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Conveyancing Practice Rights Qualification

A direct route to becoming a CILEX Practitioner with conveyancing practice rights.

 

Develop the knowledge to investigate title, assess transaction risks and guide clients through property transactions, and acquire the practice rights to conduct conveyancing in your own right.

This is a Law Training Centre qualification, approved by CILEX Regulation to meet the education requirements for authorisation as a CILEX Practitioner (Conveyancing).

You do not need to complete CILEX’s CPQ or qualify as a solicitor through the SQE to obtain family litigation practice rights through this route.

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Key information

  • Qualification: Conveyancing Practitioner Qualification
  • Professional outcome: CILEX Practitioner (Conveyancing), following authorisation by CILEx Regulation
  • Regulator: CILEx Regulation
  • Start any time: Enrolment is open all year round
  • Course size: 10 units: 5 core and 5 specialist, less approved exemptions
  • Study and assessment: Online learning with tutor support; remotely invigilated assessments at scheduled sittings
  • Full course fee: £2,750 launch; £2,995 standard complete-qualification bundle

It also really helped that, as they had practical experience working in law, they could also see things from my perspective.

Tasha Peeters, completed earlier CILEX Level 6 study with Law Training Centre. Her experience relates to the provider’s wider tutor support.

Who is this course for?

This qualification is for people building a career in property law, whether entering the profession or progressing within a conveyancing team.

  • Conveyancing assistants and paralegals: Understand the law behind the transactions you support and work towards taking responsibility for matters in your own right.
  • Law graduates and those with previous legal study: Have relevant prior learning recognised through exemptions, reducing your remaining study and course fee.
  • School leavers and career changers: Begin without a law degree or previous legal work experience, with a clear view of the study and supervised experience required for authorisation.

Tell us about your qualifications and legal experience. We will explain your starting point, remaining study and course fee before you enrol.

What is a CILEX Practitioner in Conveyancing

A CILEX Practitioner (Conveyancing) is a specialist lawyer authorised by CILEx Regulation to undertake reserved conveyancing work in their own right, within the scope of their practising certificate.

You manage the legal work involved in buying, selling and transferring property, explaining risks and advising clients as the transaction progresses.


The work in practice

Investigate title and property information, identifying issues that could affect the transaction.

Review contracts, searches and enquiries, assessing their significance for the client.

Liaise with lenders, estate agents and other lawyers to progress the matter.

Prepare for exchange, completion and registration, keeping clients informed about decisions and next steps.

The reserved legal activity is known as reserved instrument activities. Conveyancing authorisation does not itself confer the right to conduct litigation or represent clients as an advocate in court.

This is a CILEx Regulation route. Qualification and licensing through the Council for Licensed Conveyancers are separate, with their own requirements.

Career opportunities and practice rights

Build towards responsibility for property transactions within a law firm or conveyancing team. Practitioner and Chartered Legal Executive routes can lead to the same conveyancing practice rights; their academic requirements and professional titles differ.

Opportunity Scope or additional requirement
Take responsibility for conveyancing Once authorised, undertake conveyancing in your own right without solicitor supervision, within the scope of your practising certificate.
Develop your role within a firm Build towards greater responsibility in a property team as your expertise and experience develop.
Establish your own practice Reserved services for the public must be delivered through an appropriately regulated practice. Individual authorisation does not authorise a law firm; firm authorisation is separate.
Act as a Commissioner for Oaths Authorised CILEX Practitioners in conveyancing also hold Commissioner for Oaths rights.

Progression to Chartered Legal Executive status

After qualifying as a CILEX Practitioner (Conveyancing), you can begin working towards Chartered Legal Executive status at any time. Your existing legal study can count towards this progression, with additional academic and regulatory requirements to complete before that status can be awarded.


Qualify as a Probate Practitioner

You can also build on your conveyancing qualification to become a CILEX Practitioner (Probate). Relevant units completed during your conveyancing studies can provide exemptions from the probate qualification, reducing the study you need to complete and helping you progress more quickly.

We will confirm your exemptions and remaining units before you enrol. Probate practice rights require relevant experience, evidence of competence and separate authorisation by CILEx Regulation. Further study and regulatory charges apply.

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Your route to authorisation

Plan your study, supervised legal work and competency portfolio together. Understanding the practical requirements early helps you identify suitable work and collect useful evidence as you progress.

Step 1: Complete your qualification

Complete the required units of the Conveyancing Practitioner Qualification, taking account of approved exemptions. Your studies develop the technical knowledge needed for this specialist route.

