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This page lists the programmes
and qualifications offered by the Institute, by Institute approved
CPD providers and by third party providers.
By
the Institute
By
Institute Approved Providers
By
Other Providers
Legal Professional Qualifications™ (LPQs)
Get
a head start in your career as a legal professional
Legal Professional Qualifications
(LPQ's) is the name given to the first suite of nationally and government
recognised qualifications designed especially for people working
in a legal environment in recognition of their professionalism.
There are a growing number
of LPQ qualifications available. Please click on the appropriate
link below:
LPQ
Certificate in Professional Development - for legal secretaries
LPQ
Certificate of Secretarial Completion - for legal secretaries
LPQ
Foundation Certificate in Paralegal Studies - for law graduates
and those with practical legal experience
BTEC
in Law & Legal Work
The Institute offers the
BTEC in Law & Legal Work qualification by distance learning.
Run at levels 2 (introductory) and 3 (advanced) the qualifications
are highly practical and designed to give procedural knowledge of
relevance to employers.
The Institute developed
and offers the BTEC Level 2 and Level 3 Awards in Law & Legal
Work in partnership with Tribal Education - one of the leading providers
of distance learning programmes across the UK.
The BTEC materials have been designed to enable you to study at
a time, place and pace of your choice. You will receive specialist
tutor support and all of the learning materials and assessments
you will need to complete the qualification.
Please
click here
to view/download the qualification pamphlet
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Who
Supports the BTEC?
The BTEC
Award in Law & Legal Work has an unrivalled pedigree: it has
been:
- Approved by the government's Qualifications &
Curriculum Authority
- Backed by the Commission for Racial Equality
and its successor, the Equality & Human Rights Commission
- Warmly and publicly welcomed by the Department
for Constitutional Affairs (now the Ministry for Justice) for
assisting with diversity in the profession
- Developed in collaboration with the Institute
of Paralegals
- Created by Edexcel, the UK 's largest national
awarding body
Cost
and Booking
- All inclusive cost for the entire course - £750 + VAT
- Per module £325 + VAT
- For students located overseas (to cover increased delivery costs
to overseas destinations) £850 + VAT
For further information on the BTEC or to enrol, please contact
Philippa D’Netto at Tribal on 01904 550110 or at philippa.dnetto@tribalgroup.co.uk
Practice-orientated
Focus
The BTEC's
focus is practical: course workbooks are based upon real-life practitioner
files.
The BTEC
teaches practice and procedure, rather than academic principles
of law. Learners
study procedures,
deadlines and relevant documents, not case names, obscure points
of legal theory or how to read case reports. The goal is to help
people get jobs in the legal world, and
to assist
practicing paralegals and legal support staff to do their jobs better.
Who
Should Take it?
The BTEC is run at two
levels, both on the government's National Qualifications Framework:
Level 2: roughly equivalent
to GCSE standard (but shorter in duration)
Level 3: roughly equivalent
to A Level standard (but shorter in duration)
The level
2 course is ideal for:
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School leavers and FE College students wanting an introduction to
the legal world
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People already working in a legal environment who want more formal
legal training and/or a
legal qualification in recognition of their skills and experience
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People wishing to change career and enter the legal field
The level
3 course is ideal for:
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People who have completed the level 2 course and want to continue
their studies at a higher
level
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Anyone needing to understand legal practice and procedure
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Paralegals
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Senior legal secretaries
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Contracts managers and anyone who has to draft or negotiate contracts
How
Long is the BTEC?
Feedback
from both employers and employees was consistent: both wanted a
course which caught them what they needed to know, and in the shortest
possible time.
Since the
courses are distance learning, how long they take to complete is
up to each initial student. However, assuming five-seven hours'
study each week, we would estimate an average completion time of
approximately six months.
Is
It Only Run by Distance Learning?
The Institute
only offers the BTEC by distance learning. However, from September
2007 FE colleges nationwide will begin to run the courses.
Membership
of the Institute
Anyone
studying the BTEC (at either level) through the Institute or approved
FE colleges will be entitled to a 50% discount on membership of
the Institute for two years. This applies regardless of the level
that they join at.
Course
Content at Level 2
The BTEC
at Level 2 consists of three units of 30 hours each. To obtain the
qualification, a learner must successfully complete the mandatory
core unit, plus two other units.
Core
Unit:
Unit 1: An
Introduction to the English Legal System
Other
Units:
Unit 2:
An Introduction to Police Powers and Procedure
Unit 3: An
Introduction to Business Law and Practice Unit 4: An Introduction
to Criminal Law and Procedure
Unit 5: An
Introduction to Aspects of Consumer Protection Law and Practice
Unit 6:
An Introduction to Aspects of Family Welfare Law and Practice
Course
Content at Level 3
The BTEC
level 3 also consists of three units of 30 hours each. Again, to
obtain the qualification, a learner must successfully complete the
mandatory core unit, plus two other units.
