Accreditations

Law Society Children Panel Member

Many legal practitioners earn special recognition for their expertise in particular areas of law by achieving membership in one or more of the Law Society's accreditation schemes.

The Law Society operates accreditation schemes in order to:

  • promote high standards in legal service provision
  • ensure that consumers are easily able to identify legal practitioners with proven competency in given areas of law
  • help consumers to make informed choices
  • offer solicitors and firms use of a recognisable brand
  • provide information for courts, statutory bodies and other professionals
  • ensure that scheme members maintain relevant standards of competency and expertise, by means of periodic reselection and re-accreditation

The children panel recognises expertise in covers all types of children law work.

Accredited members will have shown, to the satisfaction of the Law Society that they have and will maintain a high level of knowledge, skills, experience and practice in the area of children law and the representation of children.

All accredited Children Law practitioners also agree to follow the Law Society Code of Practice for Children Law. The Accreditation provides a recognised quality standard for practitioners representing children in children law proceedings and is a means of identification for professionals, such as guardians, to identify suitably qualified practitioners when representation of a child is required.