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“I want to be a conveyancer and it is a quicker route, plus the qualification allows me to train to be an expert in that specialist area of the .”

“I initially wanted to take the GDL course to convert to law after my History degree. However I found the costs were too much. The Chartered Legal Executive route was highly recommended instead.” CAREERS AND “My employers advised me QUALIFICATIONS GUIDE about the course and agreed to pay for me to study my Chartered Legal Executive lawyer courses.” Earn As You Learn: Your best route to a career as a lawyer

“At first I wanted to get a qualification to recognise the practical experience I already had. Now I will carry on to qualify as a Fellow.”

THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF LEGAL EXECUTIVES Kempston Manor, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7AB T +44 (0)1234 845777 | F +44 (0)1234 840373 E [email protected] | www.cilex.org.uk Information correct at time of press. 12.10.12

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Changes in legislation mean that Chartered Legal Executive are increasingly on a level playing field with or , as they can now become judges, advocates and partners in law firms.

The role of a Chartered Legal However, if you already have a whilst gaining valuable practical Executive lawyer is so similar to that qualifying law degree gained within experience in their workplace. Around of a that the most clients the last seven years, we also offer 75% of employers pay for their staff to THINKING OF A are unlikely to be able to distinguish a cost-effective alternative to the study to be Chartered Legal Executive between them. In fact, many (LPC) or Bar lawyers. As such, the route offers you CAREER IN LAW? supervise solicitors. The Professional Training Course (BPTC) a head start in your law career, and difference is that a Chartered Legal through our Graduate Fast-Track allows you to earn whilst you learn. Executive is a qualified lawyer Diploma, which takes nine months who is trained to specialise as an to complete part-time and costs Salaries expert in a particular area of law, under £2,400. whereas solicitors have a broader, Salaries will vary according to your And there’s no need to secure a general legal training. location and chosen specialist area of or pupilage, whether The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives law, but starting salaries are usually you do our full route or the fast-track. approximately £25,000 a year whilst Instead you will need to complete offers unparalleled access to a flexible career Becoming a Chartered Legal you are qualifying. When you reach a five-year qualifying period of Executive lawyer Graduate Member grade you can as a lawyer. employment (working as a paralegal JOIN US NOW There are two routes to becoming expect to earn up to £30,000. Fully while studying can count towards this). a Chartered Legal Executive lawyer, qualified Chartered Legal Executive Since 1963 the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives has offered Call 01234 845777 or email depending on whether you hold a lawyers can then expect to earn unparalleled access to a flexible career as a lawyer. We are the professional [email protected] qualifying law degree or not. If you Qualifying around £35,000 on average. Latest body representing around 20,000 members, of which 7,500 are qualified surveys show annual salaries of don’t have a qualifying law degree Qualifying as a Chartered Legal Chartered Legal Executive lawyers and 12 ,500 are practising over £100,000 for some Chartered then you will need to take the full Executive provides access to an and trainees. Legal Executives. Since 1989, around route, which is comprised of our interesting, valued and prestigious The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives is recognised by the Ministry of 92,500 people have level 3 qualification (set and assessed career: as a Chartered Legal Justice as one of the three main approved routes to becoming a qualified lawyer at A-level standard) and our level 6 Executive lawyer you will have great (along with Barristers and Solicitors). chosen our route to qualification which is set and assessed opportunities to work in the legal Qualifying as a at honours degree level. This full route Law is the most popular subject out of all applications to study at university, pursue their lawyer profession, in corporate in-house legal Chartered Legal costs up to around £4,500 - £7,650, and so each year around 80% of people applying to study law are rejected. departments, or in local or national qualification - why not depending on where you choose to government. Executive lawyer We provide a cost-effective way of obtaining law qualifications without having join them? study, and typically takes four years provides access to an to complete a law degree (although graduates of law or non-law subjects can still to complete part-time, although time Most people combine studying choose to become a lawyer using our route). www.cilexcareers.org.uk scales can be flexible. their qualifications through academic interesting, valued and institutions or via distance learning prestigious career.

