Part time ILEX L3 Professional Diploma in Law and Practice

ILEX L3 Professional Diploma in Law and Practice
Start/End Date

Day

Course Code

Start Time

End Time

Location

Fee

Benefit A

Benefit B


21/09/09 -

07/06/10

TBC

Y759/01

TBC

TBC

HUB

£657.30

£20.00

£281.50

Course Description
The Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law and Practice is a broad-based, practical introduction to Law and Legal Practice. It requires that students achieve across key areas of Law and Legal Practice (i.e. mandatory Law units consist of Contract Law, Criminal Law, Land Law and Law of Tort)

Course Structure
To achieve the diploma you must successfully complete 10 units from the suite of 17 units. However, if you have completed the Level 3 Certificate in Law and Practice whilst working towards the diploma, you will have already taken 5 units, so will only have a further 5 units to take in accordance with the qualification rules.

The 10 units taken to achieve the diploma must comply with the following rules:

1. You must take 7 mandatory units as follows:

• Unit 1 Introduction to Law and Practice
• Unit 2 Contract Law
• Unit 3 Criminal Law
• Unit 4 Land Law
• Unit 5 Law of Tort
• Unit 16 Client Care Skills
• Unit 17 Legal Research Skills

2. You must take 3 other units - at least 2 of these units must be Practice units and the third unit can be either a Law unit or a Practice unit. These units are chosen from the suite of 17 units.

3. No Practice unit can be counted as achievement towards the diploma without the linked Law unit being taken also.

Assessment methods are as follows:

• Unit 1: 1 hour multiple choice test
• Units 2-8: 1½ hour closed book exam (and 15 minutes reading time)
• Units 9-15: 1½ hour closed book exam (and 15 minutes reading time) based on pre-released case study
• Units 16-17: Series of skills-based tasks set by ILEX, undertaken with centre and quality assured by ILEX

Course Entry Requirements
All learners will need to complete an application and interview prior to enrolling.

There are no formal entry requirements. However, the qualifications are at Level 3 of the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF), and ILEX does recommend that students embarking on a programme of study towards either qualification have a minimum of four GCSE†s at grades C or above (including English Language or Literature) or equivalent qualifications.

Course Progression
ILEX Level 6 Professional Higher Diploma in Law

Course Career Prospects

• The Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) offers a highly cost-effective route to becoming a lawyer and is accessible to those holding a wide variety of qualification levels.
• ILEX is the ideal route to obtain a law qualification for recent school leavers, graduates, legal support staff, mature students, those changing career, as well as those with family commitments.
• If you are unsure about your career progression please contact the Careers Team.