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The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) celebrated the qualification of 127 chartered legal executives at its annual graduation ceremony, held last Saturday in Covent Garden.
In addition to the 127 newly qualified CILEx fellows, a further 161 members have become graduates—the step before full qualification as a chartered legal executive lawyer. Six members were also recognised for becoming chartered legal executive advocates.
Elizabeth Johnson (pictured), CILEx’s first female judge, was a guest speaker at the ceremony. She told the audience: ‘You are at your own individual crossroads, you don’t have to make an instant decision about the rest of your life—I didn’t—but what you need to do is to start with the foundations, the basics so that you have options, so that you are in control of your career and so that you can do what you want to do.’
CILEx president Matthew Foster also said: ‘Whatever it is, I encourage you to go out and get it. Please don’t sit back waiting for an opportunity—instead, determine your next step by leading the way for those coming behind you. There’s no right or wrong way to choose your career path, just make sure that it is your way, and that it makes you happy—and as you go and open new doors for yourself, don’t forget to wedge them open for others to follow in your footsteps—or better yet, smash them off their hinges.’
