Costs & Funding
CILEX Course Fees
A detailed breakdown of Brightlink’s CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) and CILEX Graduate Qualification (CGQ) course fees.
These are the individual unit fees behind the headline CPQ and CGQ prices shown on our Costs & Funding page.
CPQ
CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ)
These figures are Brightlink tuition fees, broken down by individual course unit.
CILEX Approved Training Provider
Brightlink is an approved training provider for CILEX qualifications.
CPQ Foundation
£1,810
CPQ Advanced
£3,397
CPQ Professional
£1,950
CPQ Foundation
- Legal systems
- £260
- Contract law
- £260
- Tort
- £260
- Introduction to property and private client
- £510
- Professional Skills: Legal Research
- £260
- Professional Skills: Succeeding in a legal environment
- £260
- Foundation total cost
- £1,810
CPQ Advanced
All mandatory units
- Dispute resolution
- £899
- Criminal law and practice
- £899
- Professional and Legal Skills – Succeeding in a legal environment
- £350
- Professional and Legal Skills – Legal Research
- £350
Plus one optional unit below
- Wills, probate and private client
- £899
- Family law and practice
- £899
- Business and employment law
- £899
- Property and conveyancing
- £899
- Advanced total cost
- £3,397
CPQ Professional
Mandatory unit
- Professional skills
- £650
Plus one unit linked to your pathway
- Dispute resolution
- £1,300
- Criminal litigation
- £1,300
- Residential conveyancing
- £1,300
- Commercial conveyancing
- £1,300
- Employment law and practice
- £1,300
- Business and commercial
- £1,300
- Wills, probate and private client
- £1,300
- Family law and litigation
- £1,300
- Immigration law
- £1,300
- Professional total cost
- £1,950
CGQ
CILEX Graduate Qualification (CGQ)
Graduate qualification fees are also broken down by individual course unit.
Other pathways Route 1
£3,999
Criminal Litigation pathway Route 2
£3,699
Dispute Resolution pathway Route 3
£3,699
Other pathways Route 1
This route covers specialisms in:
- Residential conveyancing
- Commercial conveyancing
- Wills, probate and private client
- Family law and practice
- Business and commercial law
- Employment law
- Immigration law
- Foundation Introduction to property, private client and Professional skills
- £550
- Foundation working in civil litigation
- £300
- Foundation working in criminal practice
- £300
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Choose 1 option from either:
- Advanced property and conveyancing
- Advanced wills probate and private client
- Advanced family law and practice
- Advanced business and employment law
- £899
- Professional Skills
- £650
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Select 1 option which follows on from the pathway begun at advanced stage:
- Professional business and commercial law
- Professional commercial conveyancing
- Professional employment law
- Professional family litigation
- Professional immigration law
- Professional residential conveyancing
- Professional wills probate and private client
- £1,300
- Total Route 1 costs
- £3,999
Criminal Litigation pathway Route 2
This route covers the specialism of Criminal Practice.
- Foundation Introduction to property, private client and Professional skills
- £550
- Foundation working in civil litigation
- £300
- Advanced criminal law and litigation
- £899
- Professional Skills
- £650
- Professional Criminal Litigation
- £1,300
- Total Route 2 costs
- £3,699
Dispute Resolution pathway Route 3
This route covers the specialism of Dispute resolution.
- Foundation Introduction to property, private client and Professional skills
- £550
- Foundation Working in criminal litigation
- £300
- Advanced dispute resolution
- £899
- Professional skills
- £650
- Professional dispute resolution
- £1,300
- Total Route 3 costs
- £3,699
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.
Exam and other third-party costs
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.
Ways to pay
You can self-fund your Brightlink tuition using the payment options available for your programme. Payment plans are available on eligible programmes, subject to the applicable terms and conditions, and your employer may choose to pay for your tuition as part of your professional development.
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