You can search for practising lawyers who can provide legal advice in the area you are seeking. You can find a lawyer by area of practice, language or location. 

Many people will need a lawyer at some stage in their life. Learn more about:

• Choosing a lawyer and your first appointment 
• Your rights and lawyer’s obligations
• Who is and isn’t a lawyer 
• Handling a dispute 

Find out how lawyers charge for their services, different billing types and so on. Learn more about:

• Discuss fees in advance
• Fees and payment
• Keep track of your costs
• Managing disagreements on fees
• How the Standards Committee assess complaints about fees

If you have concerns about your lawyer, the Lawyers Complaints Service may be able to help. In this section, learn more about:

• Before making a complaint
• How the complaints process works
• How to make a complaint
• Possible complaint outcomes
• What we do and don't do
• Decisions
• Strike offs and do not employ orders

The Lawyers' Fidelity Fund is a statutory entity established for the purpose of reimbursing pecuniary (monetary) loss arising from theft by lawyers in public practice after 1 August 2008.

• How is it funded?
• Lawyers handling trust money
• Making a claim
• Important things to note

Find more information on common legal issues such as buying and selling a property, powers of attorney, making a will and more.