Finding the right advocate

Step by step

1. Start with the practice area, not the name Practice area is the filter that changes the result set most. If you are not sure which one your matter falls under, Practice areas explains each in a line.
2. Add your city, then your court City narrows to advocates who practise where you are. Court is stronger still — an advocate who appears in the court your matter is listed in knows its registry and its listing habits.
3. Filter by fee only after that The fee slider works on the published consultation fee. Filtering by fee first hides good matches before you have seen them.
4. Read the badges Verified means the enrolment number was checked against the bar council record. The star rating is from clients who were actually booked through the platform; the number beside it is how many left a review.
5. Open two or three profiles A profile carries the fee card, years of practice, courts, languages, specialities and reviews. Save the ones worth a conversation.

Worth knowing

• A verified badge means the enrolment details are genuine. It is not a rating, a recommendation, or any statement about the quality of the work.
• Rankings are not for sale. Featured advocates, where they appear, are marked as featured.