New South Wales
Find lawyers, solicitors and conveyancers in Newcastle & Hunter, New South Wales, including firms in Newcastle, Maitland, Cessnock, Singleton and Charlestown.
Choose your starting point
Newcastle and the wider Hunter cover city, suburban and regional settings. If your issue involves a business, workplace or rural property, describe the activity and ownership structure rather than simply asking for a general lawyer.
Firms in Newcastle & Hunter
167 firms
Newcastle, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Attwaters provides legal services in Newcastle, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Edgeworth, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
East Coast Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Edgeworth, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Charlestown, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Meals On Wheels provides legal services in Charlestown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Health & Medical Practitioner Law.
Singleton, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
MRM Lawyers provides legal services in Singleton, NSW. Listed practice areas include General Practice (regional generalist).
Cessnock, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Oliver Campbell Heslop Solicitors provides legal services in Cessnock, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Powers of Attorney & Guardianship and Property & Conveyancing.
Maitland, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
The Family Law Co. provides legal services in Maitland, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Planning & Environment and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Newcastle, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Newcastle Conveyancing Services provides conveyancing services in Newcastle, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Maitland, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
East Coast Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Maitland, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Newcastle, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Jackson Solicitors provides legal services in Newcastle, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Maitland, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Meredith & Co Solicitors provides legal services in Maitland, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Newcastle, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Boyd Olsen Lawyers provides legal services in Newcastle, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Whitebridge, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Burns Krainz Legal & Conveyancing provides legal services in Whitebridge, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Probate & Estate Administration.
Hamilton, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
The Law Office of Conrad Curry, Central Coast provides legal services in Hamilton, NSW. Listed practice areas include General Practice (regional generalist).
Singleton, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Belinda Charlton Lawyers provides legal services in Singleton, NSW. Listed practice areas include Planning & Environment.
Maitland, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Hebblewhite Family Lawyers provides legal services in Maitland, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Binding Financial Agreements and Property & Conveyancing.
Newcastle, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Law Partners Personal Injury Lawyers provides legal services in Newcastle, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Partner & Family Visas and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Newcastle, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Monaco Compensation Lawyers Noosaville provides legal services in Newcastle, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Business & Commercial Law and Probate & Estate Administration.
Maitland, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
MRM Lawyers provides legal services in Maitland, NSW. Listed practice areas include General Practice (regional generalist).
Newcastle, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
MyChoice Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Newcastle, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Building & Construction.
Singleton, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Neilson & Co Legal provides legal services in Singleton, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Wills & Estates.
Newcastle, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
O'Sullivan Saddington & Co Lawyers provides legal services in Newcastle, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Notary Public & JP Services and Planning & Environment.
Maitland, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Vile & Vile provides legal services in Maitland, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Maitland, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Windus Lawyers incorporating Waller Fry Solicitors provides legal services in Maitland, NSW. Listed practice areas include General Practice (regional generalist).
Maitland, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Lyn Johnston Conveyancing provides legal services in Maitland, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
A practical local guide
Understand your options, prepare your first conversation and choose a service that fits your situation.
Newcastle and the wider Hunter cover city, suburban and regional settings. If your issue involves a business, workplace or rural property, describe the activity and ownership structure rather than simply asking for a general lawyer.
The directory covers Newcastle, Maitland, Cessnock, Singleton, Charlestown. These are browsing areas, not court boundaries or a guarantee that every listed firm serves every town. Check the firm’s actual address and ask whether it can take on your matter before making arrangements.
Compare offices in Newcastle, Maitland, Cessnock, Singleton and Charlestown against your travel needs. Ask whether documents can be reviewed remotely before deciding that an in-person appointment is necessary.
For a regional matter, decide which parts of the service need to happen in person. A solicitor may be able to review records and give initial advice remotely, while a signing, conference or hearing needs separate arrangements. Ask who would attend and how travel, local agents or outside specialists would be charged.
Ask what the initial consultation includes: listening to the background, reviewing documents, written advice or taking action. Request an estimate that separates the lawyer’s work from searches, applications, expert reports and other external costs. A free consultation or a fixed fee may cover a limited step rather than the complete matter.
Agree who will handle the file, how you will receive updates and when you must approve additional work. If another practitioner, barrister or adviser may be needed, ask who will arrange that work and how their charges will be explained.
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
Newcastle & Hunter is a regional area of New South Wales. Local firms cover everyday legal needs such as wills, conveyancing, family law and local court matters, while specialist work is often handled by firms in the nearest major centre or the capital, many of whom act for clients remotely. In New South Wales, most criminal and minor civil matters start in the Local Court, with more serious matters in the District Court and Supreme Court. Tenancy, strata, consumer and guardianship disputes usually go to NCAT. Solicitors are licensed by the Law Society of New South Wales, and complaints about lawyers go to the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner.
Good to know
Most matters start in the Local Court. More serious cases go to the District Court or the Supreme Court of NSW. Family law matters are heard by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
Practising certificates in New South Wales are managed by the Law Society of New South Wales. You can check a solicitor's status on its public register or by contacting it directly.
In New South Wales they are usually heard by the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT).
Yes. Many firms act for clients across the state by phone and video, although local knowledge of courts and property markets can help.
