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CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) Syllabus
Chartered Institute of Legal Executives qualification route to becoming a CILEX Lawyer, an alternative path to solicitor/barrister routes.. The complete CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) outline — 8 subjects, 34 chapters and 124 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
5 chapters · 21 topics · 38 sub-topics
Foundation Stage: Contract Law4 chapters · 16 topics · 22 sub-topics
Foundation Stage: Criminal Law4 chapters · 16 topics · 22 sub-topics
Foundation Stage: Land Law4 chapters · 13 topics · 12 sub-topics
Foundation Stage: Law of Tort4 chapters · 15 topics · 12 sub-topics
Foundation Stage: Business Law and Practice4 chapters · 12 topics · 11 sub-topics
Advanced Stage: Civil and Criminal Litigation5 chapters · 17 topics · 11 sub-topics
Advanced Stage: Property and Probate Practice4 chapters · 14 topics · 9 sub-topics
CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) flashcard decks
437 question-and-answer cards across 8 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
- Foundation Stage: Legal Systems, Skills and Professional Conduct — 50 cards
- Foundation Stage: Contract Law — 67 cards
- Foundation Stage: Criminal Law — 57 cards
- Foundation Stage: Land Law — 52 cards
- Foundation Stage: Law of Tort — 49 cards
- Foundation Stage: Business Law and Practice — 52 cards
- Advanced Stage: Civil and Criminal Litigation — 52 cards
- Advanced Stage: Property and Probate Practice — 58 cards
How to work through the CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: Foundation Stage: Legal Systems, Skills and Professional Conduct carries 21 topics while Foundation Stage: Business Law and Practice carries 12. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ).
The ~120 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) syllabus?
CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) covers 8 subjects: Foundation Stage: Legal Systems, Skills and Professional Conduct, Foundation Stage: Contract Law, Foundation Stage: Criminal Law, Foundation Stage: Land Law, Foundation Stage: Law of Tort, Foundation Stage: Business Law and Practice, Advanced Stage: Civil and Criminal Litigation and Advanced Stage: Property and Probate Practice. Together they contain 34 chapters and 124 named topics.
How much do you have to study for CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ)?
The full CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) outline breaks down into 34 chapters, 124 topics and 137 sub-topics. Foundation Stage: Legal Systems, Skills and Professional Conduct is the largest single subject with 21 topics across 5 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) syllabus?
Roughly 120 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 6 weeks.
Are there CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) flashcards?
Yes — 437 question-and-answer flashcards across 8 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United Kingdom and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.
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