Ethical Legal Alliance

The Ethical Legal Alliance is a network of firms that share a common view of the role of law in contemporary society. It believes in making services more widely available and in the need to make access to legal advice and representation clearer, closer and more responsible, at lower cost and without any loss of technical rigour or professional quality.

This view rests equally on the conviction that the work of legal practitioners must be guided by wholly ethical conduct. Independence, loyalty, transparency, confidentiality, respect for institutions and the responsible defence of clients’ interests are essential principles for the credibility of the legal profession and for citizens’ trust in the justice system.

The network’s commitment to clients is set out in its Manifesto: ten concrete rules on exceeding expectations, fees, response times, information and secrecy, to which every member firm subscribes, Portugal Economics and Legal included.