Who we are

We are CILEx Regulation Limited and we regulate individuals and firms in England and Wales. We regulate:

Individuals who are authorised and known as Chartered Legal Executives and CILEx Practitioners;
Individuals who are members of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) who have yet to qualify as Chartered Legal Executives and are in other grades of CILEx membership; and
Firms, known as CILEx Authorised Entities.

What we do

We set and maintain standards in legal education, and work and services provided by the individuals and firms we regulate.

Our regulation is proportionate, outcomes focused and risk-based. This allows the people and firms we regulate to take their own approach to delivering legal services in the way they think best, provided that this is in the interests of their clients and the public.

We have the CILEx Code of Conduct which sets out the standards of professional and general behaviour we expect of those we regulate. Our regulated members must comply with the Code of Conduct and while we support them with this, we take enforcement action if necessary.

What we do not do

We do not provide legal advice or recommend which of our regulated individuals or firms to use to carry out legal work. We offer suggestions of what to think about when choosing and using who to instruct to do legal work.

How we fit with other legal regulators

We are one of nine legal regulators who regulate the different types of lawyers shown below. You can find out more on the Legal Choices website.

Regulator	Type of lawyer regulated
Bar Standards Board	Barristers
Council for Licensed Conveyancers	Conveyancing and probate lawyers and firms
Cost Lawyer Standards Board	Costs Lawyers
Intellectual Property Regulation Board	Patent Attorneys, Patent Agents and Registered Trade Mark Attorneys
Master of the Faculties	Notaries
Solicitors Regulation Authority	Solicitors and firms
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants	Accountants licenced to provide probate legal services
Institute for Chartered Accountants in England and Wales	Accountants licenced to provide probate legal service

There is another regulator, the Legal Services Board, which is responsible for watching over the work of the legal regulators.

How we fit with CILEx

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) is the professional organisation which represents the individuals that we regulate.

CILEx offers a flexible way into, and to develop, a legal career. People can work in legal organisations and earn while at the same time studying to gain legal qualifications. This allows people from different social and economic backgrounds to work in the legal industry.