Tells you how to find a solicitor and what they charge. Also gives information on preparing for solicitors' appointments.

Contains a searchable database to help you find a solicitor, advice on what to expect, guides to common legal problems and what to do if things go wrong.

Find a legal aid adviser or family mediator near you.

Links to resources which will help you find a barrister, including a Mediation Directory with details of barristers you can contact for help resolving a dispute and a Public Access Directory which lists barristers who you can instruct directly.

Information about legal costs, condition fee arrangements and damages based agreements, legal aid, pro bono legal advice, and how to get cheap or free legal advice.

Explains how a member of the public can instruct a barrister directly and how to get to the direct access portal.

The Notaries Society is the representative society for the 850 or so Notaries Public practising in England and Wales. It explains what they do and how to find a notary.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority helps protect consumers if they use services provided by a solicitor. All solicitors must follow a set of professional rules, known as the Code of Conduct. The SRA takes action against solicitors who have broken these rules.

This page provides information on the different options available when bringing a case to court, including legal aid, private representation, representing yourself, using a solicitor's unbundled services or instructing a direct access barrister.

Explains what legal measures there are if you need to protect yourself as a result of domestic abuse.