Laworld

LAWorld is a dynamic, modern and technically efficient international legal network with around 40 member firms. Our members tell us that the benefits of membership are:

• The immediate advantage of being internationally connected - with fast access to expert cost effective legal advice anywhere in the world. Your clients will be favourably impressed by the international capabilities you can now offer.
• The opportunity to receive and make referrals to and from responsive lawyers that you meet and get to know as colleagues, who are bound together by a quality code of practice.
• Our members are currently located in the following countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Cyprus, Chile, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, across the USA and Venezuela. If LAWorld does not have a member in a jurisdiction that is important to you, it is likely that at least one of our members will be able to recommend a suitable local lawfirm.
• The unique advantage of access to all the principal commercial centres of China because of our close alliance with the Yangtzejiang Legal Network (YLN), which has 28 Chinese members.
• The use of the LAWorld logo and brand to increase your profile with your clients
• Annual meetings to discuss issues of common interest, to enhance your international business connections and initiate sound marketing and practice development ideas within a non-competitive legal environment. The 2009 Annual Conference took place in Miami. In May 2010 we met in Moscow and Beijing will be the setting for the 2011 Conference in April. Members meet regionally once or twice each year, at the annual IBA conferences and via telephone conferences.
• Membership of LAWorld is useful in helping to attract and retain high quality staff, as employee exchanges can be arranged with other LAWorld law firms around the globe.
• An established Code of Practice adopted by all member firms Support of an English speaking administrative and marketing Executive Office with contacts around the world
• LAWorld developed a new website in 2009 and effective site optimisation work ensures that LAWorld now holds a top 10 Google position.
• Participation in marketing and business development initiatives including:

- A Google Top 10 website that aims to provide an international business profile for you and your clients

- introductions to referrer business organizations during each annual conference

- mutual education and support at conference with talks about local legal/business topics; practice development and marketing topics.

- LAWorld marketing material including website entry, newsletters, inclusion in the Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory etc

- Business and Marketing Plan with several new initiatives to support our members

- English editing services for articles, websites etc.