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We are delighted to announce that we have been reaccredited from July 2022 – July 2023 by the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS), which is a recognised quality standard for residential conveyancing practices. We have proudly held the CQS accreditation since 2011, an accreditation currently held by less than 15% of Law Firms in the England and Wales..

This shows our clients and other third parties that we have the expertise to deliver nationally recognised quality residential conveyancing advice; use standardised processes to recognise and reduce risks and that we inform clients about what to expect when using our conveyancing services.

The accreditation also gives greater access to lenders, and demonstrates that we can provide residential conveyancing advice of the level expected by clients, lenders and the wider residential conveyancing community.

Please contact us to discuss your residential conveyancing needs.

We are delighted to announce that Adams Harrison has just undergone a vigorous annual assessment and has been reaccredited against the Lexcel standard. Lexcel is a Law Society Quality mark for law firms demonstrating legal excellence. There were absolutely no non-compliances against the standard at all. This is our 22nd year of being certified against the standard. The firm is assessed in areas of: Structure and Strategy, Financial Management, Information Management, People Management, Risk Management, Client Care and File and Case Management. Our assessor commented:

“Despite the current ongoing difficulties and challenges in light of the pandemic the Practice should continue to be extremely highly commended for continuing to sustain an extremely high level of compliance against the Lexcel standard. It is crystal clear that compliance remains a deeply embedded part of the culture and in Lexcel terms the Practice remains extremely well run and extremely well managed.”

It was noted, as a result of the assessor’s interviews with fee earners and the files audited, that our practice has very high standards of file management. He stated that there was evidence that we place very significant emphasis on client care, demonstrated also by the low level of complaints. The assessor was extremely complimentary of our staff and stated:

“The calibre of the support staff remains amongst the very, very best the writer has experienced”. Our firm was commended for the ongoing development and training of our staff.”

The result reflects the commitment, loyalty and hard work of all of our staff in very challenging times throughout the pandemic. It is their dedication and determination that has enabled us to remain competitive and continue to offer a high level of service to our expanding client base. We look forward to meeting and indeed exceeding the expectations of our clients and contacts, through continuing to offer a high quality service in the communities we serve.

The firm has been awarded the Cyber Essentials accreditation – demonstrating that we have in place systems and controls to ensure that we are best protected against any internal and external threats. This includes not only our computer hardware but our entire internet facing infrastructure at Adams Harrison, including firewalls and internet routers.

The Cyber Essential scheme is Government backed and industry supported. To become accredited, it is necessary to show that there are technical controls in place to prevent against on line security threats.

We take seriously the risk of malicious attacks on data and therefore keep under regular review the steps and measures that can be put in place to reduce the risk.

We are now displaying the Cyber Essentials badge on our website homepage and e-mails to give clients and third parties peace of mind that their data is safe with us.

LEXCEL

Adams Harrison are pleased to announce that we have retained our Legal Excellence Quality Mark (Lexcel).  This is developed specifically for the legal profession.  It is an optional, recognized accreditation scheme for law firms and in-house legal departments which gives assurance that a practice meets high client care and business management standards.

To gain and retain the Lexcel accreditation a practice must undergo a rigorous initial then annual application and assessment process.  This includes conducting background checks and an on-site visit from an independent trained Lexcel Assessor.

Adams Harrison has successfully retained this quality mark since 1999.

CQS

Aadams harrison have also retained Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) accreditation for the fifth year in a row, having achieved the qualification in July 2011.