About ILEX

The Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) is the professional body which represents 24,000 trainee and practicing Legal Executives. Our role is to enhance the role and standing of Legal Executives in the legal profession.

For almost fifty 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 regulators of the legal profession alongside barristers and solicitors.

ILEX was founded in 1892 and became a company limited by guarantee in 1963 with the support and co-operation of the Law Society. Currently ILEX has branches throughout England and Wales and many members overseas.

Our objectives:

• To provide an organisation for persons who are registered or studying with ILEX 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 ILEX, by publishing codes of conduct and guides to good practice, and regulating the membership 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.