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Apply for a CLC Licence as a Cross-Qualifying Lawyer or Dual-Qualifying Authorised Person
The CLC encourages Cross-Qualifying lawyers and Dual-Qualifying Authorised Persons with relevant specialist experience to consider converting to CLC regulation. Cross-Qualifying Lawyers will enjoy the benefits of being an Authorised Person in terms of the Legal Services Act 2007. CLC Lawyers are regulated by a specialist regulator with a rule book tailored to Conveyancing and Probate practice.
The tables below show the requirements for (A) Cross-Qualifying Lawyers and (B) Dual-Qualifying Authorised Persons seeking to become a CLC Lawyer.
A full year individual CLC licence is £400 and your first individual licence fee will be calculated on a pro rata basis. The standard fees apply, which includes £150.00 application fee and Screening Check Fee, which is under £100.
Applicants must hold a current and valid membership or practising certificate free from conditions and provide information about their most recent year’s CPD, which should support the licence type they are applying for (Conveyancing or Probate).
Demonstrate their legal knowledge is up to date and comparable to CLC lawyers by providing evidence that they have maintained their technical legal knowledge as well as occupational experience relevant to the licence they intend to apply for; and
Provide a copy of their most recent Training Record detailing the types of activities that that have completed to keep their legal, occupational, and professional skills up to date, such as, commercial CPD activities, employer led in-house training sessions and CLC webinars.
OSCE are required to complete each of the 3 units in the SQA Level 6 Diploma (Conveyancing or Probate Law and Practice).
Exemptions are limited to the two units:-
Unit. Conveyancing Law and Practice
Unit. Law of Will Succession and Grants of Representation
And only granted when the candidate has fully demonstrated to an approved Training Provider that they have passed equivalent assessments on an approved QLTS OSCE program.
Individuals that are subject to ongoing criminal investigation/action, regulatory disciplinary investigations, action or appeal processes with any enforcement or regulatory body are not able to pursue a licensing application until the outcome of the adverse event is known. This extends to:
(b) that have been removed from the Solicitors roll/CILEx or FCA register because of disciplinary findings and who have not yet had their licence reinstated.
2. Owners, Directors, Members, Partners, HoLP and HoFA of CLC regulated practices that have been formally notified that the practice is in continued non-compliance and/or subject to disciplinary allegations, investigations or proceedings are unable to pursue any licensing applications.
