GLP

Global Legal Portal

CHINA-LED CROSS-BORDER LEGAL WORK

Chinese law firm leads. Overseas counsel collaborates. One record.

A workspace for Chinese law firms handling outbound investment, market entry, contracts and compliance — with overseas counsel, client consent and dual-law deliverables in one auditable matter.

Technology platform, not a law firm · China firm leads · overseas counsel local law

CROSS-BORDER MATTER

Thailand EEC · outbound setup

In delivery
China firm

Lead

Overseas counsel

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Consent

Signed

Conflict check cleared

Client engagement signed

Data consent recorded

Foreign-law opinion delivered

Illustrative workspace view · not live client data

CN

China firm leads the matter

2

Legal workstreams, separated

1

Auditable matter record

3

Working languages

WHY A CHINA-LED WORKSPACE

Outbound work is complex. The Chinese firm should stay in control.

The client relationship, engagement letter and fee stay with the Chinese firm. The platform connects the China-law and foreign-law workstreams without becoming a law firm or a marketplace.

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Chinese law firm leads

The Chinese firm owns the client relationship, engagement letter, fee collection and overall matter. The platform never becomes the law firm.

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Overseas counsel in context

Invite the overseas firm, record local licence and scope, and keep its local-law advice separate from China-law advice.

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Dual-law deliverables

China-law opinions and foreign-law opinions are separately authored, labelled and reviewed — not merged into one platform opinion.

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Client consent and evidence

Record client consent before sharing matter data with overseas counsel, and export a complete evidence pack at close.

THE OUTBOUND WORKFLOW

One path from intake to archive.

A China firm-led process with explicit gates for overseas counsel, client consent and dual-law deliverables.

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China firm intake

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Conflict / KYC

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Client engagement

03

Outbound assessment

04

Overseas counsel engaged

05

Data consent

06

Dual-law delivery

07

Client review

08

China firm invoice

09

Overseas cost recorded

10

Completed

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Archived

ONE WORKSPACE

The operating layers of an outbound matter.

Matter, overseas counsel, engagement chain, data consent, costs and client portal — separate responsibilities, one record.

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China firm workspace

Matters, clients, deadlines, documents and the China-law workstream in one place.

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Overseas counsel network

Invite-only profiles with jurisdiction, licence, insurance and practice scope — no public ranking.

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Engagement chain

Client → Chinese firm and Chinese firm → overseas counsel, with scope and fee records kept separate.

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Data transfer consent

Capture the client consent, recipient, data categories, purpose and expiry before sharing.

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Costs and invoices

Record client fees and overseas counsel costs; the firm invoices the client and pays local counsel directly.

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Client portal and audit

A firm-branded read-only view for the client, plus an exportable audit trail.

WHO IT IS FOR

Built around the Chinese firm, not around a marketplace.

The Chinese firm leads; the client has one accountable relationship; overseas counsel is instructed locally.

For Chinese law firms

Lead outbound matters, coordinate overseas counsel and keep a defensible record — without changing your engagement model.

For Chinese clients

See progress across jurisdictions through your Chinese firm, with one accountable relationship and one audit trail.

For overseas counsel

Receive a clear scope from the Chinese firm, provide local-law advice and get paid by the instructing firm.

BOUNDARIES BY DESIGN

Not a marketplace. Not a law firm. Not a custodian.

The platform does not take client money, charge success fees, rank lawyers or issue legal opinions.

China firm accountability

The Chinese firm remains the client-facing legal service provider and fee recipient.

Separate legal opinions

China-law and foreign-law advice are attributed to their authors and jurisdictions.

Data consent first

Cross-border sharing is blocked until the required client consent is recorded.

Auditable record

Scope, approvals, documents, consent and cost records remain attached to the matter.

START WITH ONE MATTER

One Chinese firm. One client. One overseas counsel. One matter.

Start with a real outbound matter and keep the China-law and foreign-law workstreams separate from day one.

What a first matter includes

One scoped outbound matter and clear success criteria

Client engagement with the Chinese firm

Overseas counsel engagement and local-law opinion

Client data-transfer consent and audit trail

A joint review before expanding to another jurisdiction

Put the Chinese firm at the centre of the outbound matter.

Talk to us about a China-led pilot, or sign in to the workspace.