on growth across UK and international markets for both the professional and commercial areas of the organisation.
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