Chartered Institute Of Legal Executives (Cilex)

Your best route to a career in law.

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) is the professional body for around 20, 000 Chartered Legal Executives, paralegals and other legal professionals in England and Wales.

Our role is to enhance the role and standing of Chartered Legal Executives in the legal profession.

For more than 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.

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