Core
Unit
Unit 1: Understanding
the English Legal System
Other
Units:
Unit 2: Understanding
Aspects of Personal Injury Law and Practice
Unit 3: Understanding
the Criminal Justice System
Unit 4: Understanding
Aspects of Contract Law and Procedure
Unit 5: Understanding
Civil Litigation
Unit 6: Understanding
Aspects of Employment Law and Practice
Unit 7:
Understanding Aspects of Property Law and Procedure
For more
information about the BTEC please contact the Institute on 020 7887
1420 or e-mail BTEC@InstituteofParalegals.org
Please click
here to view/download the qualification pamphlet.
Courses
for Paralegals Run by Other Providers
Listed below are courses
run by other providers that we think may be relevant and of interest
to you. You do not need to be a member of the Institute to take
any of the courses.
If you wish to book a
course, please contact the provider direct.
Please note:
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that following list is provided as a service to members -
for the most part the courses listed have not been vetted or
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It is up to you to ensure that any course you take meets your
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You should take special care to ensure that any course you
sign up for is pitched at a suitable level (e.g. is the course
aimed at beginners or experienced practitioners, is it focusing
on recent changes in the law or introducing the topic from first
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Where a course is offered widely by many providers (e.g. such
as a part-time law degree) we have listed a sample provider
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Please mention the Institute when booking or making an enquiry
- the more referrals that come from us the more we can push
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Where a provider is offering a discount
to members, you will have to visit the members only section
for details of the reference number you will have to give.
If you are not a yet member then compare the cost of membership
with the size of the discount - it may save you money to join
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Altior is one of the UK's
leading legal training providers. They offer a wide range of training
courses, both public and in-house. The Institute has accredited
Altior as a CPD provider.
For more information,
visit the Altior web-site at www.altior.co.uk
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Beyond the
Brief is a professional development and training consultancy which
has introduced professional development training for paralegals
and lawyers, along with coaching for lawyers. All courses are provided
in-house.
Topics
include:
- What
it means to be a professional and the skills required
(1 day course)
- How
to create a professional image on the telephone
(1/2 day or modular format)
- Communication
Skills – pitfalls & best practice (1/2 day
course)
- How
to handle difficult people (1 day course)
- Managing
& Developing my team (1/2 day or modular
format)
Please visit www.beyondthebrief.net
for further details, or contact Ann Page on 0792 1540 039.
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The City Law School ,
part of The City University, provides an extensive range of courses
to help professionals develop their skills and enhance their careers.
A whole range of legal and business professionals, including accountants,
medical experts, insurance staff, government officers and many more,
benefit from our legal courses. It provides tailored in-house CPD
skills courses and is accredited by the Law Society, Institute of
Paralegals and the Bar Council to provide CPD training.
Please visit www.city.ac.uk/law/cpd/in_house/in_house.html
for course details.
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Legal
Support Skills from The College of Law
Legal Support Skills comprises a series of cd-based interactive
training courses that run from any desktop PC or laptop. Support
staff can train individually, at their own pace and convenience,
with obvious benefits to the firm. Currently available are Working
in a Law Firm (an introductory level course) and Civil Litigation.
Further titles will follow in the autumn.
Each Legal
Support Skills course consists of four modules, each one contained
on a separate disk. In each module, the participant is given an
overview of the area through a combination of presentations and
comments from lawyers and support staff, a series of exercises to
work through to put into practice the information given, a series
of multiple choice questions to test knowledge as well as additional
written materials to read to supplement what has been learned from
working through the disk.
To complete
the course, the participant needs to work through the four disks
contained in the pack and read the supplementary written materials.
Each module takes around two hours to complete so it is expected
to take around eight hours to complete the course. The optional
test takes an additional two hours. Participants take the test online
and receive a certificate to record their achievement.
Further
information: Customer Service Team 020 7611 7438, or e-mail lss@lawcol.co.uk
or visit
www.college-of-law.co.uk/lss
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Law
South is a grouping of major law firms in the South of England and
was formed in 1988.
The firms have collaborated on a wide variety of business and managerial
development initiatives that have substantially improved business
practices and development as well as achieving considerable cost
saving.
Law South
Group Ltd ( Law South ) is a service company wholly owned by the
10 member firms. It is financed by an annual contribution from the
firms, and is managed by a Management Board comprising the 10 managing
partners or their representatives. Its role is to carry out research,
consultancy and to manage the various collaborative initiatives
within its remit, in particular Professional
Development for staff at all levels. Delegates from non-member firms
are welcome to join in our training programmes.
The
programme of training courses for Paralegal and Support Staff includes
the following titles:
Personal
Skills
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Checking and proof reading
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Effective writing skills
• Exceptional
client service – meeting the challenges
• Managing
telephone conversations with clients
• Developing
assertiveness
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Developing self organisational skills
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Handling difficult interactions and behaviour
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How to be an outstanding receptionist
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Making the most of your appraisal
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Supervisory skills for team leaders
Legal
Skills
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Introduction to Legal Practice
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Introduction to Company Law
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Introduction to Employment
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Introduction to Family
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Introduction to Litigation
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Introduction to Personal Injury
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Introduction to Probate
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Introduction to Wills and the Administration of Estates
For more
details on these courses and to book on line (NB: you will need
to register with them first) see the Law South web site at www.lawsouth.co.uk
All courses
are fully accredited by the Law Society and the Institute for the
award of CPD hours.
