Versed in law

I pursued the legal executive route and went on to qualify as a solicitor.

On the legal practice course there was a mixture of degree and Ilex candidates.

I would say there was a distinct difference in the ability of Ilex candidates and degree students in relation to the practical exam.

Legal executives seemed to have little difficulty with the LPC.

I was surprised that some solicitors do not understand that to have reached the LPC stage legal executives have had to have completed the equivalent academic qualification, having passed all of the equivalent law papers (in effect, the common professional examination).If anyone is more rounded as a lawyer, it is a lawyer who has been ensconced in the law and legal practice before he has reached the LPC.Legal executives have, in effect, a five-year head start on those who start after university.

Right up until the time they take the LPC, legal executives have been examined on practice and the law.

A legal executive is always a worthy opponent, and well versed in law and legal practice.L Harrison, solicitor and Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives, Williams & Cole Solicitors, Walsall