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We offer an achievable, How our route compares to affordable and flexible route to other lawyer routes becoming a qualified lawyer: Whether you take the full • Study, exam and registration fees Chartered Legal Executive lawyer cost up to around £7,650 which route, or our graduate fast-track are spread over the four years’ of qualification, we offer by far the MEMBERSHIP GRADES part-time study (the typical time most affordable way to be a lawyer taken to study all of the academic compared to the other traditional qualifications required). If you are routes: To study to become a Chartered Associate member To be admitted as a Chartered Legal eligible for exemptions then your Legal Executive lawyer you need Open to those who have completed Executive lawyer/Fellow you also need • As well as University fees, the study time may be shorter and you to join the Chartered Institute our Level 3 Professional Diploma in to complete a minimum of five years’ biggest cost potential Solicitors will pay less study fees. of Legal Executives (CILEx). The Law and Practice; or who are graduates employment experience in legal work, face is the LPC fees of around including at least two consecutive years’ • Combining study with full-time grade you are allocated is based with qualifying law degrees. Associate £12,900. For aspiring Barristers, the experience which falls after completion of work can enable those studying on your qualifications and/or legal members will be entitled to use the Bar Professional Training Course your studies. experience. Whether you are new designatory letters ACILEx after to be Chartered Legal Executive (formerly the Bar Vocational lawyers to earn in the region of to the sector, a graduate or a senior their name, and will be required to Please note that, for entry into any grade Course or BVC) usually costs of membership, you must have satisfied the £63,000 over the typical four-year lawyer, there is a grade that’s right undertake 8 hours of Continuing around £15,750. Chartered Institute of Legal Executives’ Council study period. for you. Membership is a mark Professional Development (CPD). • Non-law graduates will also have of credibility and accountability. of your fitness for admission. The application • You don’t need to get a training Graduate member criteria stated above is at the discretion of to pay approximately £3,000- It demonstrates to clients and contract or . Open to those who have completed the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives £7,000 for their CPE/GDL fees. employers your commitment to both the Level 3 Professional Diploma and applicants will be admitted into a excellence, with the reassurance that in Law and Practice and the Level 6 grade accordingly. all members are regulated by ILEX Professional Higher Diploma in Law Combining study with full- Professional Standards (IPS). We also offer a separate membership time work can enable those and Practice; our Graduate ‘Fast-Track’ grade for Associate Prosecutors working for Use the criteria below to select studying to be Chartered Diploma; or who are Legal Practice the Crown Prosecution Service, although they the membership grade you should Course (LPC) or Bar Professional may also join one of the grades above. Legal Executive lawyers to apply for: Training Course (formerly the Bar The details shown above relate to the earn in the region of £63,000 Vocational Course or BVC) graduates. Student member academic year 2012/13. Visit our website for over the typical four-year Graduate members will be entitled to Open to those wishing to enter the latest details. use the designatory letters GCILEx study period. the legal profession; those who have after their name, and will be required no relevant legal qualification; or to undertake 12 hours of CPD. those with less than three years’ work experience of a predominantly Fellows legal nature. When you have successfully completed a period of qualifying Affiliate member employment, you can become a Open to those with at least one Fellow, a qualified lawyer, and be of our Level 3 qualification units; eligible to use the term Chartered Legal or who have completed a relevant Executive and the designatory letters legal qualification atL evel 2; or FCILEx. You will be invited to attend gained at least three years’ work our Graduation ceremony. Chartered of a predominantly legal nature. Legal Executive lawyers are required to take 16 hours of CPD.

