Costs & Funding
Understand the cost of your legal study.
Brightlink offers clear tuition fees, flexible ways to pay and funded apprenticeship routes for eligible learners.
Explore current Brightlink tuition, payment options and the costs that may sit outside your course fee.
Current Brightlink Tuition
Legal study costs at a glance.
These figures are Brightlink tuition fees.
CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ)
| Stage | Level | Typical duration | Brightlink tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation | Level 3 | Around 18 months | £1,810 |
| Advanced | Level 5 | Around 2 years | £3,397 |
| Professional | Level 6 | Around 10 to 12 months | £1,950 |
CILEX Graduate Qualification (CGQ)
The CGQ offers specialist legal qualifications for eligible law graduates, with three current routes.
- Criminal Litigation£3,699
- Dispute Resolution£3,699
- Other Pathways£3,999
Other pathways include Residential Conveyancing, Commercial Conveyancing, Wills, Probate and Private Client, Family, Business and Commercial, and Employment.
Explore our career pathways to find out more about the CGQ and other routes into law.
Please note: CILEX membership and course registration fees are payable directly to CILEX in addition to Brightlink course fees, regardless of which training provider you study with.
For detailed course costs, please click here to see a breakdown.
Funded Routes
Welsh Legal Services Apprenticeships.
Eligible learners on Brightlink’s Level 3 and Level 5 Welsh Legal Services Apprenticeships can receive Welsh Government funded training. The employer is responsible for exam resits.
Funding is subject to apprenticeship eligibility, including your employment, working hours, working location and existing qualifications.
Additional Costs
What is not included in Brightlink tuition?
Separate CILEX or CILEX Regulation fees may apply depending on your qualification stage, registration and professional requirements, such as CILEX membership, registration and assessment. Check the latest applicable third-party fees before making your final decision. You can find the latest information on the CILEX website.
About fees
Fees shown are current Brightlink tuition and are correct at the time of publication. Fees may be subject to change. Payment plans are subject to Brightlink’s Terms and Conditions, and third-party fees can change independently of Brightlink.
Included With Brightlink
Paralegal Success Pledge
For eligible CPQ Foundation Stage learners, continued Brightlink academic support following an unsuccessful examination attempt is available under the Paralegal Success Pledge without requiring another Brightlink tuition purchase for that pledge support, provided the eligibility and engagement requirements continue to be met.
Examination entry, CILEX membership, registration and other third-party costs remain separate.
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