About Best Law Firms Australia

Best Law Firms Australia is an independent online guide that compares law firms across 21 practice areas in 25 Australian cities and major centres. Each list ranks firms for one practice area in one location, using public Google review data and the published criteria on our methodology page, so you can see which local firms have a strong review record before you make contact.

We also publish plain-English guides that explain common legal matters, so you know what kind of lawyer you need and what to expect. The site starts at best law firms in Australia, and every ranking follows the method set out in how we rank law firms.

What we do

We help people find and compare law firms by practice area and city. Each "Best [practice] in [city]" page lists up to 5 firms, ordered by a review-weighted Google rating. City pages bring together the practice areas available in one location, and practice pages bring together the cities for one area of law.

We are not a law firm. We do not provide legal advice, and we do not act for anyone in a legal matter.

What we cover

We cover 21 practice areas:

1. Family lawyers: separation, divorce, parenting and property settlement
2. Criminal lawyers: criminal charges, bail and court defence
3. Conveyancers and conveyancing lawyers: property transfers, contracts and settlement
4. Immigration lawyers: visas, visa refusals and citizenship
5. Notaries public: notarising and apostilling documents for overseas use
6. Personal injury and compensation lawyers: injury compensation claims
7. Employment lawyers: unfair dismissal, workplace disputes and contracts
8. Wills and estates lawyers: wills, estate planning and probate
9. Commercial and business lawyers: business contracts, disputes and transactions
10. Workers compensation lawyers: workplace injury claims
11. Property lawyers: property disputes, leases and developments
12. Traffic and drink driving lawyers: drink driving, licence and traffic charges
13. Medical negligence lawyers: medical negligence claims
14. Construction lawyers: building disputes and construction contracts
15. Car accident lawyers: CTP and motor accident claims
16. Intellectual property lawyers: trade marks, copyright and IP disputes
17. Litigation lawyers: civil disputes and court proceedings
18. Defamation lawyers: defamation claims and concerns notices
19. Tax lawyers: ATO disputes and tax structuring
20. Will dispute lawyers: contesting and defending wills
21. TPD and superannuation claim lawyers: TPD and income protection claims

These areas are covered across 25 cities and major centres in every state and territory, from the capital cities to regional centres such as Geelong, Townsville and Wollongong. Some lists include legal businesses that are not law firms, such as licensed conveyancers, notaries public and non-lawyer visa advisers. Those businesses are labelled clearly as not law firms.

How we are funded

Best Law Firms Australia is an independent website. We may earn revenue from featured placements. Featured firms appear only in a block labelled "Editor's pick", shown separately from the data-ranked list, and they may include firms we work with commercially.

No firm can pay to be placed in a data-ranked list or to change its position in one. Those lists are ordered by the published criteria applied to public Google review data.

How to contact us

To ask a question, request a correction or update a listing, use the form on our Contact Us page. We aim to respond within 7 business days, and to review correction requests within 10 business days.

We can't give advice about a legal matter. If you need legal help, contact a law firm, your local legal aid commission or a community legal centre.