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Specialised education and training is are listed in telephone or legal directories needed to qualify as a Chartered Legal (public libraries have copies). The Law Society Executive lawyer. Most people study while will also hold lists accessible from the internet. Being a Chartered Legal they are working, by day-release, evening Executive lawyer is an classes or by taking a distance learning course. This means you can pass exams We also provide a excellent career choice. whilst gaining practical experience and dedicated job website, visit earning a salary. Professional responsibilities www.legal-executive-recruitment.com increase with experience and Flexibility If you have just left full-time education Chartered Legal Executive We allow you to adopt a flexible approach and are starting a career in law, you may wish to studying and choose a pace and progression to apply for holiday work to gain contacts lawyers are one of the main best suited to your individual commitments. and experience of working within a legal This flexibility is ideal for those who wish to points of contact for clients environment. To get your first job in a law firm, fast-track their career; those who need to fit read the situations vacant adverts in local and study time around their family; those who are seeking professional advice national newspapers and contact Job Centres changing their career path; or those with a and local recruitment agencies. There are on legal matters. busy day job. many recruitment agencies that have specialist sections dealing with Chartered Legal Executive Finding a role lawyer appointments, as well as Legal Secretary Our qualifications are highly valued by legal and Paralegal roles which can be valuable ways firms: a recent survey found that the majority of of getting your first post in a law firm. employers contribute much of their employees’ CILEx course and examination fees. To find Career prospects a role as a trainee Chartered Legal Executive Being a Chartered Legal Executive lawyer lawyer in a firm, we recommend that you is an excellent career choice. Professional contact local Solicitors’ offices; local ; responsibilities increase with experience and The Crown Prosecution Service; and legal Chartered Legal Executive lawyers are one of departments of local authorities, industrial and the main points of contact for clients seeking commercial companies. Names and addresses professional advice on legal matters. There are opportunities for Chartered Legal Executive lawyers to run their own departments; manage other Chartered Legal Executives, Solicitors and administrative staff; to become partners in Legal Disciplinary Partnerships; and to become judges. Chartered Legal Executive lawyers can become advocates and represent clients in after an additional course (see page 15). Our training route can also be used as entry to the final stages of the Solicitor qualification scheme if you wish to dual qualify (see page 15).

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CLX13705-03 brochure v06 AW.indd 6-7 16/03/2012 12:35 The Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law and Practice Career routes AND The Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law and Practice is the first stage of entry requirements the academic qualification needed to become a Chartered Legal Executive How to qualify as a Chartered lawyer. The qualification offers you a broad and yet flexible introduction to Legal Executive lawyer law and legal practice, helping you to develop a range of professional skills necessary for effective working in the practical legal environment. You will need to take 10 units from the subject Level 3 Qualifications Each unit is studied and assessed list left to complete the Diploma. individually. The following subjects The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives offers a range of flexible, You need to study five mandatory are available: unitised qualifications set at level 3, which is set and assessed at ‘A’ level law units (Units 1-5) and two standard. Each unit can be studied individually, and built up into a number of Unit 1 Introduction to Law and mandatory professional skills units nationally approved qualifications. Practice (mandatory) (Units 16 and 17). The remaining three Unit 2 Contract Law units can either be two practice units (Units 9-15) and one law unit (Units Unit 3 Criminal Law The Level 3 Certificate in Law and Practice 6-8), or three practice units*. If you This Certificate has been designed to provide you with a short but rounded Unit 4 Land Law have completed the Level 3 Certificate, introduction to law and legal practice and can formalise your skills and Unit 5 Law of Tort you will have passed five units already. experience if you are working as a Paralegal or in a Legal Support role. Unit 6 Employment Law Whilst the Level 3 Certificate in Law and Practice is recognised as a stand- Unit 7 Family Law Certification alone qualification in its own right, if you want to become a qualified Chartered Unit 8 Law of Wills and Succession You will receive certificates for the Legal Executive lawyer and are considering studying for the Level 3 Professional Unit 9 Civil Litigation Practice Level 3 Certificate in Law and Practice Diploma in Law and Practice, you may want to take the Level 3 Certificate in Law (linked to Contract Law or and the Level 3 Professional Diploma and Practice whilst you study for your Diploma. Law of Tort) in Law and Practice once you have The units making up both qualifications are the same, but for the Certificate Unit 10 Practice achieved the required combination of you will need five units and for the Diploma you will need 10. The qualification (linked to Land Law) units. You will also receive a certificate allows you to adopt a tailor-made approach to your learning. You can choose Unit 11 Criminal Litigation Practice for each unit that you pass, so the units which areas of law you wish to study, but your choice of units must meet the (linked to Criminal Law) are also ideal if you wish to enhance following qualification rules*: your skills as a Paralegal. Unit 12 The Practice of Family Law Unit 1 (Introduction to Law & Practice) (linked to Family Law) Benefits for your employer Unit 16 (Client Care Skills) Unit 13 The Practice of Employment Unit 17 (Legal Research Skills) Law (linked to Employment If you work in a law firm, when Law) you have completed your Level 3 1 Law Unit Unit 14 Probate Practice (linked to Professional Diploma in Law and 1 Practice Unit (must be linked to Law unit) Law of Wills and Succession) Practice course, your employer can charge out your fee-earning time on Unit 15 The Practice of Law for the the level D litigation assistant fee scale. There are seven possible different certificated legal specialisms available Elderly Client (linked to Law (Conveyancing; Civil Litigation; Criminal Litigation; Family Practice; Employment of Wills and Succession) Practice; Probate Practice; and Elderly Client Practice). Unit 16 Client Care Skills (mandatory) *Each level 3 law unit provides a foundation for the study of its related practice unit, so you Unit 17 Legal Research Skills must take the relevant combination of linked units. (mandatory)

