Accreditations

Lexcel Practice Management Standard

Lexcel is the Law Society's practice management standard. It is a scheme for any type of practice to certify that certain standards have been met following independent assessment. The Lexcel practice management standard is only awarded to solicitors who meet the highest management and customer care standards. Lexcel accredited practices undergo rigorous independent assessment every year to ensure they meet required standards of excellence in areas such as client care, case management and risk management.

Benefits for Gregory Abrams Davidson LLP:

Achieving Lexcel means we are recognised for offering a client excellence service which will benefit the firm in a number of ways:

• Increased profitability
• Better risk management
• Improved management efficiency
• Enhance client care
• Fewer mistakes
• Support with compliance
• More impactful marketing

The Law Society

The Law Society represents solicitors in England and Wales. From negotiating with and lobbying the profession's regulators, government and others, to offering training and advice, we're here to help, protect and promote solicitors across England and Wales.

iLex

The Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) is the professional body which represents 24,000 trainee and practicing Legal Executives. Its role is to enhance the role and standing of Legal Executives in the legal profession.

For almost fifty years, it has been offering unparalleled access to a flexible career in law. Working closely with Government and the Ministry of Justice it is recognised in England and Wales as one of the three core regulators of the legal profession alongside barristers and solicitors.

ILEX was founded in 1892 and became a company limited by guarantee in 1963 with the support and co-operation of the Law Society. Currently ILEX has branches throughout England and Wales and many members overseas.

Objectives:

• To provide an organisation for persons who are registered or studying with ILEX who provide legal services and who are a resident in England and Wales or elsewhere
• To provide for the education, training and development of skills for Fellows and persons who wish to become experts in the law or otherwise
• To advance and protect the status and interests of Fellows and those persons referred to above
• To promote professional unity, co-operation and mutual assistance amongst persons employed in the legal profession or engaged in legal work
• To promote and secure professional standards of conduct amongst Fellows and those who are registered with ILEX, by publishing codes of conduct, guides to good practice and the protocol between ILEX and its regulatory body, ILEX Professional Standards, and regulating the membership through that body to ensure compliance with those standards
• To give and award diplomas, certificates, prizes, scholarships, bursaries or other awards to those who show proficiency in the Law.

Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) exists to help its members fight for the rights of injured people. Founded in April 1990 by a group of barristers and solicitors who wished to improve the services provided for victims of personal injury, today APIL has grown to become the trusted organisation in the promotion, encouragement and development of expertise in personal injury law.

APIL has created networks, forged links and uses its 4,700 strong voice to promote the rights of injured people and fight to ensure access to justice.

In everything we do, APIL aims to:

• Promote full and just compensation for all types of personal injury
• Promote and develop expertise in the practice of personal injury law
• Promote wider redress for personal injury in the legal system
• Campaign for improvements in personal injury law
• Promote safety standards and alert the public to hazards
• Provide a communication network for its members

NO LOGO - NO GO: Look for the trusted standard - APIL's quality kitemark of expertise

APIL provides accreditation for personal injury lawyers. A trusted standard which will lead you to a competent, experienced solicitor. APIL accredited lawyers commit to a code of conduct and work with a consumer charter.

SRA Accredited Personal Injury

Membership of Law Society accreditation schemes is voluntary. The expertise of scheme members in a given area of law has been verified, and their accomplishment is recognised by the Law Society.

More than 16 per cent of solicitors belong to at least one accreditation scheme. In total, more than 18,000 legal professionals are members of our accreditation schemes.

Check each scheme's page for more information about what to expect from an accredited solicitor, eligibility requirements and application documentation.

The Law Society operates accreditation schemes in order to:

• promote high standards in legal service provision
• ensure that consumers are easily able to identify legal practitioners with proven competency in given areas of law
• help consumers to make informed choices
• offer solicitors and firms use of a recognisable brand
• provide information for courts, statutory bodies and other professionals
• ensure that scheme members maintain relevant standards of competency and expertise, by means of periodic reselection, re-accreditation and re-authorisation

SRA Accredited Family Law

Solicitors and legal executives apply for Family Law Accreditation Scheme membership by completing a detailed questionnaire that assesses their knowledge and experience in family law and related matters.

Every five years, practitioners must renew their membership under the re-accreditation process. Scheme members are expected to comply with the requirements of the Family Law Protocol. The aims of the Family Law Protocol are to:

• encourage a constructive and conciliatory approach to the resolution of family disputes
• encourage the narrowing of the issues in dispute and the effective and timely resolution of disputes
• endeavour to minimise any risks to the parties and/or the children, and to alert the client to treat safety as a primary concern
• have regard to the interests of the children and long-term family relationships
• endeavour to ensure that costs are not unreasonably incurred

Resolution First For Family Law

Resolution, which was formerly known as the Solicitors Family Law Association (SFLA), is an organisation of 5000 lawyers who believe in a constructive, non-confrontational approach to family law matters. Resolution also campaigns for improvements to the family justice system.

Resolution supports the development of family lawyers through its national and regional training programmes, through publications and good practice guides and through its accreditation scheme. Resolution also trains and accredits mediators and is the only body providing training and support for collaborative lawyers in England and Wales.