ILE study plan

Outline the formation rules of a contract (offer, acceptance, consideration, intention to create legal relations, capacity) and attach one decided case to each element

Distinguish civil from criminal proceedings and map the court hierarchy and appeal routes onto a single diagram

Draft a one-page formation checklist you can apply to any problem scenario under timed conditions

Answer 20 multiple-choice questions on formation and the legal system, logging every wrong answer with a one-line reason

Classify contract terms as conditions, warranties and innominate terms, and explain the remedy consequence of each classification

Apply the tests for misrepresentation, mistake, duress, undue influence and illegality to three short fact patterns

Explain the measure of damages for breach, mitigation and remoteness, and contrast damages with specific performance and injunction

Write two full problem answers using a strict issue-rule-application-conclusion structure, capped at 600 words each

Tabulate the legal estates and interests in land and state which are registrable and which override a registered disposition

Explain the mechanics of first registration and of a registrable disposition, including the protection of third-party rights by notice and caution

Analyse co-ownership problems involving joint tenancy and tenancy in common, severance and the presumption of survivorship

Complete 25 multiple-choice questions on estates, registration and co-ownership with a written justification for each answer

Sequence the conveyancing transaction from instruction to post-completion, marking the point at which the contract becomes binding and where undertakings arise

Draft a flowchart of pre-contract searches, enquiries, exchange, completion and stamping/registration

Define actus reus and mens rea and explain coincidence, causation and the treatment of omissions in criminal liability

Sit a 45-minute closed-book test covering contract and land law only, and mark it against the model answers

Build an elements table for offences against the person and property offences, listing actus reus, mens rea and the leading defence to each

Evaluate the general defences of self-defence, duress, intoxication and automatism against supplied fact patterns

Trace the criminal process from arrest through charge, bail, allocation, trial and sentence, noting the evidential rules at each stage

Answer 30 mixed multiple-choice questions on substantive criminal law and procedure, then re-attempt every error within 48 hours

Distinguish express, implied, resulting and constructive trusts and state the formalities required to create each

Summarise trustees' duties and powers and the remedies available for breach of trust, including tracing and following

Explain the probate process for a testate and an intestate estate, including the grant of representation and the administration timeline

Solve two probate practice scenarios that require you to identify the correct grant applicant and the sequence of administration steps

Draft a client care letter and a file-opening checklist that together satisfy the requirements on costs information, complaints handling and conflicts

Apply anti-money-laundering client due diligence and source-of-funds checks to three conveyancing or probate scenarios

Outline the rules on client money, undertakings and confidentiality, and identify the professional conduct breaches in five short vignettes

Explain how a practice manages risk, supervision, file review and business performance measures

Complete a 20-question compliance and practice management quiz without reference material

Assemble portfolio evidence for all seven domains, mapping each claim to a specific piece of work-based evidence and the competence it demonstrates

Write or revise reflective statements for the three weakest portfolio criteria, using a situation-action-result-reflection format

Sit a full timed mock examination across all seven domains and mark it strictly against the mark scheme

Compile a one-page list of the ten topics you scored lowest on and schedule a revisit for each within the following fourteen days