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The Level 6 Professional Higher The Structure of the Level 6 Benefits for your The following table shows the range of our level 6 qualification units: Entry requirements Diploma in Law and Practice is the Professional Higher Diploma employer Unit Title Type of unit As the academic standard is second stage of training to become in Law and Practice Unit 1 Company and Partnership Law Law equivalent to honours degree, a Chartered Legal Executive lawyer If you work in a law firm, Unit 2 Contract Law Law we advise that you should have and is set and assessed at honours To be awarded the level 6 when you have completed Unit 3 Criminal Law Law substantial experience in the area of degree level. Like the level 3 units, Professional Higher Diploma in Law your Level 6 Professional Unit 4 Employment Law Law law relating to your chosen subject each level 6 unit can be studied and Practice, you must achieve one Higher Diploma in Law and and/or have studied at ‘A’ level, ‘AS’ individually and built up into a level 6 legal practice unit, three level Practice course, your employer Unit 5 Equity and Trusts Law level, level 3 or equivalent. You must number of nationally approved 6 law units and both the professional can charge out your fee- Unit 6 European Union Law Law undertake a course of studies to enter qualifications. This unitised skills units. earning time on the level C Unit 7 Family Law Law litigation assistant fee scale. the exam. An exam and registration qualification is designed specifically One law unit must be in an area Unit 8 Immigration Law Law which is currently up to £226 fee will be payable. for those who want to become of law which underpins the practice Unit 9 Land Law Law per hour in London and up lawyers. The full range of subjects area taken. Those achieving the Unit 10 Landlord and Tenant Law Law to £161 nationally (based on available is shown opposite. required combination of units* will Unit 11 Planning Law Law SCCO guidelines rates for be awarded the Level 6 Professional summary assessment). Unit 12 Public Law Law Higher Diploma in Law and Practice. Unit 13 Law of Tort Law The table below identifies the relevant Unit 14 Law of Wills and Succession Law areas of law which “link” with each Unit 15 Civil Litigation Practice relevant practice unit: Unit 16 The Practice of Company & Partnership Law Practice Unit 17 Conveyancing Practice You must do this law unit… if you intend to do this practice unit: Unit 18 Criminal Litigation Practice Unit 1 Unit 16 Unit 19 The Practice of Employment Law Practice Company and Partnership Law The Practice of Company and Unit 20 The Practice of Family Law Practice Partnership Law Unit 21 Probate Practice Practice Unit 2 Unit 15 Unit 22 Client Care Skills Professional Skills Contract Law or Unit 13 Civil Litigation Unit 23 Legal Research Skills Professional Skills Law of Tort Unit 3 Unit 18 Criminal Law Criminal Litigation Unit 4 Unit 19 Employment Law The Practice of Employment Law Unit 7 Unit 20 Family Law The Practice of Family Law Unit 9 Unit 17 Land Law Conveyancing Unit 14 Unit 21 Law of Wills and Succession Probate Practice

Note: Each unit can also be taken individually, which is ideal for Paralegals wishing to enhance their skills (see page 13 for details).

*For detailed rules, ask your chosen study centre, or contact head office or visit www.cilex.org.uk.

