Lexcel v5

New standard

Lexcel v5 is the new version of the Law Society's law management standard. The standard has been revised to enhance its relevance to the profession, increase risk management requirements and provide greater support for outcomes-focused regulation (OFR). The Lexcel office has worked with accredited and non-accredited practices, and stakeholders including the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) and professional indemnity insurers to ensure a holistic revision of the standard.

Timelines

31 October 2011 - launch of Lexcel v5

1 January 2012 - optional compliance

1 July 2012 onwards - all assessment must be against Lexcel v5

Supportive materials

The Lexcel office have developed a range of materials and activities to help provide insight into the revisions for accredited practices and those working towards applying. These include:

NEW - Lexcel scheme rules

In addition to these Lexcel requirement-focused materials, the Lexcel office has combined the application and assessment criteria guide with the assessors guide to create Lexcel's scheme rules. This document outlines the requirements outside of the standard for any practice applying for Lexcel. It also gives insight for practices into guidance issued to Lexcel consultants and assessors. Practices must support and comply with the processes set out in the scheme rules.

Lexcel scheme rules (PDF, 78kb)

Lexcel toolkits

The current range of Lexcel toolkits are based on Lexcel v4.1. They support compliance with Lexcel v5 on the whole. There are three toolkits effected by Lexcel v5 - People Management, Information Management and Risk Management. If you have purchased any of these toolkits, please contact us.

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