BRIEF WLA.
CO-PRACTICE
TEAM IN
48 HOURS.
WLA co-practice is the fastest way to assemble a world-class legal team across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously. Brief us in plain language — we identify the right accredited partner firms and confirm in writing within 48 hours.
FOUR STEPS.
ONE INSTITUTIONAL
CO-PRACTICE ENGAGEMENT.
WLA co-practice is not a referral protocol. It is an Institutional framework — pre-built infrastructure that allows independent law firms in multiple jurisdictions to jointly hold your matter as one co-practice team, under one engagement, with one standard of quality.
Describe your matter in plain language — the jurisdictions, the parties, the issue. No RFP. No procurement process. WLA Central Command receives your brief within minutes.
WLA Central Command matches your matter to the right WLA partner firms in every jurisdiction. Written confirmation within 48 hours. Conflicts checked. No surprises.
The co-practice team jointly holds your matter as one integrated team — sharing strategy, aligning on outcomes, reporting through one point of contact. Both sides. Simultaneously.
Every jurisdiction. Every deliverable. One Institutional framework. One bill. One relationship. One standard of quality throughout — from brief to close.
Ready to brief WLA? Tell us the jurisdictions, the parties, and the issue.
BRIEF WLA NOW →NOT A REFERRAL.
A JOINTLY HELD
MATTER.
Most cross-border legal arrangements stop at referral. The local partner takes on the client as their own. WLA is different — the matter is jointly held from day one, with shared accountability throughout.
NOT A REFERRAL — A JOINTLY HELD MATTER
When WLA co-practice firms work together, they jointly hold the matter. The local partner in each jurisdiction is not a sub-contractor — they are a full co-practice partner, accountable for the outcome alongside every other WLA firm on the engagement.
ONE ENGAGEMENT FRAMEWORK, EVERY BORDER
One brief. One WLA relationship. One bill. The co-practice team in each jurisdiction operates under WLA's Co-Practice Protocol — aligned on strategy, reporting through one point of contact. You don't manage multiple firms. You manage WLA.
PRE-ACCREDITED. ANNUAL REVIEW. NO SURPRISES.
Every WLA partner firm has been reviewed against four published professional standards before they hold any mandate. The review happens annually. You know the quality of the team before it is assembled — not after the matter has started.
CENTRAL COMMAND CO-ORDINATION
WLA Central Command — New Delhi and Vienna — co-ordinates the team. The right firms are selected against objective criteria. Strategy is aligned across jurisdictions. The engagement closes to WLA's published standard. Central Command is the institutional backbone of every mandate.
EVERY WLA PARTNER FIRM.
PRE-ACCREDITED.
ONE STANDARD.
Every firm in the WLA framework has been reviewed against four published standards — reviewed annually. The co-practice team you receive has already been quality-tested. The designation can be lost. That is what makes it worth having.
JURISDICTIONAL STANDING
Active practice. Regulatory good standing. Verified independently by WLA — not self-certified. A firm cannot hold a WLA designation in a jurisdiction where it does not have the right to practise and good regulatory standing.
QUALITY STANDARDS
Alignment with WLA professional standards — client care, ethics, matter management, and Co-Practice Protocol conduct. The standard is published. Firms know what is expected before they apply and throughout their tenure.
CO-PRACTICE ENGAGEMENT
Active participation in WLA practice groups, intelligence contribution, and cross-border matter engagement. A designation held but not used is a designation that will not survive the annual review. Engagement is the standard.
ANNUAL REVIEW
Designation reviewed every year against all four standards. Standards published publicly. The designation can be lost — and has been. That is precisely what makes it credible to the GC teams and boards who rely on it.
BOTH SIDES OF EVERY
MAJOR CORRIDOR.
LIVE.
WLA co-practices both sides of the world's most active cross-border legal corridors simultaneously. One brief covers both jurisdictions — brief to close. All six active corridors are fully held on both sides right now.
BARCELONA.
14–15 AUGUST.
HYATT REGENCY.
The annual convergence of WLA Founding Partners and General Counsel. Two days. Barcelona. Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower. The fourth edition of UNBOUNDED™ — the summit where the WLA institutional community assembles in person.
CO-PRACTICE TEAM
IN within 48 HOURS.