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There are a range of exemptions for those holding Qualifying Law Our qualifications are highly Degrees, ‘A’ level Law; and ITC’s Certificate in Criminal Prosecution and valued by employers, as trainee Certificate in Criminal Justice Administration. Those with a City & Guilds/ Chartered Legal Executive lawyers ILEX Level 2 Certificate in Legal Studies will be exempt from the Level 3 can be valuable fee earners for their Unit 1 ‘Introduction to Law and Practice’. Full details of the exemptions firms once they have gained their offered can be obtained by visiting www.cilexcareers.org.uk. Level 3 qualification. As such, a recent survey found that over 77% of our Qualifying law degrees students have their membership fees paid by their employers, and 60% If you already hold a qualifying law degree awarded within the last seven of our students have all their course years, we have developed our Graduate ‘Fast-Track’ Diploma. This just requires and exam fees paid for by their you to complete two of our level 6 practice units (one of which must relate to employers. subject areas you studied as part of your law degree), and our level 6 Client Care If you work in a law firm, when Skills unit to complete your academic studies (see page 12 for more details). you have completed your Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law and General degree exemptions Practice course, your employer can Non-qualifying law degrees or degrees that have sufficient legal content will be charge out your fee-earning time on assessed on a subject by subject basis. A full syllabus transcript must be provided the level D litigation assistant fee scale. with the application so that the contents of the qualification can be mapped When you have passed your Level 6 against the appropriate unit. Exemptions may be granted for other appropriate Professional Higher Diploma in Law qualifications. Entitlement to exemptions is entirely at our discretion. Any and Practice course, your employer can application for exemption must be made in writing to our Awards department. charge out your fee-earning time on The Graduate ‘Fast-Track’ Diploma the level C litigation assistant fee scale. This means that if your employer pays Other exemptions We now offer a Graduate ‘Fast- designatory letters “G.Inst.L.Ex.”. After • Exemptions may be available to for your study and membership fees Full exemption from our academic qualifications is available for those who Track’ Diploma, which takes around five years’ experience (at least two recognise your prior learning. these costs can be quickly recouped have obtained the Legal Practice Course (LPC) or the Bar Professional Training nine months of part-time study. Entry of which must be after you have in a few weeks. • Places as a trainee Chartered Legal Course (formerly the Bar Vocational Course or BVC). These applicants do not fees for our Graduate ‘Fast-Track’ completed your qualifications) you Executive lawyer may be available have to take the level 3 and level 6 academic qualifications, but can apply Diploma are under £2,400, which is will be eligible to apply to become a when training contracts are not. immediately to become a Graduate Member and use designatory letters. much lower than the Legal Practice qualified lawyer and Fellow and use Once you have a minimum of five years’ employment experience in legal work Course (LPC) or the Bar Professional the designatory letters “F.Inst.L.Ex.”. • No further full-time study is (including at least two consecutive years’ experience after your studies) you can Training Course (formerly the Bar required – you can complete the qualifications by part-time study or apply to be a qualified Chartered Legal Executive lawyer. Vocational Course or BVC) routes. Advantages of the Chartered distance learning. If you already hold a qualifying law Legal Executive route for law degree awarded within the last seven graduates: • Chartered Legal Executive lawyers years, you just need to study two units may be exempt from the Solicitors from the range of Level 6 Practice • The most accessible route Regulation Authority (SRA) two-year subjects (one of which must relate to to a rewarding career as a training contract, provided that you the subjects you studied within your qualified lawyer. become a Fellow before completing law degree), and the Level 6 Client Care • Earn and learn at the same time the LPC. Skills unit to complete your academic to avoid further student debt. studies. See page 11 for a list of the • Our study, entry fees and individual level 6 legal units available. JOIN US NOW membership fees are highly You will then be eligible to become cost-effective. Call 01234 845777 or email a Graduate Member and use the [email protected]

