UK–US cross-border legal support
The UK and the US share a common-law heritage and an enormous flow of transactional and disputed work — but they are separate jurisdictions, and the US is admitted state by state. When a matter needs counsel on the other side of the Atlantic, engage a verified local colleague.
✦ Free for lawyers — no commission, no hidden fees.
A solicitor in London is not admitted in New York, and a New York attorney is not admitted in England and Wales — and within each country the picture is more granular still, from Scotland and Northern Ireland to fifty separate US state bars. Delegation lets you offer clients seamless transatlantic coverage while staying the lawyer in charge.
LawyerGo connects UK and US lawyers directly, each verified against their bar or law-society admission. You brief a colleague who is genuinely entitled to act in the relevant state or UK jurisdiction — no cold introductions, no guesswork.
What lawyers delegate across this corridor
This corridor skews commercial and contentious. These are the tasks that most often need feet on the ground.
Transactional & M&A support
Local-law input on a cross-border deal — diligence, a local-law opinion, signing or closing steps in the relevant US state or UK jurisdiction.
Litigation support
Local counsel for a hearing, a deposition, or an application — covering the procedural steps that have to be taken before the right court.
Service of process & evidence
Effecting service in the other country and dealing with the differences between US discovery and English disclosure when documents or testimony are needed across the Atlantic.
Contract enforcement
Enforcing or defending rights under a contract governed by the law of the other country, with counsel admitted where the claim is brought.
Regulatory & compliance
A focused read on a point of US federal or state — or UK — regulation that your client needs to rely on for a cross-border decision.
IP & technology
Local filings, enforcement and advice where a brand, patent or technology matter reaches into the other jurisdiction.
Shared language, separate jurisdictions
A common language and common-law roots make this corridor feel familiar — but the procedure, the courts and the admission rules are genuinely different. LawyerGo profiles show the exact jurisdiction and verified admission, so you engage counsel who can actually act in that state or UK nation, not just someone who sounds close enough.
You remain responsible for the matter and the client relationship; the colleague you instruct takes responsibility for the local task. Conflicts and privilege stay your call, and any fee is agreed directly between firms — LawyerGo takes no referral fee.
See how verification works →Engage local counsel without the cold call
Post the task with the jurisdiction — a US state or a UK nation — the deadline and the confidentiality level. Verified local counsel respond, you compare profiles and proposals, agree the fee directly, and instruct your chosen colleague. Documents and progress are tracked in one place, with a short closing report at the end.
There is no platform fee. LawyerGo verifies admissions and provides the secure workflow; it does not practise law or handle money.
About cross-border task delegation →What LawyerGo is — and is not
We keep the platform honest by being explicit about how it works and where the legal responsibility sits.
We are not a law firm
LawyerGo is a technology platform that connects lawyers. We do not practise law, represent clients, or provide legal services ourselves.
No legal advice from us
Any legal advice comes from the qualified lawyer you engage — never from LawyerGo. We facilitate the connection, nothing more.
Fees arranged directly
Lawyers agree any fee between themselves and settle it directly. We take no commission, charge no fees, and never hold or move money.
Bar verification required
Every account is checked against its bar or law-society registration before it can post or accept work. Unverified accounts cannot transact.
Your duties stay yours
Client consent, conflict checks, confidentiality, and compliance with your bar rules remain the responsibility of the instructing and receiving lawyer.
Confidential by design
Files and messages are encrypted, engagement-level NDAs apply, and verification documents are visible only to our review officers.
Questions, answered
We are a UK firm — how do we get US local counsel?
How do service of process and discovery work across the UK and US?
Does LawyerGo cover all US states?
Is there a referral fee?
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