Who can see my legal matter?

Your matter stays private. It is never publicly listed. Only the matched law firms can view the details you provide so they can prepare a quote.

How many law firms will contact me?

You are matched with trusted firms that handle your type of matter. You then compare their responses and choose the one that suits you - or none at all.

How quickly will firms respond?

Matched firms are notified the moment your matter is posted, and most respond within 24 hours. You are never chased or pressured - you reply in your own time.

Which areas of law are covered?

ORLA Connect covers 28 practice areas including family and divorce, conveyancing and property, wills and estates, employment, criminal, traffic, immigration, civil, family violence, building disputes, bankruptcy and taxation law.

Which states does ORLA Connect service?

ORLA Connect is currently servicing Victoria, Australia. Additional states will be added over time.

Is my personal information kept private and secure?

Yes. Your information is held securely, is never sold, and is shared only with the matched firms for the purpose of responding to your matter. See our Privacy Policy for details.

For Victorian firms

How ORLA Connect compares

There are lots of ways to find clients online — lead sellers, subscriptions, booking tools, big national firms. Here is an honest map of the main ones, and where ORLA Connect fits.

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Where ORLA fits

One simple promise

ORLA Connect isn’t a lead seller, a subscription or a booking widget. It’s a matching marketplace: a client posts a real matter, verified Victorian firms send blind quotes, and the client chooses one. You pay a single fixed fee only when a client picks your firm — no lead fees, no monthly subscription, no bidding.

The landscape

The main options — in plain English

Bark

Pay-per-lead

You buy credits and pay for every lead — even the ones that never reply. The same enquiry is sold to several firms, so you race to respond first.

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Lawpath

Subscription + single quote

A subscription legal-tech platform (documents + lawyer calls) aimed at businesses. On its marketplace a client usually gets one quote from one lawyer — and Lawpath runs its own firm too.

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LawTap

Online booking / directory

An appointment-booking directory: clients find a lawyer and book & pay for a consult online. It’s a booking tool, not a place where firms compete for a matter on quote and fit.

Go To Court

A law firm, not a marketplace

A national firm that markets heavily online and offers free initial phone calls — then keeps the work itself. For an independent firm it’s a competitor for clients, not a channel you can join.

Airtasker

General tasks (absorbed Oneflare)

A general services marketplace built on bidding and commission. It absorbed Oneflare (retired mid-2026) and isn’t built for regulated legal work — wrong fit for a law firm’s enquiries.

ORLA Connect

Compare quotes · pay when chosen

Real Victorian matters, matched to your practice area. The client compares blind quotes and picks on service and fit. One fixed fee ($99–$249) only when they choose you. Your brand and client relationship stay yours.

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Why firms choose it

Three reasons it’s different

You only pay for a win

No credits, no subscription, no per-lead charge — a single fixed fee, only when a client actually chooses your firm.

A real shopfront, not a race

Quotes are blind and capped at four firms, so you win on experience and fit — not on being first to hit ‘call’.

Verified, Victorian, yours

A curated network of firms with practising certificate + PI insurance checked. Once chosen, the client and branding are yours — ORLA doesn’t compete with you.

Descriptions are based on each provider’s publicly stated model, accessed August 2026, and may change — check their current terms. Bark, Lawpath, LawTap, Go To Court, Oneflare and Airtasker are trademarks of their respective owners; ORLA Connect is independent and not affiliated with any of them.

Common questions

Straight answers

Is it free to post a legal matter on ORLA Connect?

Yes. Posting your matter is completely free, private and no-obligation. You only decide to go ahead if a firm's quote feels right for you — there's never any pressure and no charge to you for the matching.

How does ORLA Connect make money if it's free for clients?

The firms pay a single small fixed fee — and only when a client actually chooses them. There are no lead fees, no subscriptions and no commission on your legal bill. That's deliberately different from pay-per-lead sites, where firms pay for every enquiry whether or not it goes anywhere.

How is ORLA Connect different from Bark or Lawpath?

On pay-per-lead sites like Bark, firms buy your enquiry and several of them chase you at once. On subscription platforms like Lawpath you usually get one quote from one lawyer. On ORLA Connect you compare blind quotes from verified Victorian firms and choose the one that fits — on service and price, not just whoever calls first.

Are the law firms on ORLA Connect verified?

Yes. Every firm on the panel is a genuine Victorian practice with a current practising certificate and professional indemnity insurance checked before they're listed. You are never matched with unvetted providers.

Do I have to pay to see the quotes?

No. You see and compare the quotes for free, and the firms' details are shared with you as part of the match — there are no credits to buy and nothing hidden behind a paywall.

What does it cost a law firm to list on ORLA Connect?

It's free to apply and free to stay listed — no subscription and no per-lead charge. A firm pays one fixed fee ($99–$249 depending on matter type) only when a client chooses them. Firms can apply at /become-a-listed-lawyer.

Try the model that only charges you when you win

List your firm on ORLA Connect — free to apply, verified before listing, and you only pay when a client chooses you.

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No lead fees · No subscription · Verified Victorian firms only