In the time it usually would have taken to find an attorney in Israel, the company was able to get the matter resolved. Whether affiliates share any part of fees or profits. Whether the affiliates conduct common training programs or share strategies or expertise. The extent to which affiliates conduct common operations, or, by contrast, simply use the network as a common marketing device. Beyond those four points, ask how often members get together in-person and the extent to which members work collaboratively.
Many networks now offer numerous opportunities for members to meet and get to know each other.
Firms that have an opportunity to get to know each other and work together regularly tend to do better work than those who do not. Independent firms have the advantage of less hierarchy and cost-efficiency, but they don't always work well together. Although the level of member collaboration may be difficult to determine before using the network a few times, the network should be responsive to this concern. Ask the network to provide examples of member collaboration that are substantive as well as anecdotal. One network uses the example of a multinational company which retained counsel in Brazil to help structure an energy project in Argentina.