Accreditations

Lexcel accreditation from the Law Society, the professional body for solicitors in England and Wales, which only awards its practice management standard to those firms which meet the highest management and customer care standards.

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) corporate accreditation is awarded to firms within the personal injury field who demonstrate a high level of experience and client care ensuring quality levels for those who suffer injury through the negligence of another party.

• Michelle Fieldhouse

Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS)
CQS improves efficiency within conveyancing by applying common, consistent standards and service levels. Consumers can recognise practices that provide a quality, reliable and efficient residential conveyancing service. The Law Society regulates the scheme to ensure high standards in the home buying process and deter fraud in the residential property market.

• Jeremy Conway
• Jackie Smyth
• Lynn Wallis
• Pam Sellman

Lawyers for your Business
LFYB offer specialist, business related legal advice to small and medium-sized businesses. Clients can seek advice on a range of legal issues including finance, employment law, contracts, company structure and commercial property

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
A STEP practitioner will support clients through any trusts, estates or related issue. STEP members (TEPs) provide expert advice on how to comply with the often complex law and tax rules surrounding trusts, estates and inheritance. TEPs are the most experienced and senior practitioners in the field of trusts and estates.

• Wendy Scarr

Proud member of The Chamber of Commerce Leeds

Resolution
Resolution members encourage sensitive, cost-effective solutions that consider the needs of the whole family - and in particular the best interests of the children. Membership of Resolution commits family lawyers to resolving disputes in a non-confrontational way. Resolution members believe that family law disputes should be dealt with in a constructive way designed to preserve people’s dignity and to encourage agreements. Resolution is committed to developing and promoting best standards in the practice of family law and explores and promotes other ways of resolving family disputes, such as mediation and collaborative law, so that couples have alternatives to going to court.

• Sally clark

Collaborative family law
Under the collaborative law process, each person appoints their own collaboratively trained lawyer. Both parties and their respective lawyers all meet together to work things out face to face, each lawyer is by their client’s side throughout the process and so they will have the continued support and legal advice.

• Sally Clark

Family Mediators Association
The Family Mediators Association (FMA) is a membership organisation for family mediators. The FMA provides training, supervision and other services to its members. They are a lead body and member organisation of the Family Mediation Council (FMC), the umbrella for professional family mediators.

• Sally Clark