Practice management for in-house lawyers

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Selecting external law firms

Most large banks and other financial institutions have established panels of legal advisers. These panels are reviewed periodically (often bi-annually) and provide in-house lawyers with a group of pre-approved external law firms which they can use to obtain legal advice.

Where a bank or other financial institution has a legal panel, instructing external counsel is likely to be a more straightforward process than where no panel exists, as a panel

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