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For Lawyers & Law Firms

Win cross-border legal work across Africa and Beyond

Join the AfricanLaw Network® — a verified marketplace connecting African lawyers, attorneys and IP agents with international and regional clients. Get discovered, bid on live RFPs, and grow your practice without the marketing grind.

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3,500+

Verified Members

90+

Partner Firms

Jurisdictions

20%

Platform Fees

Why join

Everything you need to grow, in one platform

We handle visibility, discovery and inbound demand — so you can focus on substantive legal work and delivering for clients.

Direct access to clients

Engage international and regional clients directly through a secure, coordinated platform — messaging, documents and transactions in one place.

Practice growth on autopilot

Lead-generating technology surfaces you to clients seeking your jurisdictions and practice areas — no ongoing outbound marketing required.

Build your brand

Showcase your expertise, jurisdictions and practice areas to a global audience seeking trusted African legal support.

Bid on live RFPs

Members get exclusive access to submit sealed bids on active client RFPs — qualified, cross-border work you can win on merit.

Your AfricanLaw Shop

Package fixed-scope services with transparent pricing in your storefront — reduce back-and-forth and reach clients beyond your local market.

Consulting opportunities

Take part in cross-border consulting projects and institutional mandates coordinated across the continent through the platform.

The journey

From application to paid, in four steps

Apply & get verified

Submit your details for a one-time check of bar admission, jurisdiction and identity.

Build your profile

Showcase your expertise, jurisdictions and practice areas — and list services in your Shop.

Receive work & bid

Get matched inbound requests and submit sealed bids on live RFPs in your areas.

Deliver & get paid

Run the matter on-platform with secure messaging and coordinated, transparent payment.

AfricanLaw Network®

A verified network built for cross-border work

The Network brings together verified lawyers, attorneys and law firms across African jurisdictions in one coordinated platform — trusted by clients precisely because every member is vetted.

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Verified once, trusted everywhere
Bar admission, jurisdiction and identity confirmed — so clients engage with confidence.
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Structured cross-border access
Participate in multi-country matters without layers of intermediaries taking the value.
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Keep your clients — gain new demand
Existing relationships stay yours. The platform adds international, cross-border reach on top.

◆ Exclusive membership

Own your jurisdiction

We work with a limited number of exclusive members per jurisdiction and practice area. Exclusive members receive priority visibility and featured placement in relevant searches and engagements.

IP · Nigeria3 of 4 seats filled

Exclusive placements are allocated per jurisdiction and reviewed by application.

From our members

Trusted by legal professionals across Africa

We've had the privilege of working and continue working with AfricanLaw on a number of IP matters in Nigeria. We have no doubt stating that it is a new dawn for global clients to easily protect their IP across the entire African continent through this platform. AfricanLaw team responds quickly and proactively to requests. It has been a pleasure working with you and we highly recommend your service.

Union Patent Service Co.

The AfricanLaw platform is definitely advancing the lawyer marketing game. Their lead generation technology has so far proven to be very effective for us. As we answer client questions and respond to proposal and quotation requests on the platform, we have also seen a surge in traffic on our firm website with some visitors converting into paying clients.

PalladiumIP Consultants

Intellectual Property, Corporate and Commercial

As Experts and Consultants passionate about intellectual property matters in Africa and our involvement in the grassroots of this project, we strongly believe this platform will go a long way in opening up the legal and IP services industry in Africa and the continent will be viewed differently.

DNM IP Attorneys

We've had the privilege of working and continue working with AfricanLaw on a number of legal and IP matters in Tanzania and Zanzibar. We have no doubt stating that it is a new dawn for global clients to easily access legal services across the entire African continent through this platform. The AfricanLaw team responds quickly and proactively to requests. It has been a pleasure working with you and we highly recommend your service.

Mkama Kalebu

Intellectual Property, Technology, Media, Telecommunications and Data Protection

I have found the platform very easy and straightforward to use as I handle my IP filing and prosecution work. I congratulate the Africa Legal Tech team for the work in putting this together and wish us all the very best!

Nta Ekpiken

Intellectual Property

We sincerely appreciate the platform that you have provided to showcase our expertise and commitment to providing efficient intellectual property and legal services in Kenya.

Thinkly IP

Intellectual Property Law

AfricanLaw is a seamless platform that simplifies connecting with IP practitioners across African countries. It’s a one stop credible IP platform in Africa.

Sunday Jattu

Intellectual Property

Questions

Everything lawyers ask before joining

Verified lawyers, attorneys, IP agents and law firms admitted or registered to practise in an African jurisdiction. Firms can join as a team with multiple practitioners and jurisdictions.

We confirm your bar admission or registration, jurisdiction and identity once, up front. It's a quick, one-time process designed to protect clients and keep the Network trusted.

Creating a profile and browsing is free. Our core model is a flat 20% commission on completed matters delivered through the platform — no listing fees and no lock-in. Annual subscription plans are available for high-volume firms.

Two ways: inbound client requests matched to your jurisdictions and practice areas, and live RFPs you can submit sealed bids on. No cold outreach or business development required.

Yes. Existing relationships remain entirely yours. The platform adds new, cross-border demand on top of the practice you already run.

We work with a limited number of exclusive members per jurisdiction and practice area. Exclusive members receive priority visibility and featured placement. Placements are allocated by application.

Join AfricanLaw

Ready to grow your practice across Africa?

Create your free profile today, get verified, and start receiving cross-border work through one coordinated platform.

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