Membership Grades

During the course of your studies you will be registered as an ILEX Student. Once you have gained your academic qualification you will become a Member of ILEX.

Qualified Members are those trainees who have completed the ILEX Professional Qualification in Law, but have not yet completed the required period of legal experience. They are eligible to use the designatory letters “M.Inst.L.Ex.”.

ILEX Members have either passed, or are exempt from, the ILEX Professional Qualification in Law, which is made up of two stages of training – the ILEX Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law and Practice and the ILEX Level 6 Professional Higher Diploma in Law.

When you have successfully completed the period of qualifying employment, you will become a Fellow of ILEX, and eligible to use the term ‘Legal Executive’ and the designatory letters “F.Inst.L.Ex.”.

To be admitted as a Fellow it is necessary to have passed the ILEX Professional Qualification in Law, or been exempted from it; completed a minimum of five years employment experience in legal work, including at least two consecutive years of experience which falls after completion of the ILEX Professional Qualification in Law; and satisfied the Council of ILEX as to fitness for admission.