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The Land Registry is
the government department responsible for keeping and maintaining
the Land Register of England. It is also perhaps the foremost trainer
providers of courses in courses relating to training in land, property
and conveyancing matters.
For more information please
click here
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We
are a Law Society authorised provider of CPD training to the
legal and accountancy professions. We have over 600 substantive
law and personal development seminars scheduled in London and the
provinces from October 2006 to October 2007. The number
of delegates on each of these dates can vary enormously from 4 to
200 and are attended by delegates from various backgrounds
(from managing partners of top 100 firms to support staff from the
smallest high street practices). Our seminars are pitched at
introductory, intermediate, advanced and updating levels with the
emphasis on the practical, and we handpick our speakers based
on their experience, expertise and presentation skills. We
are a small company with over 70 years cumulative experience
and know how and we aim to offer something completely different
to the mainstream CPD providers. Most of our clients view face
to face CPD training as a "rip off" and our aim
is to change that perception.
For more
information visit www.mblseminars.com
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Progressive Legal Training
provides regional training nationwide at over 30 locations. They
plan over 1,000 courses each CPD year. You can search for courses
online either by town, title, geographical or subject area. They
offer a membership scheme, in-house training courses and a variety
of consultancy services. For more information visit www.progressiveCPD.co.uk
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STL Training Ltd is a
Clerking Agency with over 18 years practical experience offering
training to law students and outdoor clerking services to lawyers.
STL clerks earn money as outdoor clerks as they learn. For more
information, please visit: www.stltrainingschool.co.uk
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The Postgraduate
Diploma in Notarial Practice is provided to enable students to qualify
as notaries public in England and Wales. It is delivered primarily
through our eLearning web site, but students must also attend an
Induction day and Notarial Practice weekend.
The course
is open to applicants who are legally qualified and who will satisfy
the entry requirements to the notarial profession on completion.
This includes solicitors and barristers in general private practice
and applicants with a recent qualifying law degree and LPC.
Applicants
must be in possession of a current, full Certificate of Exemption
(from the academic stage of study for entry to the profession of
Notary). A Certificate of Exemption is obtainable, on application,
from the Faculty
Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury
and must accompany an application to study for the Postgraduate
Diploma.
Please
note that we are able to accept applications for this course after
the deadline of 31 May as we are aware of the possible delay involved
for candidates in receiving their Certificates of Exemption from
the Faculty Office. We will continue to accept applications after
the closing date until all places on the Diploma are taken so please
feel free to contact us at any time over the course of the next
few months to discuss your application.
Further
details regarding the profession and admission are available from
the following sources:
- The Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury
is responsible
for appointing new notaries, regulating the profession and determining
professional training requirements.
- The
Notaries Society is a voluntary membership
organisation for the profession and also provides information
to the public.
For more information please
visit Cambridge University's web-site at
www.cont-ed.cam.ac.uk/profstudies/
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The BBC Worldwide
Learning offers a variety of video , CD-ROM's, Online and other
audio visual content of potential interest to paralegals. Although
not all products/course lead to a qualification , they
will count towards our Paralegal CPD™ programme beginning in October.
Institute members get
a 5% discount on the quoted price for the following titles (on quoting
the special reference number which is available in the members section
of this site):
- Dealing with Difficult People
- Developing Leadership Skills
- The Investor Relationship
- The Supplier Relationship
Please click
here to visit the BBC Worldwide Learning site
to purchase these titles and see the range of other products offered
by the BBC.
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The University offers
a wide range of law courses, click
here for more information.
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Law
Society Commerce & Industry Group
The Commerce & Industry
Group is an unincorporated association of in-house solicitors, recognised
by the Law Society. It runs a series of courses each year of particular
interest to people working for in-house legal departments.
For a list
of current courses, click
here. Please ensure that the course is pitched
at an appropriate level for you before signing up.
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Fresh
Professional Development Ltd
Fresh are a leading legal
training company. They do not run public courses. Instead
they offer in-house training to law firms and others, primarily
on skills such as:
- Drafting
- Managing teams
- Negotiating
- Presenting to clients
- Time management
For further information
click
here to visit their web-site.
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The Institute of Chartered
Secretaries & Administrators (ICSA) run a wide selection of
courses focusing on the needs of company secretaries, directors
and corporate governance. Please click
here to visit the ICSA training web site
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The
Lawyer
We have partnered with
The Lawyer.com to give you easy access to Lawyer Diary, their
enormous and regularly
updated database of 8,000+ legal courses run by a variety of providers
(NB: some courses may not be accredited - please check) (click
here to see)
NB: The Lawyer.Com's
database is used by lawyers and non-lawyers alike, so there are
few courses that are especially labeled as being for paralegals.
Instead of searching for 'paralegal' search under the topic, locality
or provider of interest and then contact the course organizers to
see if the course is suitable for you.
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Source the Course aims
to maintain the largest database of legal training courses for legal
professionals, to ensure that you can find the best solutions for
your legal training needs. For more information visit: www.sourcethecourse.co.uk
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