AM invites Pontypool solicitors to Senedd for celebration

Rosemary Butler AM, Assembly Member for Newport West, hosted an exclusive reception at the Senedd to celebrate law firm Watkins & Gunn's success at winning a national Law Society Excellence Award.

The law firm, which has offices in Pontypool and Newport, was officially invited by the AM to the Senedd to personally congratulate the firm on their win after being judged one of the best firms in the UK and the only Welsh firm to scoop a prestigious industry award.

Watkins & Gunn picked up the Lexcel Award for Excellence in  Practice Management at the annual black tie Law Society  Awards dinner held in London.

The Award rewards excellence in practice management and service delivery to clients  from practices that have successfully implemented the Lexcel standards. Lexcel, the Law Society’s practice management standard, continues to drive excellence in the profession and sets Lexcel accredited organisations apart from their competitors. 

The firm's four Partners and all of their staff attended the reception in Cardiff Bay where Rosemary Butler AM congratulated them on their success. She said: “"I would like to add my congratulations to everybody at Watkins and Gunn for winning this award. They are a local firm who have served the community well, but equally importantly they are recognised as exemplary employers. I think they have shown us that even during a recession good management can make a huge difference.
The Managing partner of Watkins and Gunn , Clive Thomas said: “We are absolutely delighted to be invited to the Senedd by Rosemary Butler. It is a great honour to have an AM host such an wonderful reception for us. To have won what we consider to be the most auspicious category of the Excellence Awards is a very proud achievement for us. We pride ourselves on the service that we offer our clients and winning this award recognises that the work we are doing for them is among the best in the UK. The award also acknowledges the outstanding achievements of our staff and we are immensely proud and grateful for the work they do for us.
“We fully intend building upon the success that we have achieved this year by continuing to provide our clients with an excellent service.”

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