INTERNATIONAL JURISTS is a network of independent law firms.

The network was formally set up in 1993 as an EEIG but shortly to convert to a company limited by guarantee.

It provides its members with expert advice for the benefit of their clients, throughout Europe and beyond. Its focus is to assist small and medium-size enterprises with significant cross-border business and it does this by concentrating its membership on law firms who have a similar clientele.

Member firms therefore have the necessary expertise and resources to answer clients' needs and also have an interest in co-operating with each other to ensure that this extended service is available to all of their clients.

ij originally came into being to take advantage of the then new trading environment set up by the European Single Act in 1987.

The original link-up in 1993 involved a total of six firms in four countries, France, Germany, Spain and England. Gradually the network expanded in Europe into Belgium, Denmark, Holland, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Poland and Norway and beyond the confines of Europe into China, Russia, USA and Mexico.

The organisation continues to seek additional members in strategic locations throughout the world, submitting each prospective member to a rigorous assessment of professionalism and competence.