Building a network of fellow lawyers

The challenge

Building a network of fellow lawyers: move beyond collecting contacts

The practical objective of this professional search is to create contacts you can turn to for advice or cooperation. Your firm therefore needs to make its positioning clear and select contacts whose skills match its needs precisely.

For building a network of fellow lawyers, European Lawyers Directory provides a dedicated meeting point. Practice areas, languages and territories are brought together to give conversations between lawyers a clear starting point.

My approach

Build an approach that suits your firm

The first step is to maintain a few focused, reciprocal relationships. This focus gives your approach a clear purpose and reduces contacts unrelated to your firm’s priorities.

To create contacts you can turn to for advice or cooperation, the platform helps you prepare a shortlist but does not replace professional checks. Direct discussions then allow you to confirm availability, experience, working methods and terms of cooperation.

Take action

Three actions for this objective

1. Start by taking time to maintain a few focused, reciprocal relationships.
2. Document the criteria you need to create contacts you can turn to for advice or cooperation.
3. Present your firm with verifiable information directly relevant to building a network of fellow lawyers.

Success depends on reliable follow-up, confidentiality and clear roles. Applied to building a network of fellow lawyers, these principles help turn a first contact into a lasting professional relationship.