Conveyancing Practice Rights Application
Conveyancing services are regulated under the Legal Services Act. Individuals need to be authorised to carry out services such as the preparation of instrument of transfer or charge, making or lodging documents for registration under the Land Registration Act, preparation of instruments relating to the real or personal estate under the law or relating to court proceedings in England and Wales.
CILEX Regulation can award Conveyancing Practice Rights to gain the required authorisation to provide the full range of conveyancing services to clients through a regulated firm, without supervision.
The scheme of Authorisation is open to all practitioners who can demonstrate the required competence through qualifications and/or experience as evidenced by portfolio. CILEX Membership is not strictly required and applications can be made irrespective of membership grade.
You can start the application process for Conveyancing Practice Rights by downloading the Practice Rights Application form and use the accompanying Conveyancing Practice Rights handbook and follow the reserved instrument activity certification rules.
Individuals can apply to CILEX Regulation as a regulator of firms, for authorisation to set their own regulated business offering conveyancing services. Read more to find out about applying for regulation of firms.
Top-up Qualifications for Chartered Legal Executive / CILEX Fellowship
Individuals can also follow the traditional CILEX pathway to becoming a CILEX Chartered Legal Executive with Conveyancing Practice Rights. The general pathway is designed to provide wider legal knowledge, that is not just specific to conveyancing and provide a broad-based foundation across key areas of Law and Practice, including mandatory core units in law. This ensures that CILEX Chartered Legal Executives and Fellows are well prepared for a career in law against the background of continuing changes in the legal sector.
The Conveyancing Accelerated Pathway is wholly focussed on a career in Conveyancing and Practice Rights. With top-up units to provide the broader spectrum of core units in law along with proof of relevant experience, it is possible for Conveyancing Practitioners to qualify as Chartered Legal Executives and become a CILEX Fellow with designatory letters FCILEx.
CILEX also offers an Accelerated Pathway in Wills and Probate which can complement the Conveyancing Accelerated Pathway with additional focused legal qualifications and experience.