Why become a Legal Executive Lawyer - Facts & Figures

Uni isn’t the only way to get a degree-level law qualification: Choosing to be a Legal Executive is a valued and prestigious career move: Latest salary surveys found jobs for up to £92,000 a year were being offered in London for legal executives who qualified with ILEX. Whilst salaries will vary according to location and your chosen specialist area of law, starting salaries are usually up to £14,000 a year, whilst fully qualified Legal Executives can expect to earn around £35,000 on average across England and Wales.

The status and standing of Legal Executive lawyers continues to grow, with Legal Executives already able to represent their clients in court (after they have completed the appropriate training) and with eligibility to become judges and partners in law firms from 2009.

You can fast track your ILEX training, and you may have exemptions from part of the ILEX qualification, depending on your previous studies. We also accept graduates, so if you do decide to go to University and want to be a lawyer, ILEX can still offer you the best route. Here are some of the reasons why you should choose to become a Legal Executive Lawyer…

• ILEX is the most accessible route to a rewarding career as a qualified lawyer – it is open to those holding GCSEs, A levels or a degree.
• Over 80,000 people have chosen ILEX as their route to become a lawyer
• No further full-time study is required: students can complete their ILEX qualifications by part-time study or distance learning. There are over 100 ILEX accredited study centres in the UK and overseas.
• Earn and learn at the same time and so avoid University student debt (which is estimated by the NUS and national newspapers to now be between £20-30,000 on average)
• ILEX cost £3,500 to study over a 4 year period, on average. Average salaries for trainee Legal Executives mean that ‘students’ could earn £63,000 over for of their employees to study with ILEX
• ILEX holds an annual graduation ceremony to which family attend
• According to UCAS, almost a quarter of all UK university applications are to study law. However just 15,000 places to study law are available, so 82% of applicants will face rejection
• Places as a trainee Legal Executive lawyer may be available when formal training contracts are not
• ILEX Fellows who wish to go on to qualify as solicitors are usually exempt from the Law Society’s 2-year training contract.

For more information, visit www.ilexcareers.org.uk