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Qualifying can be much more accessible than you think.

Mikayla Hamilton, completed earlier CILEX study with Law Training Centre while working at Boys & Maughan. Her story concerns that earlier qualification, not this Practitioner course.

What you will study

A focused legal foundation with advanced study in conveyancing.

Your studies are organised into Core Legal Knowledge and Specialist Legal Knowledge & Practice. Five core units establish the legal knowledge and professional skills needed for this route. Five specialist units develop your ability to analyse property issues and apply the law to conveyancing transactions.

Core Legal Knowledge
Part 1 · Five units · Taught and assessed at Level 3
The legal system, an introduction to conveyancing, legal skills and technology, accounting, and professional conduct. Level 3 is broadly A-level standard.

Specialist Legal Knowledge & Practice
Part 2 · Five units · Taught and assessed at Level 6
Contract Law, Land Law, Equity and Trusts, Landlord and Tenant, and Conveyancing Transactions in England and Wales. Level 6 describes degree-level study; completing the qualification does not award a law degree.

The Practitioner route has five fewer general core units than the Chartered Legal Executive route, while retaining the specialist conveyancing study. It provides a shorter academic route to specialist authorisation; it does not itself confer Chartered Legal Executive status.

Specialist Legal Knowledge & Practice – Part 2 taught and assessed at Level 6

Contract Law

Understand how contracts are formed, interpreted and brought to an end, and assess the remedies available when obligations are breached.

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Core Legal Knowledge – Part 1 taught and assessed at Level 3

The Legal System of England and Wales

Understand how the legal system is organised, how law is made and applied, and how courts and legal professionals contribute to legal practice.

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Learning and assessment

Study online and prepare for remotely invigilated assessments at scheduled sittings. The course combines knowledge-based questions with opportunities to apply the law and communicate advice.

  • Core general units: Multiple-choice, single best answer and short-answer questions.
  • Core skills units: Single best answer, short-answer questions and written advice.
  • Specialist units: Single best answer, short-answer questions and written advice.

The pass mark is 60% for each unit. Your course fee includes the first assessment attempt for each required unit, plus mock assessments with individual tutor feedback to guide your preparation.

Your timetable depends on your remaining units, assessment dates and study commitment. Completing the academic qualification and obtaining authorisation are separate milestones.

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Why Law Training Centre

Study with a provider experienced in helping people combine professional legal qualifications with employment. Our teaching connects legal principles with practice, while academic and portfolio support help you prepare for the next stage of your career.

Learn from practising lawyers
Connect property law with the work of a conveyancer. Our tutors draw on legal practice to explain the significance of title issues, transaction risks and the advice clients need.

Access personal academic support
Discuss legal questions with your tutors, explore complex topics in live workshops and use personal academic coaching to organise your studies around work and other commitments.

Strengthen your assessment preparation
Complete mock assessments with individual tutor feedback. Identify gaps in your knowledge, develop your legal reasoning and improve the clarity of your written advice before the final assessment.

Prepare your portfolios from the outset
Portfolio Accelerator is included in the full qualification and routes with approved exemptions. It helps you understand how your supervised legal work relates to the required competencies, so you can plan suitable tasks and collect evidence with your supervisor.

You remain responsible for gaining suitable experience and producing your own evidence. CILEx Regulation assesses your application and decides whether to grant authorisation.

Along with my tutor’s guidance and reassurance, I understood what the exam wanted from me and how to expand my answers properly

Jack Coulton, completed a CLC conveyancing qualification with Law Training Centre. Her experience relates to the provider’s wider assessment support.

Entry requirements and exemptions

Entry requirements

You do not need a law degree, previous legal qualifications or legal work experience to enrol. You can begin as a school leaver, a career changer or someone already working in law.

Suitable supervised legal work is required for authorisation and can be gained alongside your studies. We can help you understand how that practical requirement fits your plans.


Exemptions that recognise your previous study

Relevant legal study can reduce your remaining course requirements and fee. We review the subjects you have passed, their level and how they were assessed, including individual units from an unfinished qualification.

Your previous study What we review
Law degree, GDL, PGDL or LPC Your certificate, transcript and relevant module information.
Overseas legal study Your qualifications, transcripts and module information, including the legal system studied.
Passed SQE assessments Your results and available subject-performance information.
CILEX, CPQ, NALP, CLC or other legal qualifications The exact qualification and individual units passed. Include relevant probate study.
Legal apprenticeship Your qualification and assessment records, including separately awarded units.