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How long will it take to Qualifying employment Where can I study for these Train to be an Advocate Train to become a Solicitor complete my qualification? Employment which counts qualifications? We offer a further qualification A career as a Chartered Legal Timescales are flexible according as qualifying employment is We have a network of around that can bring you the status of Executive lawyer is a rewarding to your personal and professional carefully defined. 80 accredited centres that deliver our Chartered Legal Executive Advocate. and fulfilling career in its own right, Rights of audience allow you to but your Chartered Legal Executive needs and the choice of full, In broad terms, qualifying courses. To find your nearest study offer a more comprehensive service qualifications can be used if you part-time or distance learning can employment includes carrying out centre, visit www.cilexcareers.org.uk. enable you to fit study around your to clients – from initial advice, wish to dual qualify as a Solicitor. work of a legal nature under the Distance learning is also available, personal and work life. On average, through to case preparation and supervision of a Solicitor, Chartered including ILEX Tutorial College (ITC) If you are a Fellow before you if you are not eligible for exemptions, presentation before the courts. Legal Executive lawyer, or which offers enrolment at any time of complete your Legal Practice Course all your academic study requirements Such rights of audience for Legal Licensed Conveyancer. Employment the year. Visit www.ilex-tutorial.ac.uk. (LPC) you may be exempt from the Executive Advocates are available in: can be achieved through four years’ can be in legal practice, in the legal two-year training contract specified of part-time study. department of a private company or in Entry requirements • Civil Proceedings by the Solicitors Regulation local/national government. Authority (SRA). If your prior qualifications do not • Family Proceedings Examinations take place twice mean that you are already exempt, You can start your qualifying Note: This exemption is at the a year. You will need to register to • Coroner’s Court Proceedings the Level 3 Professional Diploma employment before, during or after discretion of the Solicitors Regulation sit your exams. To be eligible, your in Law and Practice can typically your studies. Most students are either • Criminal Proceedings Authority (SRA), and may depend take two years to complete by part- membership fees must be up to date, working in a legal environment at The courses are open to Graduate on the qualifying employment time study. The Level 6 Professional and your exam fees paid. We strongly the time that they start their studies, Members and Fellows who seek experience you have completed. Higher Diploma in Law and Practice recommend that those studying for or obtain employment as a trainee rights in the area in which they This should normally have been in qualification is set and assessed at legal qualifications have a minimum Chartered Legal Executive lawyer practise, although Graduate a Solicitor’s office or department. honours degree level and is also of four GCSEs at grade C or above during their period of studying, and Members will not be able to exercise All trainee Solicitors must also typically studied part-time over a in academic subjects, including this counts towards our qualifying advocacy rights until they qualify complete the Professional Skills period of two years. English language. employment requirements. as Fellows. Course following the LPC. However, you are likely to be For those new to the legal However the final two years of You will need to complete As this route is governed by working and studying at the same profession, we recommend that you the five-year period of qualifying an application to enrol onto the SRA rules, it is important that you time, which means that you are earning study the City & Guilds/ILEX Level 2 employment cannot be gained until advocacy qualification scheme. contact their training and education a valuable salary income from the Diploma in Legal Studies or the you have achieved your academic The application will require details department direct on 0870 606 2555 outset, thereby avoiding the hefty Level 3 Unit 1: Introduction to qualification. This means that you can of your existing knowledge and or visit www.sra.org.uk to get full debts incurred by full-time university Law and Practice. complete up to three of the five years’ experience in the area in which you details of their training route, as well law students, or those studying for qualifying employment concurrently Note: If you hold a qualifying law are seeking rights, and will include as information on eligibility and time their Graduate Degree in Law (GDL), with your studying. degree you may be entitled to the completion of a portfolio of limits for completing your studies. Legal Practice Course (LPC) or the Bar excemptionsand eligible for the Graduate Once you have completed your experience. If the application to Professional Training Course (BPTC). ‘Fast-Track’ Diploma - see page 12. qualifying employment you will then enrol is approved, you will be able be able to apply to become a Fellow You should consult head office to take a 6-day course focusing on and use the designation ‘Chartered or your local accredited centre advocacy skills training. The final day Legal Executive’. Contact 01234 845777 for further details of entry and of the advocacy skills course involves JOIN US NOW for more details. registration requirements. an assessment of your advocacy skills and knowledge of the law Call 01234 845777 or email of evidence. [email protected] CHOOSE US FOR YOUR LAWYER QUALIFICATION

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