Membership Application Form - Globalaw Limited

Thank you for your interest in Globalaw. The information that you provide in this application will be assessed by our Membership & Nominating Committee in considering your firm for membership of our network.

We are only able to accept one member per jurisdiction. If we already have a member in your firm's city, we will be unable to consider your application. All of the information you provide will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purposes of assessing your firm for membership.

You will have the opportunity to attached supplementary information about your firm at the end of the application, if you wish to do so.

If you have any specific concerns or questions about the information requested, please contact Angela Meurer-Zouahri from the Secretariat by email at secretariat@globalaw.net or by phone at +32 2 645 2676.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this form. We will contact you within two weeks of receipt.

ABOUT YOUR FIRM
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Firm Name *

Submitted by *

Position *

Main Office Address *

Website *

Phone *

Fax *

Email *

Principle Contact Partner *

Email of Principal Contact Partner *

Postal Address of Principal Contact Partner (if different from above) *

Total number of other offices/branches excluding your main office: *

Year firm was founded *

ABOUT YOUR OTHER OFFICES (IF ANY)
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Please complete the below for each Additional Office. Include Location, Address, Contact Partner, Email Address, Phone Number, and Fax Number for each Additional Office.

Additional Office 1

Additional Office 2

All other Additional Offices

ABOUT YOUR LAWYERS AND STAFF
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Total number of People in your firm including all fee earning and support staff

Total Number of Partners

Total number of lawyers excluding Partners who are fully qualified as attorneys, solicitors, etc:

Total number of other fully qualified fee earners (for example, tax advisers, notaries, economists):

Total number of fee earners:

Total number of other fee earning staff (for example, legal executives, paralegals, trainees):

ABOUT YOUR SUPPORT STAFF
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Total number of Support Staff:

Do you have an in-house marketing director/manager?

How many people are in your marketing department?

Name of Marketing Manager/Director:

Email of Marketing Manager/Director:

Phone

Fax:

Do you have information officers/librarians?

Total number of information officers/librarians in your firm:

Which languages are spoken by lawyers in your firm?

ABOUT THE TYPE OF WORK YOUR FIRM DOES
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Would you describe your firm as a full service firm?

Is your firm a market leader in any particular sector within your jurisdiction?

Which jurisdiction does your firm practice in?

What is the ranking of your firm in your jurisdiction in terms of size?

In which of the following sectors does your firm practice?
Please state number of lawyers in your firm practicing in this sector and tick any area in which your firm has a leading reputation

AREA # LAWYERS IN AREA LEADING FIRM

Arbitration

Aviation

Banking

Civil Litigation

Commercial

Competition & Antitrust

Corporate

Employment/Labour

Energy & Mining

EU Law

Finance

Information Technology

Immigration

Insolvency

Insurance

IP & Licensing

Maritime & Admiralty

Media & Entertainment

M & A

Real Estate & Construction

Securities

Taxation

Telecommunications

Trademarks & Patents

Any other areas? Include area, # of lawyers, and leadership reputation.

ABOUT YOUR CLIENTS
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Do many of your clients have legal needs overseas?

Do you tend to service your clients throughout your firm in various sectors?

Do you tend to advise the owners of /key individuals behind your business clients?

Please name your top 10 clients (if permitted)

What is the range of corporate transactions handled by your corporate department?
From (USD)

To (USD)

ABOUT YOUR INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS
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Have you belonged to any international network of which you are no longer a member?

If so, which one and why did you leave?

Does your firm belong to any other international legal network now?

If you do, what network?

Do your clients generally ask you to recommend lawyers abroad?

If not, why not?

To which countries do you regularly refer work?

From which countries do you regularly receive work?

Does your firm have any formal ties with any other firm(s) in other jurisdiction(s)?

If yes, please state the name of the firm(s) and jurisdiction(s) concerned.

ABOUT YOUR COMMITMENT TO GLOBALAW
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Why do you want to join Globalaw?

Will you promote Globalaw membership on your letterhead and marketing materials?

If not, why not?

Will you promote your Globalaw membership on your website?

If not, why not?

If your firm has an Intranet site does Globalaw appear on it?

If not, why not?

Will you attend Annual and Regional Meetings during your membership?

If not, why not?

Are you prepared to participate in any of the following? State against each of the selections below when, if at all, you can see your firm participating in each of the initiatives. If never, write "never" next to the initiative.

*Staff Exchanges

*Visits to other Globalaw firms

*Joint Seminars

*Business Development Initiatives

*Marketing Fora

ABOUT YOUR EXPECTATIONS OF GLOBALAW
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Would you find a Globalaw business referral protocol helpful?

What do you expect to get from being a member of Globalaw?

How can Globalaw help your firm?

What initiatives would be of particular interest to your firm?

Would membership of Globalaw form a key part of your firm’s strategy?

Are there practice areas that Globalaw or its members could help you develop?

Will you record the fees generated by Globalaw referrals to your firm?

If so, please state how:

Will you record the fees generated by Globalaw referrals from your firm?

If so, please state how:

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