Lee Davies, a solicitor with Merthyr Tydfil and Nelson-based law firm JNP Legal, has been awarded membership of the Law Society’s Family Law Panel.
The Family Law Panel is an accreditation scheme for solicitors who specialise in family law cases, such as those involving divorce, ancillary relief, residence, and contact matters involving children or domestic abuse. Lee, 29, is the first solicitor at JNP Legal to be awarded the accreditation.
In order to become a Family Law Panel member a solicitor must have been qualified for a minimum of three years. Applicants must provide details of a selection of relevant cases they have worked on in the past three years. They are also required to answer a series of questions on how they would approach a range of hypothetical cases and to provide two referees from outside of their own firm.
On being awarded membership, Lee said: “Since graduating from university I’ve always been particularly interested in family law. Successfully resolving family cases is very satisfying as you feel that you’re genuinely helping people. There are usually practical issues to work through as well as legal issues and you end up building strong relationships with your clients.
“Being a Family Law Panel member will help me further my career as it will show potential clients that I have the necessary knowledge and experience to help them progress their case, as well as allow me to supervise other members of the department in their work.”
Lee is also currently in the process of applying for the Children Law Accreditation Scheme, an accreditation already held by two of the directors at JNP Legal, Penny Newman and Louise Last.
Penny commented: “The firm is very proud of Lee as we know how much hard work he has put in over the last three years and how dedicated he is to delivering the best possible service for his clients. Being a Family Law Panel member means Lee’s name will appear on the Law Society website under accredited members, a much deserved recognition.”