Kitsons Solicitors

Accreditations & Memberships

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  We are a Lexcel-accredited law firm. Lexcel is the Law Society's practice management standard, which is awarded to solicitors who meet the highest management and customer care standards.

  It is a quality mark which assures clients and prospects that we meet the required standards of excellence in areas such as client care, case management and risk management. The firm undergoes rigorous independent assessment every year to ensure we meet the required standards of excellence.

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  We hold the Investors in People (IIP) accreditation. IIP is a UK quality standard whose main objective is to improve organisational performance through the management and development of people.

  The IIP standard identifies ways of raising the organisation's performance to an even higher level and is used as a framework for continuous development. The Standard is reviewed and revised every three to five years.

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  We are members of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, a not-for-profit organisation, which exists to fight for the rights of injured people.

  Membership of APIL is granted to legal practitioners whose practice is predominantly for the benefit of the injured and victims of the negligence of others. Every APIL member signs up to and abides by a code of conduct which provides a framework for personal injury lawyers.

  The APIL code of conduct provides a framework for personal injury lawyers to deal effectively and professionally with every case. This charter is designed to reassure injured people that their welfare is the lawyer's over-riding concern and that their case will be dealt with sympathetically and professionally at all times.

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  We are a member of Resolution, an organisation whose members are family lawyers committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes. Members follow a Code of Practice that promotes a non-confrontational approach to family problems and encourages solutions that consider the needs of the whole family - and in particular the best interests of children.

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  We are members of the Employment Lawyers Association.

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  We are members of Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE), which is an independent, national organisation of lawyers (solicitors, barristers, and legal executives) who are committed to providing the highest quality of legal advice for older and vulnerable people, their families and carers.

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  We are members of ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution). This is the professional mediator's association, promoting excellence in all aspects of civil, business, workplace and employment mediation.

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  We are members of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), a professional body providing members with a local, national and international learning and business network focusing on the responsible stewardship of assets today and across the generations.

  Full members of STEP are the most experienced and senior practitioners in the field of trusts and estates.

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  We are members of the Law Society's Family Panel.