Benefit from exclusive partnering arrangements
Members benefit from strategic alliances with other professional organisations offering opportunities for cross-working relationships.
These partnering arrangements help firms in many different ways; from providing specialist advice, access to preferential terms & expanding the service you can offer your clients to opening up new work streams and business development opportunities.
CMS Cameron McKenna
Our close relationship with CMS Cameron McKenna through our LawTeam arrangement, has been in place for over 16 years. Working together, firms can provide clients with a unique blend of City based corporate strength and specialist expertise with quality assured regional coverage.
www.cms-cmck.co.uk
Chambers Links
Firms benefit from close relationships and arrangements with leading barristers sets including 29 Bedford Row, Ten Old Square, 11 Stone Buildings, Littleton Chambers, and Hogarth Chambers. Services include free telephone advice and regular support at LawNet training events.
LawNet firms are also recommended by Origen Financial Services, Charter Group accountancy firms and the LexisNexis Document Assembly Lawyer Review panel:
Origen Financial Services
LawNet has a close association with Origen, one of the UK’s leading Independent Financial Advisers with employees located nationwide.
300,000 private clients, 6,000 small and medium sized corporate clients and over 70 of the largest organisations in the UK retain Origen as their adviser. As an advice-led, fee based consultancy, it believes this approach delivers the most effective and bespoke service to clients.
In order for clients to receive truly holistic financial planning advice, complimentary tax or legal advice is often required. Where identified that clients have a need for legal advice, Origen consultants can be confident that their local LawNet member firm is on hand to provide a joined-up approach to legal and financial planning.
The overall aim is to provide each client with access to the right expertise for their requirements, delivered by a trusted adviser.
To find out more please visit www.origenfs.co.uk
The CharterGroup
LawNet also has an association with the national accountancy alliance CharterGroup.
Founded in 1986, CharterGroup is the UK’s premier national alliance of Quality Independent Accountancy Practices. There are currently 55 member firms encompassing a diverse range of clients and expertise, with a fee income in excess of £165 million in 100 locations throughout the UK.
The two networks have similar member profiles and both have mandatory quality standard requirements. The collaboration will enable cross-disciplinary training and knowledge sharing as well as providing members of both networks with referral routes where they can be confident of the quality of service their clients will receive.
For more information on CharterGroup or to find a member in your area please visit the www.chartergroup.co.uk website.
LexisSmart
Through LawNet all member firms are included in the new LexisNexis Document Assembly Lawyer Review Panel supporting its new LexisSmart platform
Through the platform, LexisNexis is giving consumers and small business owners the opportunity to create their own legal documents online, with 300 documents available for use across various UK jurisdictions. The online service is backed up by an option to have a personal lawyer review for an additional fixed fee, through the LexisNexis Lawyer Review Panel.
LawNet is one of the founding members of the Lawyer Review Panel for the new service, providing online customers with access to local specialists at its 68 independent firms. Further information can be found on our news page or visit www.lexissmart.co.uk