Shippinglawyers.NET, is a non-profit, non-governmental 'open source platform' a global network of maritime law firms and lawyers, practicing maritime laws amongst other areas and specialising in their jurisdiction. The aims and objects is primarily to making it easy for the associates members to interact with each other within the network; to foster community ideas; to introduce lawyers to others with common interest; to encourage lawyers to become part of the "in crowd"; streamline process that impact the client, by presenting 'The whole product concept' by fulfilling the 'compelling value proposition' by outsourcing non-jurisdictional issue from members of other relevant jurisdiction and presenting expected service to clients. Analysing legal market and presenting a research report on well established shipping law firms and lawyers worldwide and the best for shipping work.

Only established law firms practicing shipping law as their main areas of practice in their jurisdiction are appointed as members of the network. The network was conceptualised in February 2000 by Associate Network (Lawyers) as a 'non-profit' open source platform of maritime law firms and lawyers, later taken over by Shippinglawyers.NET, which continues to be managed by law firms, to understand the legal needs of maritime industry.