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Request for Consideration — Designation

IJC selects.
This is how you come to our attention.

The International Jurisdictions Council identifies and invites practices for designation — it does not accept open applications. This page exists for practices that wish to be considered in future jurisdictional reviews. It is not an application. It is a formal request for consideration — a signal to IJC that your practice exists, operates in a specific practice or industry domain, and would welcome assessment if and when IJC reviews that jurisdiction.

Please read before submitting

Submitting this form is not an application for designation. IJC does not accept applications. What you are submitting is a request for consideration — a signal to IJC that your practice exists, operates in a specific jurisdiction and practice or industry domain, and would welcome consideration if and when IJC conducts a review of that jurisdiction-domain combination.

Most submissions do not result in designation. This is not a reflection of practice quality. It reflects the fact that each jurisdiction-domain has exactly one Constituent Designated Law Practice. Where that designation is already held by a practice of appropriate depth and alignment, new submissions are held on record and considered only when the existing designation lapses or is withdrawn.

If you have already received a letter from IJC, you are on the wrong page. Your submission should be made through the designated details form linked in your letter — not here.

What Happens After You Submit

Four stages. No promises. Full transparency.

01
You submit here
Your request for consideration is received and filed against the jurisdiction and practice or industry domain you have indicated. This is where you are now.
02
IJC reviews
When IJC conducts a jurisdictional review that includes your practice or industry domain, your submission is assessed alongside others on record. There is no timeline for this. It is driven by IJC's review schedule, not by submission order.
03
IJC contacts you — or does not
If your practice is identified as suitable for designation, IJC will issue a formal letter of consideration. If not selected, you will not receive notification. IJC does not provide feedback on why a practice was not selected.
04
Designation formalised
If contacted, you complete the institutional details submission and the Constituent Designated Law Practice designation is formalised. The annual contribution of USD 7,500 per practice or industry domain is due at that stage — not before.
Request for Consideration

Five fields. That is all.

IJC does not need an essay, a credentials document, or a declaration of intent at this stage. We need to know who you are, where you practice, and in what practice or industry domain. The rest is determined by IJC's own review process — not by what you tell us about yourself here.

Select the practice or industry domain in which your firm carries the most substantive depth. If you have genuine specialist depth in a second domain, you may select it — IJC assesses each independently.
Please select at least one practice or industry domain.
IJC will contact you at this address if your practice is selected for consideration. This is the only communication you should expect to receive — IJC does not send acknowledgements, progress updates, or feedback on submissions.
By submitting, you confirm that you understand the following
This is a request for consideration — not an application. IJC does not commit to review, contact, or designation by receiving this submission.
IJC designates exactly one Constituent Designated Law Practice per practice or industry domain per jurisdiction. If your domain-jurisdiction is currently occupied, your request will be held on record for future review cycles.
IJC will not acknowledge receipt of this submission or provide feedback on why a practice was or was not selected.
There is no fee at this stage. The annual contribution of USD 7,500 per practice or industry domain applies only upon IJC's formal designation confirmation.
Designation does not involve referrals, mandates, or client introductions of any kind.

No acknowledgement will be sent. If your practice is selected for consideration during a future jurisdictional review, IJC will contact you at the email provided.