Government Funded

CILEX Qualification

 

Achieve your CILEX qualification and become a qualified Chartered Legal Executive with Datalaw’s government-funded Level 6 Diploma in Law and Practice, tailored to your chosen area of legal practice.

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Trusted Provider For Over 27,000 Professionals

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CILEX Qualification Overview

Advance your legal career with Datalaw’s CILEX Qualification, featuring the Level 6 Diploma in Law and Practice. This 29-month government-funded apprenticeship is designed for individuals ready to specialise in a specific area of law and qualify as a Chartered Legal Executive.

Ideal for aspiring legal professionals, this programme provides the academic knowledge and practical skills needed to work independently with clients in your chosen field. You’ll gain hands-on experience while developing expertise in both contentious and non-contentious legal practice. Specialist pathways include:

  • Dispute Resolution (Civil Litigation) Pathway
  • Criminal Litigation Pathway
  • Family Litigation Pathway
  • Immigration Pathway
  • Conveyancing Pathway
  • Employment Pathway
  • Business Pathway
  • Probate Pathway
  • General Pathway
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Organisations in the UK Trust Datalaw for Legal Training

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Professionals Have Chosen Us as their Training Provider

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Datalaw’s CILEX Qualification Benefits

Choose an Area of Practice

Pursue the CILEX qualification by developing expertise in a specific legal area, contentious or non-contentious. This pathway helps you build the core skills needed to advise and represent clients effectively.

Learn from Legal Experts

Receive guidance from legal professionals and dedicated mentors throughout your qualification. Their real-world experience will help you grow in confidence and competence as you work toward becoming a Chartered Legal Executive.

Blend of Academic & Practical Learning

With a focus on applied legal knowledge, this programme blends academic theory with interactive, scenario-based training. Delivered via live Zoom workshops, you’ll qualify ready to take on real legal challenges.

Personal Goals and Tailored Support

You’ll benefit from personalised guidance throughout your journey. Your Datalaw tutor will work with you to set clear goals, track progress, and stay motivated, ensuring you get the most out of your CILEX qualification.
Accessible Route to Legal Status

This CILEX qualification provides an accessible route to becoming a Chartered Legal Executive as the costs are covered through government support. You’ll gain your Level 6 Diploma in Law and Practice without tuition fees.

Level 6 Diploma in Law and Practice

As part of your CILEX qualification, you’ll complete the Level 6 Diploma in Law and Practice, a nationally recognised credential that combines academic depth with practical legal training in your selected field of practice.

Guiding You Through Your Legal Qualification

At Datalaw, we’re committed to supporting every learner throughout their CILEX qualification journey. We understand the challenge of balancing study, work, and personal life, which is why each learner is assigned a dedicated personal tutor. Your tutor will be there to provide ongoing guidance, personalised learning plans, clear goals, and regular feedback, ensuring you stay focused, confident, and on track to succeed.

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How The CILEX Qualification Benefits Employers

The CILEX Qualification offers a cost-effective solution for law firms, particularly small and medium-sized practices, to develop in-house legal talent through government-funded training. It allows both new and current employees to work toward a full legal qualification while continuing to add value to your business.

Learners can specialise in an area of law that aligns with your firm’s practice areas, ensuring their training supports your strategic needs. As they progress, they build the expertise and confidence to manage client matters independently, enhancing your firm’s capability, efficiency, and professional reputation.

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Datalaw Success Stories

Datalaw’s unwavered support and genuine enthusiasm towards teaching students makes the whole experience all the more exciting, and I can’t wait to see how the Chartered Legal Executive apprenticeship takes my career to the next level.
Erin Green
Datalaw Level 6 CILEX Learner

The most important thing ultimately is the hands on experience but embedded with the theoretical knowledge. I’m doing my workshops where I’m learning all different things and then I’m actually applying them to my everyday work which is so beneficial.

Rio Kellman
Datalaw Graduate Learner
The most attractive thing to me was having the opportunity to study whilst also working. The practical experience is perfect for gaining the relevant transferable skills…It also means that once you’ve qualified, you are already established.
Klara Karimy
Datalaw Graduate Learner
Our experience with Datalaw has been transformational for our first apprentice. I would unhesitatingly recommend Datalaw for those who want to advance their home grown talented team members.
Andrew Horwich
Senior Partner

Madi is doing so well and I am very proud of her achievements to date. Thank you to Alex and Datalaw for all the encouragement and training that you have given to Madi in her apprenticeship.

Anna O'Mara
Partner
We are very proud of how far Danni has come with her course. We think this has aided her confidence and developed her skills. It was great to hear about Danni’s progress and I look forward to our review meetings.
Robyn Murphy
Manager

Frequently Asked Questions

The Level 6 Diploma in Law and Practice, approved by CILEX Regulation, is ideal for aspiring legal professionals, career changers, and legal support staff looking to qualify as Chartered Legal Executives. It offers a flexible, cost-effective route into law, combining academic study with practical skills, making it a valuable option for individuals and employers seeking to develop in-house legal expertise.

The CILEX qualification programme is approximately 33 months, this included the full programme training and EPA.

The Level 6 Diploma in Law and Practice offers an affordable route to developing qualified legal professionals, supported by UK government funding. Levy-paying employers can cover the full programme cost (up to £27,000) using their apprenticeship levy contributions.

For non-levy paying firms, the government covers 95% of the training fees, meaning employers only pay a small 5% share.

This makes Datalaw’s legal training programmes a highly cost-effective choice for firms aiming to upskill their workforce or invest in new talent, without the burden of student loans or high tuition expenses.

The qualification received is a Level 6 Diploma in Law and Practice, allowing you to gain your official legal qualifications and specialise in an area of law.

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