Small, But Beautifully Formed!
When Juliette Kinsey
formed Kinsey & Co Solicitors, a small bespoke private client
family law practice on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors, she did so
firmly of the belief that small firms can still compete alongside
bigger firms when it comes to providing clients with high levels of
client care and case management performance - and sure enough
within six months of opening the practice the Lexcel Assessors were
in and the firm was given the thumbs up!
ANECDOTE speaks to Juliette Kinsey about her firms' achievement and
what made her decide that Lexcel Accreditation was the way
forward:
"From the moment I decided to "go
it alone" and become a sole practitioner I also decided that I was
going to ensure that my practice should commence as it meant to go
on and that high client care standards and internal management
processes would be in place from day one. I therefore set up my
practice with the Lexcel standard in mind. This approach made the
implementation of the standard so much easier.
The Lexcel standard also provides a
new business with an ideal structure from which to work and ensures
that all bases are covered. Risk Management and Business Continuity
issues are just as important to small businesses as they are to
large - in some cases even more so.
I have had to discipline myself to
attend to Lexcel requirements at times because there is so much to
do when starting a new practice. Combining the stresses and strains
of a new venture together with applying for a quality standard mark
at the same time has on occasions felt like a bridge too far but it
has definitely been worth it in the end."
Lynda Partridge who assessed Kinsey
& Co Solicitors in February 2008 against the Lexcel Standard
commented "Having dealt with Lexcel before, Juliette knew what she
was doing. She has set up some good basic systems which should
serve the firm well and which could prove to be particularly
valuable should she decide to expand the practice in the
future."
And as if that was not enough,
since the practice was awarded the Lexcel Standard in 2008,
Anecdote has learnt that Kinsey & Co Solicitors was shortlisted
alongside five other firms for a national Law Society 2008
Excellence Award under the category of "The Lexcel Award for
Excellence in Practice Standards". The award went to a somewhat
larger corporate firm in the city of London but even so Juliette
Kinsey was delighted that her practice received such prestigious
recognition.
Who is Kinsey & Co
Solicitors?
Kinsey & Co Solicitors is a
bespoke practice providing clients with specialist advice in all
areas of matrimonial and family law and is headed by Juliette
Kinsey who is an experienced Matrimonial Solicitor, a Resolution
Accredited Specialist and a Collaborative Family Lawyer.