Christina Blacklaws has become the 174^th president of the Law Society of England and Wales. She was inaugurated at a ceremony at Chancery Lane, London, on 5 July 2018.

It’s been a couple of weeks since we’ve published our last commercial news round-up and in that time it seems as if a lot has happened – from the escalation of the tensions between the US and Iran, to the worsening of the Australian wildfires which have so far destroyed over 32,000 square miles of land, killing millions of animals. 

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives has announced that it is developing a Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Legal Services. It will be delivering this new level in partnership with Skills for Justice and The College of Law.

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives has applied for the right to grant independent practice rights in litigation, advocacy, immigration, probate and conveyancing to chartered legal executives.

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) has announced that 83% of students passed the latest CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) Foundation assessments.

The Modern Law Awards last week honoured the chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, Diane Burleigh OBE, for her lifetime of achievements in the legal profession.

The CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) has been granted regulatory approval and is now open for applicants.

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives recently held its annual graduation ceremony, with new CILEx members celebrating their new status as qualified lawyers.

CILEx Regulation has been granted the right to license new alternative business structures, in a development touted as good news for legal executives, who could benefit from expanded career opportunities.

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) has launched an enquiry into whether paralegals can meet the future needs of the legal services market.

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) has launched its inaugural National Awards to celebrate the best and the brightest among its members. Among other things, the awards will recognise those who have promoted access to the profession, shown leadership, and championed diversity and inclusion.

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) has revamped its monthly magazine, the CILEx Journal, to support the growing number of CILEx lawyers. 

CILEX Law School has been approved to deliver the new CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) – a training route that is open to those without a university qualification and has been redesigned to ensure it produces lawyers that have the skills necessary to adapt to the ever-changing demands of the legal market.  

In more National Apprenticeship Week news, CILEx Law School has been retained to provide training to all of Irwin Mitchell’s new legal apprentices, due to start in September 2016.

Chartered legal executives have become the first UK legal professionals to recite an oath upon qualification.

Last night the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) unveiled the winners of its second annual National Awards.

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) has opened the final stage of the CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) to allow Legal Practice Course (LPC) and Bar course graduates to qualify as CILEX lawyers. 

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives has introduced a new mental health and wellbeing initiative award category into this year’s CILEx National Awards, in partnership with legal sector mental health charity LawCare.