ILEX Level 6 professional skills courses
This section covers the courses offered by ITC to prepare you for the assessments set by ILEX for the Level 6 professional skills units - Unit 22 Client Care Skills and Unit 23 Legal Research Skills. The fee is £375 for each course. An application form for these courses is available at the foot of this page.
Who are the courses for?
These courses will prepare you for exams set by ILEX and are relevant if you:
- are studying the ILEX Level 6 Professional Higher Diploma in Law and Practice - both Units are compulsory elements of this qualification
- are studying the ILEX Graduate Fast-track Diploma - Unit 22 Client Care Skills is a compulsory element of this qualification
- wish to develop professional legal skills without studying for a full professional qualification. Success in both units leads to the award of an ILEX Level 6 Legal Skills Certificate
What are the courses about?
By completing the ILEX Level 6 Client Care Skills unit you will acquire essential business skills in telephone negotiation and complaints management. You select the context in which you wish to study your negotiation from three practice areas: Conveyancing, Civil Litigation or Family Practice. The course teaches you how to prepare for negotiation and introduces the BATNA theory (best alternative to a negotiated agreement).
Legal research skills are particularly important for practitioners, which is why the ILEX Level 6 Legal Research Skills unit teaches applied skills using books and web-based sources with the objective of resolving a client problem. The research tasks are based on seven practice areas, one of which you choose according to your own interest. The areas are:
- Civil Litigation
- Company and Partnership Practice
- Conveyancing
- Criminal Litigation
- Employment Practice
- Family Practice
- Probate Practice
The research tasks will cover non-mainstream areas of law and practice which may go outside the areas covered in the ILEX Level 6 law and practice syllabi.
Course design – Unit 22 Client Care Skills
There are three courses to choose from, to reflect the practice areas offered by ILEX in the unit assessment - Conveyancing, Civil Litigation or Family Practice. The course is built around a face-to-face workshop and a specially-written manual on negotiation and complaints management, which is common to each of the three course variants. This is supplemented by material on professional ethics. Course materials include an introductory webcast, a 'client' case file and a practice assignment. The assignment is based on an audio file of a simulated telephone negotiation between a lawyer and his or her opponent. The exercise requires you to assess the effectiveness of the negotiation and complete follow-up tasks including writing an attendance note, drafting a letter and dealing with a subsequent complaint by the client. Your completed practice assignment is sent to your tutor for marking and comment before attempting the assessed assignment. The Client Care Skills course takes approximately 76 hours to complete including preparing and writing the practice and assessed assignments.
Course design – Unit 23 Legal Research Skills
There are seven courses to choose from, to reflect the practice areas offered by ILEX in the unit assessment as listed under 'What are the courses about?' above. The course is built around a face-to-face workshop and you will receive a printed course manual to guide you through the research process. On-line materials include an introductory webcast and an on-line legal database. Your course will include a practice assignment which will test your ability to advise a client on the basis of your research. This is sent to your tutor for marking and comment before attempting the assessed assignment. The Legal Research Skills course takes approximately 90 hours’ study.
Professional skills workshops
Workshops are delivered regionally and on a variety of dates. Although attendance is not mandatory, it is strongly recommmended, and most students find that the workshops greatly improve their chances of passing the assessment first time. A £10 administration fee is payable at the time of booking.
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Academic and administrative support
On-course support is available from our Academic Team by telephone during office hours, and our designated tutors on the course forums are on hand to help you with course queries.
Membership of ILEX
To be eligible to have your assessed assignment considered by ILEX in your selected exam session you must either:
- register as a member with ILEX, and pay the annual membership fee, or
- pay an additional non-member's fee when you register your professional skills assessment with ILEX for your selected exam session.
It is essential to register as a member with ILEX if you are working towards the ILEX Level 6 Professional Higher Diploma in Law and Practice or the ILEX Graduate Fast-track Diploma. The membership fee payable depends on the relevant membership level. Please contact ILEX on 01234 841000 and ask for the Membership Department.
If you are studying the professional skills units to gain an ILEX Level 6 Legal Skills Certificate you do not need to become a member of ILEX, but an additional non-member's fee is payable along with the assessment fee.
Assessment
ITC marks your assessed assignment and advises ILEX of the mark. In order for ILEX to include your assignment in its moderation procedures for a particular exam session you need to pay an assessment fee. The fee for the January 2012 and June 2012 exam sessions is £60. Administrative arrangements are explained in your Unit Guide. An additional fee of £40 is payable if you are not a member of ILEX.
The timetable for the June 2012 exam session for the professional skills courses is as follows:
Submit Practice Assignment to your tutor for marking by 10 February 2012
Submit Assessed Assignment to ITC for marking by 11 March 2012
ILEX deadline for registering for the June 2012 exam session is 20 April 2012
The deadline for submitting your Assessed Assignment for the January 2012 exam session has now passed.
Application
Apply now via the online shop, or download and submit the application form below.
Download application form: Enrolment application form for ILEX courses 2011-12
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