WOLEP: our proposition for lawyers across Europe

In times of chaos and distress, it is hard to find a shining light, let alone create one. But that is exactly the plan we developed at WOLEP, which aims to get lawyers out of the doldrums and give them a new lease of life, to promote professional collaboration, providing them with new work opportunities – so hard to find at this stage – and, last but not least, to restore their professional prestige and status, as legal work is and should be treated as an essential service.

As one observer on the Internet puts it, „As network technologies themselves are evolving, lawyers must connect or become redundant”.

We know that this might seem like a Herculean task, but we live in the age of networks, where the power of the community is greater than that of its parts, where the web of connections, shared projects and shared knowledge surpasses that of a single individual. Only collaboration and a combined effort can make us lawyers come back from this societal crisis and flourish. The time to act alone and to work alone has passed: we’re entering a new era, that of the digital, networked lawyer, which works in pan-European teams, dealing with complex projects while boosting his career prospects as he navigates this new world of opportunities.

The WOLEP proposition is simple: our network of lawyers has as its primary goal to increase the working capacity and professional force of its members, while providing them with vast opportunities to share projects and create jobs for their peers, and to access jobs posted by other lawyers who are members of the WOLEP community, respectively, via our well-structured dashboard which makes it easy to find a collaborator, externalize work and establish the working partnership. That is not a matter of parading in the webosphere, it is in fact a matter of life and death. As one observer on the Internet puts it, „As network technologies themselves are evolving, lawyers must connect or become redundant”.

Being a member of WOLEP makes you a real asset for your Client. You gain the capacity to respond to his legal needs irrespective of your specialisation. WOLEP is all about business opportunities – on a grand scale 

It all sounds very lofty on paper, but in fact WOLEP is all about going back to the basics as a lawyer: you should make the most of the clients you have, not only servicing them but also serving them. And that means always providing them with the legal solution they need, the second they need it, by employing the collective mind and knowledge of the WOLEP hub. Say the Client needs a renewable energy lawyer, but you only do litigation – under normal circumstances, that would be a missed opportunity (not to mention a loss of profit!) for both of you, right there. With WOLEP, you become an even greater asset for your Client, as you can take on the project yourself and then create a job offer for that part of the project dealing with renewables, addressed to all WOLEP members specialized in that field. Or you can only recommend the Client to a professional in the network you deem right for the job, set up the rules of the collaboration and then take a step back.

Say the Client needs a renewable energy lawyer, but you only do litigation. Missed opportunity and a loss of money for you both? Not on WOLEP’s watch!

In both scenarios, you’re an asset to your Client because you’ve proven available and „in flow”, you’ve represented him / her and have also created added value for their business through your proactive approach. That’s why a WOLEP lawyer is an essential sidekick for his Clients: because (s)he senses the opportunity and can solve problems for them by harnessing the power of the WOLEP platform. 

By joining WOLEP you get validated as a top lawyer – a professional making things happen for both his Clients and his peers.

In this way, the Client is satisfied that his Lawyer has managed a potentially critical situation for them in stylish fashion, while the WOLEP lawyer gains a share of the spoils, the Client’s loyalty, but also a greater professional repute in the industry as he has facilitated business for others. By joining WOLEP you get validated as a top lawyer – a professional making things happen for both his Clients and his peers.

WOLEP is a select, pro-business network for lawyers ready to step into the 21st century. Find out more about our platform and the many benefits it entails to you, here.

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