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The Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme was set up by the Law Society and is a best practice quality mark for wills and estate administration advice. It has become a worrying trend within other professions for them to start offering will drafting and administration of estate advice and services with little to no formal legal training. It is extremely important in any scenario to employ the right person for the job based upon their qualifications and experience from the Pharmacist, the mechanic, the plumber and the engineer. In an age of accessible knowledge on the internet we can all find information quickly and easily; however it’s never been more important than now to understand the reasons why things are done in a certain way. To make sure all scenarios are covered and that there is no ambiguous meaning or interpretation.
Your Will is such an incredibly important document, and the statistics are quite startling for the amount of people who do not even write one, despite having a number of assets and complicated arrangements. So for those people who have actually had the forethought and organisation to get a Will drafted it’s extremely surprising that they then do not employ the best people to undertake this important role for them. They do not employ the professionals who have undertaken years of legal training, advised and helped people on a daily basis with the complexities of these matters and dedicated their whole careers to this service. Too often people choose individuals or companies with no legal qualifications or have undertaken a days course, instead of employing a solicitor. Few realise that when you choose a solicitor to undertake this important work for you that not only are you benefitting from their years of legal knowledge and expertise, but you also have the benefit and security of their indemnity insurance, which is well known for being the best professional insurance in the market. This is also the case with estate administration. Solicitors are strictly governed by our professional body and our client accounts are checked regularly to ensure that all processes and procedures are correct. We keep up-to-date with changes in legislation, the court systems and modernisation so we really are best placed to advise you and support you through the legal matters of estate administration.
By being WIQS accredited we are demonstrating to our clients our commitment to retaining high standards and practises in this important area. The scheme dictates that we undertake annual training to test our knowledge and understanding of the complexities of Will drafting and the administration of estates. We also ensure that we comply with the WIQS protocol which sets out best practice and procedures for working in these important areas. As a firm we believe the WIQS accreditation demonstrates our commitment to providing a high level of legal knowledge and expertise to our clients. You can find out more about the WIQS accreditation scheme here
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