Where previous study covers most of a unit but leaves specific gaps, we may include the remaining learning within your agreed pathway. Any required top-up study forms part of that pathway rather than a separate bridging course.

 

Request a free review of your previous study

Send your certificates and transcripts, including where and when you studied. We will confirm your exemptions, remaining study and course fee in writing before you enrol.

Exemptions recognise academic learning. They do not remove the separate experience, competence, suitability or authorisation requirements.

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Fees and Funding 

Complete qualification
Option Launch price Standard price
Complete qualification bundle £2,750 £2,995
Core Legal Knowledge bought separately £1,250 £1,500
Specialist Legal Knowledge and Practice bought separately £1,500 £1,750

Save £255 at the standard bundle price compared with buying the stages separately. Your quotation will confirm the launch offer end date.


Routes with approved exemptions

Routes with approved exemptions cost £1,500 or £2,250, depending on your confirmed pathway. Your written quotation will set out your remaining study, included support, payment options and compulsory additional charges.


Direct payment options

Pay in full, split your fee into three or six payments, or use the complete-qualification payment plan below.

Complete qualification plan Total payable
Launch: £330 initial payment plus 11 payments of £220 £2,750
Standard bundle: £410 initial payment plus 11 payments of £235 £2,995

 

Resit fees

Resits cost £150 per core unit and £250 per specialist unit. Resits take place at the next available scheduled sitting.


CILEx Regulation fees

These charges are separate from your course fee. Published 2026 rates are £92 for qualifying-experience assessment, £450 for the CILEX Practitioner application and a base annual CILEX Practitioner practising fee of £453 once authorised. Fees may change; other charges may apply to recognition applications or additional activities.

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Funding your qualification

Use the available payment options or employer sponsorship. We can help you explain the route, support and costs to your employer.

The October 10% offer and Price Match do not apply to CILEx Regulation qualifications.

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Develop conveyancing expertise within your firm

The conveyancer your firm needs may already work for you.

Strengthen your property team by supporting an existing colleague towards authorisation as a CILEX Practitioner (Conveyancing).

They can study alongside their role, retaining their knowledge of your clients, transactions and working practices. Once authorised, they can take responsibility for conveyancing matters in their own right within the scope of their practising certificate.

Law Training Centre provides Your firm provides
An exemptions review and confirmation of remaining study, course fees and additional costs. Suitable supervised legal work and access to relevant conveyancing transactions.
Online learning, tutor support and assessment preparation. A realistic study plan that takes account of workload and assessment dates.
Included Portfolio Accelerator support. Supervisor support, evidence verification and references required for authorisation.

During training, responsibilities must remain appropriate to the learner’s competence, supervision and authorisation status.


Plan your team’s development

Arrange a free Employer Development Review to discuss your team’s experience and the responsibilities your firm needs them to undertake. We will identify suitable qualification routes and provide a short written plan setting out the next steps.

With Law Training Centre, they’ve got someone on hand to help them.

Richard Durrant, Boys & Maughan; employer experience of Law Training Centre’s wider provision.

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How to apply

1. Share your starting point. Tell us about your qualifications, passed units and relevant legal experience.

2. Confirm your route and cost. We will explain your exemptions, remaining study, included support, course fee and compulsory additional charges.

3. Enrol and begin studying. Complete the enrolment process, receive your course guidance and start your online learning.

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Common questions (FAQs)

What this qualification enables

Is this the right qualification for conveyancing practice rights?

Once authorised, can I take responsibility for conveyancing matters in my own right?

Do I still need to become a solicitor or pass the SQE?

How is this qualification different from CILEX’s CPQ?

Can I become a Chartered Legal Executive later?

Your starting point

Do I need a law degree to qualify in conveyancing?

Can previous legal study reduce my remaining study and fee?

Do I need legal work experience before starting?

Do I need to join CILEX, and does this route make me a Fellow?

Fitting qualification around your life

Is this qualification designed for people working full-time?

How quickly could I complete this qualification?

Can I gain the required experience while studying?

Assessments and support

Can I take assessments online without travelling to an examination centre?

What support is available when preparing for an assessment or resit?

Funding and getting started

Can you help me request employer sponsorship?

Can our firm sponsor an employee through this qualification?

How does our firm pay for the qualification?

Can I spread the cost?

What happens after I complete the enrolment form?