Why Study with the ILFM?

The ILFM offers a clearly defined professional career path for those wishing to gain qualifications in legal finance and practice management. Our All-Inclusive qualification courses start at just £580.00 

For useful tips, feedback and advice from one of our award winning students, please click on this article link - Advice for Working and Studying at the same time (posted 11/4/23)


93% of our students responding to a recent survey said "Yes, absolutely" would recommend our courses to others. Nov 2022

"I would highly recommend taking any ILFM course, the support I have had to help me understand what I am doing better is outstanding. For someone who things don't quite click straight away, the way the course is set out helps me to understand things that much easier and if I don't understand, the tutor guides me through until I do." KC, Stafford Nov 2022


Tuition for the ILFM's Diploma and Fellowship examinations is available through correspondence courses, with students supported by a dedicated tutor providing guidance, advice and feedback on coursework papers.

For those that don’t have the time to attend college or training courses, correspondence course offer a flexible option to fit around your working and personal life. You can study when you want and at your own leisure.

ILFM membership is a requirement for study.

Diploma Course - ILFM (Dip)

The Diploma course has two papers, Bookkeeping for Legal Finance Professionals & Legal Finance Compliance & Accounts Rules, which together provide a sound comprehensive and practical knowledge of the maintenance of a law firm’s internal records and to meet compliance with regulatory accounts rules.

Post-nominal Letters/designatory letters - ILFM (Dip) on successful completion of the full Diploma level.  More...

Fellowship - FILFM

The Fellowship courses have 4 topics, Accounting, Financial Management, Legal Practice Management and Tax. Students who have successfully completed the Diploma can enrol for any of the Fellowship topics. To achieve the Fellowship level 3 topics need to be completed including Accounting & Financial Management. You can choose from Tax or Legal Practice Management.  Each Fellowship topic may also be studied as a standalone certificate.

Post-nominal Letters/designatory letters - FILFM on successful completion of the full Fellowship level. More...

CPD Accreditation

ILFM Diploma correspondence courses have been approved for accreditation under the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme.