Legal Services Commission Specialist Quality Mark
Consultancy
In conjunction with
Cherry Tree Consultancy Limited
The
Specialist Quality Mark is awarded by the Legal Services
Commission and is in two main forms. The Specialist Quality Mark
for Solicitors and the Specialist Quality Mark for the Bar.
The standard
is a mandatory requirement of those solicitors firms or
barristers' Chambers seeking to provide services to lay clients
that are funded from the Legal Aid budget and is also
recommended for those barristers chambers seeking to provide
advocacy for legally aided clients.
The
standard, again, has its roots in the international standard for
quality management ISO9001:2000 and has been tailored to meet
the particular needs and requirements of the Legal Services
Commission and its contracting arrangements with legal firms and
barristers whilst endeavouring to ensure that the highest levels
of service are provided to clients seeking assistance.
Cherry Tree
Consultancy Ltd has worked with a number of solicitors'
firms
and barristers' Chambers in assisting them achieve accreditation
against the relevant standard and aims in all cases to provide a
package solution from provision of draft and specimen
documentation through staff training and briefing, support and
assistance during the implementation phase and preparation for
the external assessment.
