Office-Jurisdiction Linking

Our system supports flexible many-to-many linking between offices and jurisdictions. This means:

• One office can serve multiple jurisdictions
• One jurisdiction can be served from multiple offices

Example: Multi-Office, Multi-Jurisdiction Setup

In this example, the London office serves both England & Wales and Ireland jurisdictions, while the Dublin office also serves Ireland. A client in Ireland could be served from either office.

In your application, each office card asks "Which jurisdictions does this office serve?". This is where you specify which jurisdictions that office handles, and it is required for every office you add.

Step by step:

• First, add all your jurisdictions in the Jurisdictions section
• Then, add your offices in the Offices section
• For each office, open the "Which jurisdictions does this office serve?" picker
• Select all jurisdictions that office handles
• Selected jurisdictions appear as tags in the office card

Example 1: Single Office, Multiple Jurisdictions

A solicitor in London who is also qualified in Ireland handles matters for both jurisdictions from one office.

Example 2: Multiple Offices, One Jurisdiction

A firm with offices in London and Manchester, both serving England & Wales clients.

Example 3: Cross-Border Practice

A Singapore-qualified lawyer working from Dubai, serving Singapore clients remotely.

Note: The office country (UAE) doesn’t match the jurisdiction country (Singapore). This is perfectly valid for cross-border practice.

Example 4: Complex Multi-Jurisdiction Firm

A large firm with offices across the UK and Ireland, serving all four UK jurisdictions.

Before you can submit your application, you must ensure:

• Every office is linked to at least one jurisdiction
• At most one office is marked as your headquarters, and exactly one jurisdiction is marked as your main jurisdiction

A jurisdiction does not need an office of its own. Offices are optional altogether, so an online-only practice can list its jurisdictions and add no offices at all. What is not allowed is an office that serves nothing: if one is left unlinked you will see a warning and cannot submit until it is resolved.

After your application is approved, you can update office-jurisdiction links through your dashboard settings. Common reasons to update include:

• Adding a new jurisdiction qualification
• Opening a new office location
• Closing an office or ceasing practice in a jurisdiction
• Reorganising which offices handle which jurisdictions