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Whether
you
are
“white-labelling”
the
panel
as
your
own,
or
whether
you
are
simply
directing
customers
to
the
network
as
an
independent
third
party,
you
want
to
ensure
that
the
service
provided
by
panel
solicitors
will
reflect
well
upon
your
organisation.
We,
and
the
firms
that
we
accept
onto
The
National
Solicitors’
Network,
take
seriously
the
provision
of
a
high
level
of
service
clients.
MEMBER
QUALITY
All
firms
applying
for
membership
of
The
National
Solicitors’
Network
are
visited
by
one
of
our
team
of
qualified
consultants
to
ensure
that
they
have
the
requisite
skills,
capacity
and
quality
awareness
to
service
the
work
that
is
referred
to
them
by
our
clients
The
majority
of
our
firms
also
have
an
existing
quality
mark
(for
example,
Lexcel,
Investors
in
People).
The
network
also
operates
a
rolling
programme
of
revisiting
member
firms
to
re-vet
their
qualifications
for
network
membership.
Network
firms
also
have
access
to
the
various
quality
initiatives
run
by
The
National
Solicitors’
Network.
Previous
examples
include
the
(free)
provision
of
an
Office
Procedures
Manual
and
the
adoption
of
Conveyancing
Quality
Standards
with
were
drafted
in
association
with
several
key
mortgage
lenders.
The
network’s
most
recent
initiative
is
Risk
Management,
on
which
topic,
workshops
were
run
in
March
of
this
year.
SERVICE
LEVEL
AGREEMENT
In
addition
to
the
general
quality
checks
that
are
undertaken
with
network
members,
a
specific
service
level
agreement
is
agreed
with
each
new
institutional/corporate
client.
Members
of
the
Network
must
sign-off
their
agreement
to
adhere
to
these
specific
requirements
before
they
are
admitted
onto
any
panel
created
by
the
Network
and
before
they
receive
any
instructions
from
the
client.
Issues
covered
by
the
service
level
agreement
include:
- Service
standards
(for
example,
response
times
and
an
agreement
not
to
cross-sell)
- Fees
(for
example,
fixed
fees
for
product
based
services
and
charging
structures
for
additional
work)
- Transaction
Progress
reporting
schedules
where
relevant
in
relation
to
specific
products
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