Take advantage of our specialists

Hawsons are one of the few accountancy practices with a dedicated team specialising exclusively in the needs of solicitors.

Our service

Our specialists offer an all encompassing service to partnerships, partners and LLP's.

We are able to offer all types of compliance work including:-

• Solicitors’ Accounts Rules 98 reporting
• Accounts preparation and audit
• Tax compliance

We are also able to advise on non-routine issues including personal and business planning such as:-

• Strategic planning and compilation of formal business plans
• Advice and assistance on conversions to LLP status
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Practice valuations
• Advice on raising finance
• Forecasts
• IT system reviews and advice

We can also help your business to become more efficient and profitable by performing:-

• Internal system reviews
• Lexcel consultations - Lexcel pdf download
• Benchmarking
• Solicitors’ Accounts Rules training courses – SAR training pdf download

We are also experienced in providing support to your practice in:-

• Partnership disputes
• Forensic accounting
• Litigation support

For more detailed information of the above services, please download a copy of our brochure.

Our specialists

Our dedicated solicitors team has vast experience in all areas of interest to the legal profession.

We have solicitor specialists at Partner, Manager and Senior level. Our knowledge of the sector allows us to fully understand our clients' needs and advise accordingly.

The team is headed by Martin Wilmott, who has extensive knowledge of legal practices and reporting requirements.

Our solicitor services manager is Andy Poole, who specialises full time on the legal sector and is able to offer specialist advice for all of our solicitor clients.

Andy is the UK Chairman of LegalPlus, an association of solicitor specialist accountants that act for hundreds of firms of solicitors. Andy is also responsible for extending our range of ‘added value’ services to solicitors, including the provision of training courses and our benchmarking facility.

Both Martin and Andy have been accredited as Lexcel consultants by the Law Society.

We have a team of experienced solicitor services seniors performing our SAR 98 duties who are fully aware of the rules and requirements placed on solicitors by the Law Society and the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Our seniors are responsible for controlling the on-site fieldwork teams for our solicitor clients ranging in size from sole practitioners to large practices with in excess of 100 partners.

Current Issues

Our experts keep aware of current developments in the legal profession and through our proactive approach, we inform our clients of any issues that may affect them.

We are members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Special Interest Group on Solicitors and we actively focus our profession's awareness on the needs of the legal sector.

Why choose Hawsons?

• Our dedicated solicitor services team has vast experience in all areas relevant to the legal profession
• We employ specialised sector trained staff
• Our closely integrated team are readily accessible
• We deliver a high quality service tailored to your needs
• Our client care initiative ensures you receive the highest standards
• We keep aware of current developments in the legal profession
• We adopt a proactive approach and advise our clients of any developments that may affect them
• Our membership of Praxity provides access to worldwide expertise
• We chair LegalPlus, the UK solicitor specialist group within Praxity
• We look to add value to your business in a pro-active manner throughout the year rather than simply providing compliance services once a year.

For further information, please contact one of the following;-

Sheffield -	Andy Poole, Solicitor Services Manager	Tel: 0114 2667141
Doncaster -	Martin Wilmott, Partner	Tel: 01302 367262
Northampton -	Philip Lomas, Partner	Tel: 01604 645600