As a practitioner, you may wish to seek recognition of your specialist skills and one way to achieve this is to become an Accredited Specialist in your area of practice. The Law Society offers the opportunity to become an Accredited Specialist in the areas appearing below.
Specialist Accreditation in Family Law and Wills and Estates Law
The Law Society offers Specialist Accreditation in Family Law and Wills and Estates Law. The Specialist Accreditation Programme provides practitioners the opportunity to be recognised formally as having a higher level of competence and enhanced skill levels in their field, a high standard of professionalism, and a commitment to ongoing expertise development through continuing legal education. Accredited Specialists are provided with the Accredited Specialist logo and branding to use on their marketing material.
Law Society members who seek Specialist Accreditation in another area of practice will be assisted with a referral from the Law Society to undertake an Accreditation programme through one of the following interstate Law Society’s:
- The Law Institute of Victoria – Click here to see more information on the Specialist Accreditation areas
- The Law Society of New South Wales – Click here to see more information on the Specialist Accreditation areas
- The Law Society of Queensland – Click here to see more information on the Specialist Accreditation areas
For more information or to obtain a referral, please contact accreditation@lawsocietywa.asn.au.
Mediation Accreditation
The Law Society is developing a new Lawyer Mediation Accreditation Scheme. All existing Law Society and National Mediator Accreditation System (NMAS) accredited mediators will continue to be accredited until the later of their next renewal date or 31 December 2025.
The Law Society also maintains a Panel of Mediators and a Panel of Arbitrators to assist the legal profession and the public in locating the services of a mediator or arbitrator.
Quality Practice Standard Accreditation
The Quality Practice Standard (QPS) recognises legal practices that have developed and adhere to standard internal processes designed to provide a consistent approach to management and to improve customer satisfaction.
