No. The forms are designed to be completed without legal help, and most LPAs are made without a solicitor. You can use the free GOV.UK tool, or an online service that prepares the forms and guides the signing.
A solicitor earns their fee (typically £400 or more per LPA) when something is genuinely complicated: family conflict over who should be attorney, any doubt about the donor's mental capacity, business interests, or instructions that need careful drafting. If a dispute later ends up in front of the OPG or a court, professionally drafted documents and a solicitor's file notes are worth every penny. For a straightforward family arrangement, they are more than the job needs.
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