# Panel Law Firm Navigator

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The Panel Law Firm Navigator helps corporate legal counsels and other employees to navigate internal guidelines governing the engagement of their company’s panel law firms.

#### Background

Many companies, financial institutions and governmental bodies have established law firm panels. These panels usually consist of several pre-approved law firms to be mandated if external legal counsel is required. In addition, these companies often have internal guidelines in place that determine which steps are to be taken when mandating a panel law firm and which factors are to be considered when mandating an off-panel law firm. Handling this process manually can become very complex and cumbersome, especially if input is required from different specialist departments within the organization.

With BRYTER [no-code platform](https://bryter.com/no-code-platform/), legal departments of organizations with an established law firm panel can build a law firm software which streamlines and automates the process of selecting and mandating external legal counsel. Through an interactive interface which can be made available, e.g. via an organization’s intranet, all relevant information regarding the type and scope of legal work is collected. This information is then automatically assessed against the internal panel guidelines and a panel law firm is assigned to the matter, if required. Our [no-code app builder](https://bryter.com/applications/no-code-app-builder/) then automatically determines the required steps for mandating the law firm along with special circumstances, e.g. whether there is an alternative fee arrangement in place. If none of the panel law firms possess the expertise required, the tool can also navigate the user through the process of mandating off-panel law firms.

To streamline approval requests, this can also be combined with automated handovers to Senior Legal Counsels or the General Counsel, establishing a seamless process. A built-in feedback mechanism further allows the user to evaluate the performance of panel law firms on an ongoing basis with our law firm software.

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