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ILEX - The Institute of Legal Executives

The Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) is the professional body representing over 22,000 members and is a leading provider of legal education. Legal Executives are qualified lawyers who specialise in a particular area of law. ILEX is recognised as the third branch of the legal profession alongside solicitors and barristers.

Only Fellows (F.ILEX) may call themselves 'Legal Executives' - this indicates that they have completed professional qualifications in law in an area of legal practice to the same level as that required of solicitors. In addition, and unlike newly qualified solicitors, a Fellow will have at least five years experience of working under the supervision of a solicitor in legal practice or the legal department of a private company or local/national government. Fellows are issued with an annual practising certificate.

Fellows may act as Commissioners for Oaths and have extended rights of audience in civil and matrimonial proceedings, enabling them to represent their clients in the county courts and Magistrates' Courts, and therefore to manage a case from start to finish. ILEX, as an authorised body under the Access to Justice Act 1999, may award litigation rights to suitably qualified members to enable them to issue proceedings in their own name. Fellows that are employed by solicitors' practices who specialise in employment law may also advise on compromise agreements.

A Member of the Institute (M.ILEX) will have completed the academic stage of training but will not yet have attained the five years' practical experience that a Fellow has - they cannot therefore call themselves 'Legal Executives' and do not have a practising certificate. Both Members and Fellows may be fee earners however, meaning that in private practice their work is charged directly to clients and makes a direct contribution to the income of a law firm. This is an important difference between Legal Executives and other types of legal support staff (such as paralegals) who tend to handle work of a more routine nature.

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