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Lexcel - Excellence in Practice Management and Client Care
Lexcel is the Law Society’s practice management standard for law firms and in-house legal departments. It demonstrates excellence in practice management and client care which can help your organisation stand out from a crowded market and give clients and other stakeholders confidence in your practice.
It is also accepted by the Legal Aid Agency and the Money Advice Service as an alternative to the Specialist Quality Mark (“SQM”) accreditation.
To learn more about how Lexcel can benefit your organisation, visit the Law Society’s website here.
Law Society Accredited
Our consultants are fully accredited by the Law Society to provide Lexcel consultancy services to law firms and in-house legal departments.
Initial Accreditation
If you are thinking of switching from SQM or want to achieve Lexcel accreditation for your organisation for the first time, it is imperative that you get specialist advice. Not only will this save you time and money in the long run but it will also ensure that you have the best possible chance of achieving your accreditation at the first attempt.
It can take several months and a lot of man hours to prepare for an initial assessment. With the help of fully qualified and accredited Lexcel consultants, you can be sure to reduce the stress and strain of preparing for your initial assessment.
Our Lexcel consultants have helped many firms prepare for and successfully achieve Lexcel accreditation on the first attempt. Some of them are practising solicitors as well and have many years’ experience of working in law firms and in-house legal departments as equity and salaried partners and compliance partners.
Accredited Firms & Departments
Do you have a Full Re-Assessment. Annual Maintenance Visit 1 or Annual Maintenance Visit 2 coming up and are struggling to find the time to get fully prepared for your assessment? Why not leave all the headache to us. We can help your organisation get fully prepared for the assessment by carrying out a GAP analysis and then helping you bridge any gaps in time for the assessment.
If you have had any major non-compliances during your last assessment and need someone to help you get through the re-visit assessment, we can help. From quickly re-writing policies or procedures to helping you deal with a major stumbling block, our expertise means you can leave it to us knowing that we will get it done.
Our consultants are well versed in the assessment process and can take away the stress and worry of an upcoming assessment.
Lexcel Consultancy
We offer tailor made packages to help with Lexcel compliance ranging from re-writing your office manual and your policies and procedures to full compliance support including assessment preparation and on hand support during your assessment.
Some of our Lexcel consultants are currently Law Society Accredited Lexcel Assessors as well. It means they can bring the benefits of their expertise from their assessments of law firms and in-house legal departments to the table.
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How We Can Help?
We would normally start off with an initial face to face, on-line or telephone consultation when we will discuss your objectives and the various options available to you.
In the vast majority of cases we will undertake a GAP analysis to ascertain your current position and how far you are away from the Law Society Lexcel v6.1 Standard.
We can then help you bridge that gap and get ready for your assessment. Typically, our Lexcel Consultancy services include some or all of the following:
- Lexcel ready Office Manual
- Drafting all mandatory policies and procedures
- Providing template plans, registers and forms
- Preparatory training on Lexcel for all staff
- Assisting with your Lexcel application process
- Liaising with your Assessment Body
- Preparation for your Lexcel Assessment
- On-site Liaison with the Lexcel Assessor during the Assessment
- Quarterly review meetings
- Updating your Office Manual
- Updating your policies and procedures
- Annual review of policies and procedures
- Reviewing your terms and conditions of business
- Reviewing your standard client care letters
- Mandatory Lexcel training
- COLP and COFA support
- SRA compliance support
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