Publisher's Synopsis
Making a successful application for a legal aid franchise is a time consuming process. Procedures have to be written, manuals prepared and documents drafted to ensure that the firm fully complies with all mandatory requirements imposed by the Franchising Specification.;This franchising kit aims to save time and effort for any practice management partner involved in preparing the cornerstone of any application: the Office Manual. It offers a step-by-step guide to drafting and using this document, and comes with checklists, precedents and examples for each firm to use and adapt as necessary.;The kit contains: a user's guide, offering a background to franchising and on how the kit should help; an Office Manual drafting guide, giving advice on what the Manual should contain and how to draft each element; an Office Manual on disk, containing all the precedents in the guide; and a helpline card.