JALP – Associação Internacional de Jovens Advogados de Língua Portuguesa

What JALP – Associação Internacional de Jovens Advogados de Língua Portuguesa does

JALP – Associação Internacional de Jovens Advogados de Língua Portuguesa is a non-profit professional association headquartered in Algés (Lisbon metropolitan area), Portugal, founded on 24 September 2020. Its stated purpose is to support, integrate, and represent young lawyers and trainee lawyers (advogados estagiários) from Portuguese-speaking countries — specifically the CPLP (Community of Portuguese Language Countries) member states plus the Macau Special Administrative Region. The association functions as a membership-based community organization: prospective members enroll online via Google Forms accessible from its website (ja-lp.org), which is built on PHP and tracked with Google Analytics. Members participate in 19 specialized commissions covering areas such as Human Rights, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Digital Law, Arbitration, Corporate, and Tax Law, and benefit from protocol partnerships with academic institutions (Universidade Lusófona), student associations (ELSA Portugal), arbitration chambers (CAMARB-Brazil), and legal software providers (ibase, Datalex).

JALP generates revenue exclusively through annual membership quotas on a subscription-recurring basis. Individual effective members pay €40/year (full advocates) or €20/year (trainee advocates); collective members pay between €100 and €1,500/year depending on entity type and size (€150 for law firms, €100-€1,500 for private companies by revenue tier, €250 for public entities, exempt for non-profits). Beyond membership quotas, the association operates as an advocacy and professional-development platform: it publishes opinion articles, issues a newsletter, organizes events, moot courts, and continuing legal education, and signs cooperation protocols with external institutions. Governance is exercised through elected bodies (Direction, General Assembly, Fiscal Council) on three-year mandates; the current 2026-2028 leadership was elected on 26 May 2026 with Un I Wong as President, succeeding founding President Francisco Goes Pinheiro.

Name

JALP – Associação Internacional de Jovens Advogados de Língua Portuguesa

Legal name

JALP - ASSOCIAÇÃO INTERNACIONAL DE JOVENS ADVOGADOS DE LINGUA PORTUGUESA

Website

https://ja-lp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JALP is a Lisbon-headquartered non-profit association founded in 2020 that aggregates and represents young lawyers and trainee advocates across Portuguese-speaking countries (CPLP plus Macau) via annual membership quotas, 19 specialized legal commissions, and institutional partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Professional Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAAALAB

Legal & Compliance (CLE, Paralegal CE)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

Keywords

• Professional association services
• Legal professional networking
• Continuing legal education
• Bar association membership
• Lusophone legal community

Headquarters

HQ city

Algés (Lisbon)

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Quotas: JALP generates revenue through annual membership quotas. Individual members pay €40/year for full advocates and €20/year for trainee advocates. Collective members (associations, law firms, companies) pay between €100 and €1,500 annually depending on entity type and size. All quotas are payable annually, with the first quota due in the month of admission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

JALP is a non-profit professional association that supports, integrates, and represents young lawyers and trainee lawyers (advogados estagiários) from Portuguese-speaking countries (CPLP member states plus Macau). It sells annual membership to individual advocates/trainee advocates and to collective entities (law firms, companies, associations, public bodies), and delivers member benefits such as specialized legal commissions, continuing legal education events, moot courts, networking, advocacy representation, and protocol-based partner discounts.

Product overview

JALP is a non-profit professional association for young lawyers from Portuguese-speaking countries. It does not offer a technology product in the traditional sense, but provides membership services, professional development, networking events, specialized commissions on various legal topics, and member benefits through partnerships with legal service providers and institutions. The organization operates primarily through its website (ja-lp.org), offering membership registration via Google Forms, newsletter subscriptions, and event information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Effective Membership Annual membership for individual lawyers (advogados) and trainee lawyers (advogados estagiários) who are members of a Bar Association in a Portuguese-speaking country (CPLP or Macau RAEM). Annual quotas are €40 for fully qualified lawyers and €20 for trainee lawyers, payable in the month of admission and annually thereafter. Members gain access to the cross-CPLP professional network, 19 specialized legal commissions, continuing legal education events, moot courts, opinion articles, partner discounts, and representation in legislative initiatives.
• Collective Institutional Membership Annual institutional membership for organizations that wish to support the development of young Portuguese-speaking lawyers and gain visibility in the CPLP legal community. Tiered annual quotas: non-profit associations / professional orders / institutes / foundations are exempt; law firms pay €150/year covering up to 3 lawyer associates plus €40 per additional member; private companies pay €100 (small, <€5M revenue), €500 (medium, €5M–€50M), or €1,500 (large, >€50M); public entities pay €250/year.
• Newsletter Subscription Email newsletter subscription providing members and interested parties with updates on JALP events, institutional news, opinion articles, and publications. Subscription requires name and email and is offered alongside membership enrollment.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ELSA Portugal (The European Law Students Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 May 2022JALP and ELSA Portugal signed a mutual collaboration protocol for joint moot courts and analogous events (in-person or virtual), internship programs and professional development projects, and academic competitions including creation of practical case materials and jury evaluation.
• Faculdade de Direito da Universidade LusófonacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 April 2022JALP signed a protocol with the Law Faculty of Lusophone University (FD-ULHT) to jointly organize and teach courses, congresses, conferences, seminars, and workshops for continuous training of young lawyers and trainee advocates, and complementary training for FD-ULHT students.
• Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem Empresarial - Brasil (CAMARB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 April 2022JALP signed a protocol with CAMARB (Brazilian Chamber of Business Mediation and Arbitration) for joint projects focused on promoting and disseminating mediation and arbitration in academic and jurisdictional settings, including workshops, debates, webinars, and moot courts.
• Bistrô CrioulominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2020JALP signed a protocol with Bistrô Crioulo, located at the Cape Verde Cultural Center, allowing members to receive a 20% discount on meals served or ordered (excluding drinks, sweets, desserts, delivery fees and packaging).
• DatalexminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2020JALP signed a protocol with Datalex legal software platform, providing members with a four-month reduction on the annual subscription for their services.
• Bárbara Eliseu CoachminorOthers · 1 January 2020Certified coach, member of the International Coaching Federation, offers personal and professional development services exclusively for lawyers and law firms. Services include Development and Transformation Programs (individual and team) and specialized training.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA): AIJA is the most direct global peer—an international association for young lawyers under 45, offering commissions, networking events, and professional development. Like JALP, AIJA focuses on cross-border practice and early-career lawyers, though without a shared-language constraint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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