Practice areas
Every Australian legal matter sits in one of these practice areas. Pick the one that fits your situation — we’ll show you the typical cost, common pathways, and the verified lawyers practising in that field.
Live practice areas
The most common matter types Australians engage a lawyer for. Each opens to a city-level index of verified specialists.
Live
Property settlement, parenting orders, divorce, binding financial agreements. The most common matter type Australians engage a lawyer for.
Browse by city →Live
CTP motor accidents, workers compensation, public liability, medical negligence. Mostly no-win-no-fee.
Browse by city →Live
Buying, selling, refinancing or transferring property. Licensed conveyancers and property solicitors across all states.
Browse by city →Live
Wills, estate planning, probate, family provision claims. State-administered succession law.
Browse by city →Live
Drink driving, drug, assault, AVO defence, indictable matters. Local/Magistrates through Supreme Court.
Browse by city →Live
Partner visas, skilled visas, employer-sponsored, citizenship, ART reviews. Migration lawyers and registered agents.
Browse by city →Coming
Unfair dismissal, employment contracts, restraint of trade, discrimination, redundancy. Fair Work Commission and Federal Court.
Coming Q3-Q4 2026Coming
Contract disputes, debt recovery, shareholder oppression, partnership disputes, fiduciary breach.
Coming Q3-Q4 2026Coming
Online defamation, reputation, concerns notices, take-down. Post-2021 reforms with serious harm threshold.
Coming Q3-Q4 2026Coming
ATO audits, objections, ART reviews, tax structuring, transaction tax. Specialist edge of tax accounting practice.
Coming Q3-Q4 2026Coming
Trademarks, patents, copyright, designs, trade secrets. Registration and litigation.
Coming Q3-Q4 2026Coming
Building defects, SOPA payment claims, NCAT/VCAT, contract drafting, builder licensing.
Coming Q3-Q4 2026Australian legal practice is highly specialised. A family lawyer who does the occasional commercial matter is not the same as a commercial litigator who occasionally helps a friend with their divorce. We classify lawyers by their actual day-to-day practice, not by what they list on a business card.
Each practice area opens into city-level pages. A “family lawyers in Sydney” page shows you the verified family lawyers practising in Sydney, the typical fees, the relevant court infrastructure, and the questions to ask before engaging. Same shape for every practice area in every city we cover.
The first six practice areas are live with the founding cohort of lawyers. Six more launch through Q3 and Q4 2026 in order of consumer demand. Until then, the coming-soon pages explain the framework, costs, and how to find the right lawyer through our match flow.