International Law Firms and Lawyers Associations



  • ALFA International
    ALFA International is a global network of independent law firms. Founded in l980, ALFA is the oldest legal network and remains one of the largest and strongest. The ALFA organization is comprised of 120 member firms with 85 members in the United States and 35 members in Canada, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and the Pacific Rim. The ALFA reach is a broad one. In the United States, ALFA members maintain offices in 95 of the 100 largest metropolitan areas.
  • All China Lawyers Association
    ACLA founded in July of 1986, is a social organization as a legal person and a self-disciplined professional body for lawyers at national level which by law carries out professional administration over lawyers. All lawyers of the People's Republic of China are members of ACLA and the local lawyers associations are group members of ACLA. At present, ACLA has 31 group members, which are lawyers associations of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and nearly 110,000 individual members.
  • ALPHA Universal
    Following the worldwide development and the intense globalization of economy we decided to go ahead with a project which could help lawyers all over the world to join together and share their professional knowledge to help their clients in their business activities.
  • Association internationale des avocats de la défense (AIAD)
    Ressources importantes au sein de la communauté juridique, les associations d'avocats vous présentent leurs informations les plus récentes et vous font part des intérêts qu’elles représentent.
  • Avocats Sans Frontières (Lawyers Without Borders)
    Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) is a non-governmental organization acting in the field of law and justice. ASF was created in 1992 by a small group of lawyers who strongly believed they could contribute to a more equitable and united world. Therefore, ASF works to promote, to strengthen and to protect civil, political, social and cultural human rights of individuals and peoples.
  • Eurojuris International
    EUROJURIS is the leading network of law firms in Europe, covering 610 different cities/locations in 16 countries. Each country has a national EUROJURIS association which selects as members medium-sized independent law firms well established in their country and who satisfy the Eurojuris selection criteria. The objective is to provide to companies, corporations, public authorities and private clients direct legal advice and local representation all over Europe.
  • Europe - European Women Lawyers Association - EWLA
    EWLA is concerned with the co-operation of women lawyers from all member states of the European Union. Its intermediate aim is to bundle up their specific expertise in monitoring law and politics seen from the angle of gender. Long-term target is to build up a women lawyers association acting on the European level as a pressure-group to enhance equality by means of law, as for instance by giving expert opinions to and by lobbying political institutions, by proposing and even outlining drafts for European directives, by bringing test cases to the European Court of Justice, by informing and empowering women to claim their rights, by campaigning etc.
  • European Association of Attorneys (AEA)
    The European Association of Attorneys (AEA), is an international network of offices covering most of the world’s countries. The offices that enjoy the best prestige and importance in each country have been selected; those who count with the best professionals. The network has its origin within the European Union and with time, has been expanding to the remaining countries in the world, beginning with the countries that not yet belong to the EU, and followed by the majority of countries of America, Asia and Africa. The AEA presents the largest net of the world’s Attorneys, as there is no other net of offices that cover so many countries and locations.
  • European Association Of Law And Economics (EALE)
    The European Association of Law and Economics (EALE) is the institutional response to the increasing importance of the economic analysis of law in Europe. The EALE was founded in 1984. The purpose of the Association is to provide assistance for scholars embarking on this new field of research.
  • European Company Lawyers Association
    ECLA is the umbrella organisation for 17 company lawyers associations in Europe . Membership is open for company lawyers associations only. Through its members the European Company Lawyers Association - Association Européenne des Juristes d'Entreprise - represents more than 20.000 company lawyers in 17 countries. During the past 20 years, ECLA has gained recognition as the leading European representative of European company lawyers associations and their individual members. The Main Purposes Of The Association Are: To Represent Its Members On A European And International Level; To Create Centres For Studies, Documentation And Contacts For The Purpose Of Improving The Exchange Of Professional Information Among Its Members; To Organize Meetings, Conferences And Seminars Relating To Legal Matters; To Promote Legal Research.
  • Galexi
    Galexy is an international association of independent law firms with each member able to provide high quality international legal services to clients. There are currently 18 firms who are members of Galexy based in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, England (UK), France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and USA. Each of the Galexy members can provide you with a comprehensive legal service whenever and wherever you may be. If you are on holiday or working abroad and you find yourself in need of immediate legal assistance just call the firm from your home country. The Galexy member will advise you on the best course of action and who will be the best firm to deal with your particular problem. They will also help to organise a local lawyer who speaks the language of the country you are currently in.
  • Global Affiliation of Independent Lawyers - GAIL
    GAIL is an informal and non-exclusive network of independent law firms located all over the world. The concept was 1st proposed by Tan and Tan Lawyers in November 2001. GAIL's main purpose is to provide a forum through which its independent members can exchange information regarding legal and business developments.
  • International Academy of Estate and Trust Law
    IAETL is comprised of members who practice or have offices in twenty-six countries. Membership is highly selective. The Academy bylaws limit membership to one-fourth of one percent of the notaires, solicitors, lawyers, judges and professors of any country. All Academicians must have practiced law in the Academy's areas of interest for at least ten years and must have distinguished themselves through lecturing, writing or participation in professional organizations. They must also have demonstrated a significant interest in the continuing development of the law of their own countries.
