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2016/2017 Phase One – A Global Presence
The legal profession is global, but law firms
LAW FIRM NETWORKS themselves can be characterized as local,
regional, national, and international.
17.143% global legal market share Networks provide resources in many
$ 120 billion revenues countries. No law firm network is truly
global, which means that clients cannot be
300,000 attorneys served by one firm or one network.
Additionally, there may be conflicts of
3,500 Firms, 5,000 Offices interest, so a fellow member firm cannot be
always used. Not all firms have the
expertise required by clients. Even the
largest international firms require lawyers in the more remote locations.
This chart from Cyrus Freidheim’s book, The Trillion Dollar Enterprise, vividly illustrates that a
global legal profession can only be obtained by bringing together the networks and their
members. This will create maximum effectiveness and efficiency that will benefit both law firms
and clients.
The map shows existing global coverage of the 50 largest international, regional, and specialty
networks. All that is necessary is bringing them together to become accessible to one another
and clients. As a first step, AILFN’s technology has already accomplished this objective.
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The legal profession is global, but law firms
LAW FIRM NETWORKS themselves can be characterized as local,
regional, national, and international.
17.143% global legal market share Networks provide resources in many
$ 120 billion revenues countries. No law firm network is truly
global, which means that clients cannot be
300,000 attorneys served by one firm or one network.
Additionally, there may be conflicts of
3,500 Firms, 5,000 Offices interest, so a fellow member firm cannot be
always used. Not all firms have the
expertise required by clients. Even the
largest international firms require lawyers in the more remote locations.
This chart from Cyrus Freidheim’s book, The Trillion Dollar Enterprise, vividly illustrates that a
global legal profession can only be obtained by bringing together the networks and their
members. This will create maximum effectiveness and efficiency that will benefit both law firms
and clients.
The map shows existing global coverage of the 50 largest international, regional, and specialty
networks. All that is necessary is bringing them together to become accessible to one another
and clients. As a first step, AILFN’s technology has already accomplished this objective.
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