What our full Accredited Membership with the SFE means for you

To become a Full Accredited SFE Member, a solicitor must:

• be a practice or freelancer recognized by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority
• have full compliant Professional Indemnity cover in place
• pass two entry exams.

The SFE will only refer members of the Public to Full Accredited SFE Members.

The SFE website refers to their Accredited Members as follows –

• Are specialists in advising older and vulnerable clients on legal matters
• Are fully qualified solicitors, barristers and chartered legal executives who have all undertaken additional specialist training in older client law
• Have spent a substantial amount of their time working with older and vulnerable clients – a minimum of 3 years in most cases.
• Have gained the Older Client Care in Practice Award (see panel) which is accredited by SfJ (Skills for Justice) a government body. The award shows that they have the required additional skills to be able to advise and support older and vulnerable people
• Have signed up to our strict code of practice
• Are committed to providing affordable, good quality legal advice
• Are regulated by their professional bodies such as the Solicitors Regulation Authority
• Keep their knowledge and skills up to date by undertaking regular training
• Follow a specific older client care procedure which details what clients can expect from them and their dealings with the member’s firm.
• Have access to our expert forum where they can pick the brains of over 1500 experts