Everything a practice needs to know about IJC designation — criteria, domains, process
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Confidential orientation on cross-border legal reality — before decisions harden and commitments are made. No legal advice. No mandate relationship.
Understand legal risk before exposure becomes costly — institutional early warning
Clear cross-border direction for boards, founders, and General Counsel
Legal judgment that accumulates rather than resets with each personnel change
All three frameworks explained — what IJC exists to provide and why
Mission, institutional philosophy, and why IJC was established
How IJC is governed and how editorial independence is maintained
One designation. One standard. No gradations. How IJC selects practices.
No tiers, no premium listings, no upgraded visibility, no referral arrangements. At any level. The standard is the value.
Mission, institutional philosophy, and international alignment — who IJC is and why it exists
Framework guiding institutional authority, editorial independence, and global coordination
Recognised leadership across jurisdictions and sectors — the founding designation group
Join the Assembly of Global General Counsel — Barcelona, 14–15 August 2026
Institutional enquiries, press, and correspondence
IJC was established from a conviction that the global legal profession lacked the institutional infrastructure to bridge cross-border legal responsibility and cross-border legal execution.
Four criteria. Five domains. One standard.
One practice per domain per jurisdiction. Designation carries no fee and is not permanent.
One per domain per jurisdiction. Check if yours is available.
Designation carries no fee. Not a referral network. Not a ranking. Not permanent. IJC selects — practices signal.
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