  • International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
    The IAML is a worldwide association of practising lawyers who are recognised by their peers as the most experienced and expert family law specialists in their respective countries.
  • International Association of Commercial Lawyers
    ACL is an international network of select, business-oriented law firms. It was founded to enable clients to obtain global legal services from ACL's individual Members.
  • International Association of Consumer Law
    The International Association of Consumer Law exists in order to develop research networks and stimulate research and common project work in the area of consumer law and policy and consumer relations, covering all regions of the world.
  • International Association of Democratic Lawyers
    Since IADL's founding in 1946 in Paris, IADL members have participated in the struggles that have made the violation of human rights of groups and individuals and threats to international peace and security, legal issues under international law. From its inception, IADL members throughout the globe have protested racism, colonialism, and economic and political injustice wherever they interfere with legal and human rights, often at the cost of these jurists personal safety and economic well being.
  • International Association of Entertainment Lawyers
    IAEL members are all lawyers, either in private practice or industry, whose areas of expertise cover nearly all aspects of entertainment law. The IAEL provides a specialist, international forum for the sharing of knowledge and experience of legal and commercial issues of interest and concern to its members.
  • International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists
    IAJLJ strives to advance human rights everywhere, including the prevention of war crimes, the punishment of war criminals, the prohibition of weapons of mass destruction, and international co-operation based on the rule of law and the fair implementation of international covenants and conventions.
  • International Association of Judges
    IAJ was founded in Salzburg (Austria) in 1953 as a professional, non-political, international organization, grouping not individual judges, but national associations of judges.The main aim of the Association is to safeguard the independence of the judiciary, as an essential requirement of the judicial function and guarantee of human rights and freedom.
  • International Association of Lawyers - UIA
    The Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) was created in 1927 by a group of French speaking European lawyers convinced of the need for lawyers to establish international contacts.
  • International Association of Refugee Law Judges
    The International Association of Refugee Law Judges seeks to foster recognition that protection from persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion is an individual right established under international law, and that the determination of refugee status and its cessation should be subject to the rule of law.
  • International Association of Sports Law
    IASL is an international scientific association founded during the 1st International Congress o Sports Law, December 11-13, 1992 in Athens and seated in Olympia, Greece. Since then IASL is activated as far as administrative matters are concerned in Athens and in its President’s country of origin.
  • International Association of Young Lawyers
    AIJA is the only global association devoted to lawyers and inhouse counsel aged 45 and under. AIJA, through a wide range of meetings, seminars, law courses and advocacy, promotes professional cooperation and friendship among young, career building legal professionals around the world.
  • International Association of Young Lawyers - Aija
    AIJA is the only global association devoted to lawyers and inhouse counsel aged 45 and under. AIJA, through a wide range of meetings, seminars, law courses and advocacy, promotes professional cooperation and friendship among young, career building legal professionals around the world.
  • International Association of Young Lawyers - Aija
    AIJA is the only global association devoted to lawyers and inhouse counsel aged 45 and under. AIJA, through a wide range of meetings, seminars, law courses and advocacy, promotes professional cooperation and friendship among young, career building legal professionals around the world.
  • International Bar Association
    IBA influences the development of international law reform and shapes the future of the legal profession throughout the world. Through its various sections and committees, the IBA enables an interchange of information and views among its members as to laws, practices and professional responsibilities relating to the practice of business law throughout the world.
  • International Commission of Jurists
    ICJ is an international NGO, dedicated to the the implementation of international law and principles that advance human rights. The website offers a selection of legal human rights resources.
  • International Criminal Defence Attorneys Association
    ICDAA was created in 1997 as a non-profit organization incorporated in Canada with headquarters in Montréal, Québec , Canada . We have offices in the Netherlands and in the United States and are incorporated in the U.S.A.
  • International Criminal Law Network
    ICLN, the International Criminal Law Network, was founded in 2002 by various international experts with the mission to organise professional and social interaction between practitioners, academics and policymakers in international criminal law.
  • International Law Association
    The International Law Association has around 50 branches worldwide and a growing membership of academics and practising professionals with an interest in international law. The main objectives of the Association are the study, clarification and development of both public and private international law. It is in the work of the various International Committees that these aims are pursued and biennial conferences provide a forum for comprehensive discussion and endorsement for the work of these committees.
  • International Law Association - Australian Branch
    The objectives of the International Law Association (Australian Branch) are to promote the study, elucidation and advancement of international law, public and private, the study of comparative law, the making of proposals for the solution of conflicts of law, and for the unification of law, and the furthering of international understanding and goodwill amongst persons of Australian citizenship and normally resident in Australia.
  • International Law Firms (ILF)
    International Law Firms (ILF) is an international association of independent law firms. ILF prides itself in providing high quality, responsive and effective representation.
  • International Law Students Association
    ILSA is a non-profit association of students and young lawyers dedicated to the study and promotion of international law. Generally, legal education in the U.S. and elsewhere focuses upon domestic or local law. ILSA is dedicated to supplementing this traditional approach with opportunities for study, research and career networking which concentrates on international and transnational law.
