This is a qualifying law degree (for the purposes of qualifying as a solicitor or barrister) developed in cooperation with the Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) offering you the opportunity to kick start your legal career by graduating with both an LLB(Hons) degree and Graduate Membership of the Institute of Legal Executives. Legal Executive lawyers are fee earners. In private practice, their work is charged directly to clients making a direct contribution to the income of a law firm. As a Graduate Member of ILEX you will find excellent opportunities open to you as your legal career progresses. After five years qualifying employment, you'll be entitled to apply for Fellowship of the Institute and use the title Legal Executive. Professional responsibilities increase with experience and Fellows of ILEX become one of the main points of contact for clients seeking professional advice on legal matters. Legal Executive lawyers may also run specialist departments in a legal firm. Fellows who train and qualify as Legal Executive Advocates can represent clients in civil, criminal and family proceedings as well as most tribunals, depending on the area of law in which they practice. Fellows are also now eligible for judicial appointments for District Judges in civil and criminal courts and for Tribunal Chairman. Legal Executive lawyers also have the option to become solicitors within one or two years after becoming Fellows and are usually exempt from the training contract graduates must complete to qualify as solicitors. However, new emerging rights means that the role and standing of Legal Executive lawyers and solicitors is moving ever closer.

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