Institute of Paralegals

Ashley Taylors is a law agency firm with a well respected legal training division. Its training courses are based upon the expertise it has built up over thirty years of conducting a variety of litigation cases virtually every day. The Institute recognises both Ashley Taylors unique level of expertise and the quality of its training materials.Students studying with Ashley Taylors will receive the same training as Ashley Taylors’ own fee-earners and staff, together with additional training and support to ensure that students studying alone will get a thorough understanding of the topics. Both the Mortgage Repossession Course and Debt Recovery (Enforcement) Courses are accredited as Mandatory Courses by the Institute. This means that any paralegals successfully completing either course is eligible, (subject to meeting the other criteria) for Fellowship with the Institute. Fellowship confers the right to use the professional designation “Qualified Paralegal” and to use the letters F.Inst.Pa after one’s name. Individual modules of the Debt recovery (Enforcement) course are accredited as Approved Courses by the Institute. Thus, any paralegals successfully completing even one module of that course are eligible (subject to meeting other criteria) to become Registered Paralegals with the Institute and to fast track to Certified Paralegal status (i.e. to reach Certified Paralegal status after only two years' practice experience instead of the usual four years minimum requirement). Registered Paralegals are entitled to use the letters R.Inst.Pa after their names.Ashley Taylors Legal Training currently offers two courses both via distance learning; Mortgage Repossessions and Debt Recovery (Enforcement). Other courses will be available very shortly.

For more, full and up-to-the-minute course information please contact the training provider via www.ashleytaylors.co.uk/ashley-taylors-legal-training

2. Central Law Training

CLT is the UK’s largest legal training company. Every year it produces over 300 conferences, 3,000 courses and thousands of webinars. It has two types of course that we recognise:

Specialist Paralegal Qualifications run by CLT in conjunction with the University of the West of England. We think these are best suited to you if you have some prior legal training or experience. Visit www.paralegaldistancelearning.co.uk/UWE2

The BTEC in Advanced Paralegal Work run by CLT. Visit www.paralegaldistancelearning.co.uk/btechome

3. City University, London

As well as highly respected undergraduate and postgraduate law courses, the City Law School runs a wide variety of legal skills courses for paralegals, solicitors, accountants and other professionals.

For more, full and up-to-the-minute course information contact the course provider via www.city.ac.uk/law/courses/continuing-professional-development

4. Land Registry

The Land Registry is the UK government agency responsible for registering title to land in England and Wales. The Registry offers a variety of property law and practice related CPD training. You may also be interested in seeing the Competency Standards for Conveyancing Paralegals created by the Institute with the assistance of the Registry (click here).

For more, full and up-to-date information please contract the training provider direct via www.landregistry.gov.uk.

5. Lewis Secretarial and Computer College

Lewis Secretarial & Computer College provides a range of distance learning courses fully supported by experienced and qualified lecturers. Their courses include specialist Legal Secretarial and Administration courses designed for those who wish to be a Legal Secretary/PA. These courses cover both Secretarial and Legal Administration and are designed to enable you to apply for Legal Secretarial and PA positions. The Legal Administration part of the course is run by Anne who also teaches Legal Executive courses and A Level Law and has an established history of working in the Legal Profession. For further information please visit their website www.lewiscollege.co.uk.

6. Kaplan Altior

Kaplan Altior has been providing training and consulting services to the legal profession for over 30 years. We aim to bring the best out of our clients by delivering the Professional Skills Course (PSC), Trainee Litigation Programme (TLP), Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT), Higher Rights of Audience and a range of other CPD courses. For more information visit www.altior.co.uk

7. Management Forum

Management Forum's legal and intellectual property seminar portfolio encapsulates the constantly changing nature of the legal and IP industries with a wealth of knowledge transfer and networking opportunities covering contract law, international sports law, confidentiality agreements and patent administration to name but a few.

Utilising over 25 years of experience, Management Forum produce seminars that tackle a host of topics and challenges, with high calibre speaker panels. For more information see www.management-forum.co.uk

8. MBL Seminars

MBL Seminars is a well-established CPD provider offering a wide variety of face-to-face and online CPD courses. See www.mblseminars.co.uk

9. Obiter Training

Obiter Training Limited is an innovative, socially conscious training organisation based in the Midlands which aims to offer courses in niche areas of law. Obiter was established in 2009 by experienced lawyers who understand the importance of lifelong learning, not only in the field of UK Law, but that which links it to social issues and positive community building. Find out more at www.obiter-training.com

10. Online Training College

The Online Training College is one of the country’s oldest legal training companies. It has been providing legal secretarial and paralegal courses since 1988. Courses are offered through live classes conducted online and are open to everyone regardless of where they live.

For more, full, up-to-the-minute course information please contact the training provider at www.onlinetrainingcompany.com.

11. Progressive Legal

Progressive Legal have been providing CPD training to the Legal Profession since 1995. We offer legal training and specialist management and skills training courses for legal professionals.We can help you to fulfil your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) or Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements. Find out more at www.progressivelegal.co.uk

12. SAS Law School

The long-established SAS Law School offers an innovatve programme. It is the first law school that:

- gives students the opportunity to negotiate the cost of their course fees.

- to provide their international students with global and flexible opportunities for work experience / voluntary work within the legal field, and in the student's own country.

- to provide its students with international networking opportunities through its work experience programme; and to further support them with Job References.

- helps those who are really cash poor by providing the opportunity to earn their law course.

Find out more at www.saslawcourses.org

13. STL Training School

The STL Training School is a long established paralegal training provider. It specialises in training outdoor clerks. Because STL is also a well-known outdoor clerk company (i.e. they act as agent for solicitors' firms and others attending court on their behalf, filing documents etc.) students successfully completing their training at STL may well have the opportunity to do outdoor clerking work with STL.

For more, full, up-to-the-minute information visit the training provider at www.stltrainingschool.co.uk

14. Trans-Atlantic College

Founded in 1992, Trans-Atlantic College is the one of the more specialised colleges in the United Kingdom. It was one of the first to run practical and internationally based diploma courses in Refugee Management, Homelessness and Social Housing. Since then it has expanded its range of courses to include a variety of relevance to paralegals.

For more, full, up-to-the-minute information please contact the training provider via http://transatlanticcollege.co.uk/Page_Menu_Contact.asp

15. University of Portsmouth

The School of Law at the University of Portsmouth is a highly rated law school with strong links to the legal profession. It offers a qualifying law degree amongst other programmes. Students sitting for the law degree can opt to train to become qualified Citizens Advice advisors. Those who successfully complete their training (and their degree) receive an Institute qualification: the LPQ Certificate in Advisory Practice.

For more, full, up-to-the-minute course information please contact the training provider via www.port.ac.uk

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