  • International Lawyers Network
    As one of the largest networks of experienced attorneys in the world, the International Lawyers Network provides a platform for clients to access quality legal professionals worldwide, with the cost-effectiveness and personalized service only independent, regional law firms can provide. The International Lawyers Network is an association of over 85 high-quality, full-service and specialized law firms with over 5,000 lawyers in 68 countries on six continents. The excellence, demonstrated experience, worldwide presence, and relationships of the International Lawyers Network combine to make this Network one of the leading associations of independent law firms in the world.
  • International Lawyers' Association of Finland
    ILAF’s primary goal is to provide Finland’s expatriate legal community (including practicing attorneys, in-house lawyers, academics, and international law students) with the opportunity to get to know each other, share experiences in Finland and at home, expand professional opportunities and, above all, have fun.
  • International Media Lawyers Association
    The International Media Lawyers Association is an international network of lawyers working in the areas of media law, media freedom and media policy, and committed to promoting and defending the fundamental human rights of freedom of expression and freedom of information.
  • International Municipal Lawyers Association
    IMLA is a non-profit, professional organization that has been an advocate and resource for local government attorneys since 1935. Owned solely by its members, IMLA is the legal voice for the nation's local governments. It champions the development of fair and realistic legal solutions and provides its members with information about, and solutions to, the profusion of legal issues facing its membership today.
  • International Municipal Lawyers Association - IMLA
  • International Network of Independent Law Firms - ADVOC
    Each of the legal firms in membership of ADVOC is known and respected for its region and each has agreed to respond immediately to the needs of clients of other member firms.
  • International Society of Primerus Law Firms
    Primerus is an international network of top-rated, independent, law firms that have earned the right to display the Primerus seal of quality.
  • International Sport Lawyers Association
    ISLA is a worldwide association of international, mainly European based sports lawyers that was established under the laws of Switzerland. The legal environment in professional and non-professional sports is expanding constantly.
  • International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw)
    ITechLaw is the world's premier organization representing lawyers in the field of technology law. The organization enjoys worldwide membership, representing six continents and a broad spectrum of expertise. Operating as a non-profit, ITechLaw remains dedicated to providing quality education and networking opportunities for technology law professionals and students.
  • International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association
    ITCTLA is a non-profit, non-partisan, educational organization. Members and invited guests meet annually to review developments affecting Section 337 and to elect officers to lead the Association. Reflecting the diverse professional interests of its members, the Association maintains thirteen active standing committees.
  • JD/LLM International Lawyers' Association
    JD/LLM International Lawyers' Association was founded in the fall of 2000 to provide a forum for JD and LLM students with interest or experience in practicing international law to develop their understanding of international practice and assist them in building career opportunities both here and abroad.
  • Juris International - Associations by Geographic Area
    Juris International is a multilingual collection (English, Spanish, and French) of legal information on international trade. Its objective is to gather a large quantity of basic information at one site (favoring complete legal texts), without the need to send for the information, and consequently without excessive communication costs for users who do not benefit from an efficient and cheap telecommunications network.
  • Lex Africa
    Lex Africa, Africa's first true network of leading law firms, grew from the need for law firms in member countries to be in a position to provide their clients, both local and international, with legal and business advice in whichever jurisdiction they may find themselves, and particularly in relation to expanding Africa-to-Africa business.
  • Lex Fori L'espace international du droit
    Lex Fori supplies legal support, independent advice and counsel necessary, so our clients can be equally at ease negotiating an agreement with a supplier in their own country, choosing a business partner on the other side of the globe, litigating with a local competitor, or collecting a debt thousands of kilometers from home.
  • Lex Mundi
    Lex Mundi is an organization of independent law firms providing for the exchange of professional information about the local and global practice and development of law, facilitating and disseminating communications among its members and improving the members' abilities to serve the needs of their respective clients.
  • MegaLaw
    MegaLaw helps you find the appropriate prescreened lawyers in your area.
  • Meritas Law Firms Worldwide
    Meritas is a global alliance of business law firms that deliver localized legal service of the highest quality on a fully coordinated basis. In 1990 a lawyer became frustrated with the lack of quality control in hiring business law firms outside his jurisdiction. He set about developing his own system for selecting and evaluating firm performance. He then began inviting like-minded firms worldwide to join a non-profit organization for their mutual benefit. Today, that organization is Meritas with over 170 firms located in more than 60 countries and encompassing 5,700 lawyers. Membership in Meritas is growing and continues to be extended by invitation only.
  • MSI Global Alliance
    MSI is an international network of independent law and accounting firms, with over 250 member firms in 100 countries.
  • Union Internationale des Avocats
    UIA was created in 1927 by a group of French speaking European lawyers convinced of the need for lawyers to establish international contacts.Today, the UIA is an association open to all lawyers of the world, made up of both general and specialist practitioners, counting more than 200 bar associations, organisations or federations (representing nearly two million lawyers) as well as several thousand individual members from over 110 countries.
  • World Services Group - WSG
    World Services Group is a global membership association whose members are among the top providers of professional business services. There are more than 130 member firms representing more than 200,000 clients worldwide. Members operate in more than 115 countries and throughout the United States.