I tried SQE

What are my options

If you have tried the SQE route to legal qualification and found that it wasn’t right for you, CILEX allows you to continue your journey to a career in law. You may also benefit from exemptions based on your previous studies.
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Key benefits of CPQ

The CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) allows you to develop the practical legal skills that employers are looking for and specialise in certain areas from the start. If you go all the way to CILEX Lawyer, you will operate at the same level as a solicitor in your chosen specialism.

  • Earn while you learn
  • Early specialisation
  • Flexibility to study at your own pace
  • Gain practical and commercial skills
  • Continued career progression support
  • Exemptions for part-qualified SQE students

For more information on CPQ, sign up to attend our free webinars here or download a prospectus.

To get started on finding out how we can help get you on the right path, please complete a form via the link below so we can understand where you are now and where you want to be, and we will be in touch.

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Quote from Faisal Ali, Medical Negligence, Irwin Mitchell. "CILEX was the most cost-effective option compared to qualifying through traditional routes, it also meant that I could work alongside studying which was the decider for going down this route.”