Streeterlaw's Quality Management System is more than a logo. Our documented systems and procedures help you know what to expect from the legal services provided by Streeterlaw Sydney lawyers.

Our Senior Partner, Mark Streeter, is a member of the Law Society of New South Wales. As the professional association for solicitors in NSW the society serves both a regulatory and representative function on behalf of the profession.

Streeterlaw Sydney Lawyers' Quality Management System is certified as meeting the internationally recognised benchmark of ISO 9001:2008. SAI Global conducted an audit of Streeterlaw Sydney Lawyers and based on their review of our documentation and procedures, Streeterlaw were certified as complying with ISO 9001:2008.

The ISO 9001 is a standard approved by the International Standards Organization for quality management systems. Being certified by an independent auditor helps you know that the Streeterlaw quality assured management system is of a world class standard.
 
What does a Quality Management System mean to you as a Streeterlaw client?

• we have documented processes which enable us to know what and how we do what we do
• we deliberately ask ourselves questions about how we can make things work better
• when mistakes, or errors, occur we do not just fix them. Rather we go further and ask whether or not there is a way in which the likelihood of that mistake or error re-occurring can be reduced or eliminated

Part of the Quality System is a process of clear documentation. The aim is:

• that all participants and employees know how the process and systems operate
• to provide an objectively assessable standard that can be critiqued, improved and “tweaked” as required

The legal profession in Sydney, and in Australia, generally has a very poor view of the role of management within legal firms. At Streeterlaw we are different. As a legal team we take inspiration from the many books written on “continuous improvement” and the six sigma strategy.

Australian legal firms, however, are extremely complex and complicated businesses. In any given set of legal instructions there are hundreds or even thousands of steps which must be taken. These steps are often undertaken by separate individuals playing different roles within the legal firm. Each step in the legal process is interdependent upon the others.  

If one step has not been performed correctly by one team member, the next team member will not be able to progress their responsibilities.  This has the potential to delay the delivery of your legal services or create “duplication” of effort or rework as tasks are redone to fix any non-conformity. In other legal firms this may result in delay and unnecessary additional legal costs to you.

Streeterlaw’s Quality Management System helps us help you. By making a commitment to follow documented procedures and maintain a very high standard our team eliminate many of the problems faced by our legal industry. We operate in accordance with our Streeterlaw Standard Terms and Conditions for provions of legal services.

The vision for the future of Streeterlaw Sydney Lawyers

The process of “quality improvement” in developing and enhancing our quality management system has been a long one!  We are still on that journey and, frankly, we do not ever expect to stop.

Our Vision is to be excellent in delivering legal services to you, our client.

We appreciate we are on a journey of self improvement and this is not a standard that can be achieved overnight. Our Quality management system is driven by the concern we have to look after you, our client, and also our team members.

The delivery of legal services in Sydney can be extremely stressful. The practice of law has multiple deadlines and pressures from Courts, clients, third party providers and budgetary constraints. Limited resources must be utilised as cost effectively as possible to protect the fiduciary obligations we have to you our client. The standardisation of processes assists our team members to execute their roles with both confidence and consistency.

The Streeterlaw team believe the development of our quality management system is a practical way to create a consistent platform from which we provide excellent legal services to you, our client.