Book Event

POSTPONED - CONVEYANCING QUALITY SCHEME: DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE AND SURVIVING THE ASSESSMENT SEMINAR

Changes to the CQS standard from May 2019 has seen the introduction of both Desk Based Assessments and Onsite Assessments. Practices will be selected for assessment both reactively and through random selection.   

The assessment will be both technical and qualitative and will require CQS accredited firms to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the CQS scheme throughout the practice, including the ability to evidence the Core Practice Management Standards and The Law Society Conveyancing Protocol through their conduct of conveyancing files.  This seminar is specifically designed for firms who are both CQS accredited, and those firms who are currently working towards attaining accreditation.   The presenter, Tracy Thompson, who is appointed CQS Lead Assessor, will provide guidance to interpret the requirements of the standard whilst gaining practical experience of how to develop and implement those requirements.  

What You Will Learn—The session will look in detail at;  

• Changes to the CQS scheme

• Key requirements of the Core Practice Management Standard (CPMS)

• Implementing the required policies and procedures of CQS within your practice.  

• Key areas of The Law Society Conveyancing Protocol (2019 Edition)

• Demonstrating compliance with the standard

• Common assessment issues

• The assessment process

• Assessment outcomes

• CQS overlap with other Quality Standards  

The seminar is aimed at Heads of Conveyancing, SRO’s and those charged with preparing the conveyancing department for assessment and will equip you with the in depth practical and technical expertise needed to successfully and swiftly implement policies and procedures to enable you to survive the assessment. 

Speaker details:Tracy Thompson was recently appointed as Lead Assessor for CQS. Tracy is a property lawyer who has spent over two decades in the legal profession, most recently as Managing Partner of a Merseyside multi-disciplinary practice. Tracy possesses a diverse mix of skills and is highly experienced in operational management and business strategy. Through her Consultancy Business she provides practical support to law firms in the areas of risk and compliance, quality management and general practice support.  Tracy is a Law Society accredited Lexcel Consultant and a Lexcel Assessor for both the England & Wales standard, and the International standard.She is passionate about managing risk in practice and the benefits Lexcel can bring to a practice to support its risk management approach and it is this passion which saw her appointed to the Law Society Lexcel Panel in 2013.  Tracy is a regular presenter for Local Law Societies and commercial training providers.