Awards & Accolades

2018 SME Hertfordshire Business Awards

Headline sponsor for this year’s awards, with Director of Marketing and Business Development Julie Gingell on the panel of judges. Click here to read more.

Inspiring Hertfordshire Awards 2018

Sponsoring the ‘Medium to Large Business of the Year’ category of this year’s Herts Chamber of Commerce awards. Senior Associate Keely Rushmore will be judging, read our press release here.

Why should my business enter awards?

Thinking of entering your organisation for an award? Past winners and finalists have benefited from extensive regional and national media exposure that have led to increased business development opportunities. Reaching the final can also help employees feel rewarded for their work, which can boost motivation.

Every year, Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 carry out in-depth research of UK law firms, and publish their findings every autumn. SA Law is ranked as a regional leader for all its major fields of expertise, with many top tier positions and recommended experts. Read more about our 2017 submissions here.

Lexcel is the Law Society’s practice management standard and is awarded to solicitor firms that meet the highest management and customer care standards.

Lexcel-accredited practices undergo rigorous independent assessment each year to ensure that they continue to meet the required standards of excellence in areas such as client care and case management. To learn more about the Lexcel system of accreditation, please visit the Law Society’s website or contact us on 01727 798000.

SA Law Partner, Marilyn Bell has been a member of the Law Society Children Panel since April 2000. The Children Panel is an accreditation scheme introduced by The Law Society and is a recognised quality standard for family law.

In order to achieve this membership of excellence, solicitors undergo an independent assessment to demonstrate their experience in public and private law proceedings under the Children Act 1989. Marilyn has achieved and maintained this accreditation for over 12 years, which is testament to Marilyn’s extensive experience and knowledge in children law.

Marilyn is also a Member of the Family Mediators Association and an Accredited Family Mediator.

Resolution is a national organisation of family lawyers committed to non-confrontational divorce, separation and other family problems. This is a recognised quality standard in the UK and in order to achieve this membership of excellence, lawyers undergo an independent assessment to demonstrate their experience.

Introduced by The Law Society in January 2009, the scheme has become a recognised quality standard for residential conveyancing. Applicant firms are assessed against a set of rigorous benchmarking standards to establish the integrity of their conveyancing staff and the service provided. This includes the team’s adherence to good practice management standards, as well as prudent and efficient conveyancing procedures through the scheme’s protocol. After months of assessment, SA Law’s Real Estate Department achieved CQS accreditation on 9th December 2011.