New South Wales
Find lawyers, solicitors and conveyancers in Northern Rivers, New South Wales, including firms in Lismore, Ballina, Byron Bay, Tweed Heads and Grafton.
Choose your starting point
For matters involving Tweed Heads and Queensland, ask about cross-border experience. A nearby office is not enough to establish whether a lawyer can advise on property, proceedings or a business on the other side of the border.
Family & Relationships
57 firms
Wills & Estates
63 firms
Criminal & Traffic
25 firms
Injury & Compensation
23 firms
Property & Conveyancing
87 firms
Business & Commercial
47 firms
Employment & Workplace
15 firms
Immigration & Visas
21 firms
Disputes & Litigation
31 firms
Government & Public Law
5 firms
Specialist Areas
5 firms
Firms in Northern Rivers
129 firms
Grafton, NSW · Northern Rivers
TWH Conveyancing Services provides legal services in Grafton, NSW. Listed practice areas include General Practice (regional generalist).
Ballina, NSW · Northern Rivers
McCartney Young Lawyers provides legal services in Ballina, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Planning & Environment and Business & Commercial Law.
Federal, NSW · Northern Rivers
Capital Lawyers provides legal services in Federal, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Tweed Heads, NSW · Northern Rivers
Turner Freeman Lawyers provides legal services in Tweed Heads, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Personal Injury and Wills & Estates.
Lismore, NSW · Northern Rivers
Universal Legal Recoveries provides legal services in Lismore, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Notary Public & JP Services and Property & Conveyancing.
Murwillumbah, NSW · Northern Rivers
Australian Law Group provides legal services in Murwillumbah, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Bangalow, NSW · Northern Rivers
Byron Bay Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Bangalow, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Ballina, NSW · Northern Rivers
Claire Newton Family Lawyer provides legal services in Ballina, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law and General Practice (regional generalist).
Lismore, NSW · Northern Rivers
Clayton James provides legal services in Lismore, NSW. Listed practice areas include Contested Wills & Family Provision, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Wills & Estates.
Lismore, NSW · Northern Rivers
Commercial Bank Chambers provides legal services in Lismore, NSW. Listed practice areas include Building & Construction, Mediation & Dispute Resolution and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Tweed Heads, NSW · Northern Rivers
Family Law Gold Coast provides legal services in Tweed Heads, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Family Property Settlement and Property & Conveyancing.
Byron Bay, NSW · Northern Rivers
Gibson John F. Solicitor provides legal services in Byron Bay, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Parenting & Child Custody.
Murwillumbah, NSW · Northern Rivers
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Murwillumbah, NSW. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Lismore, NSW · Northern Rivers
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Lismore, NSW. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Ballina, NSW · Northern Rivers
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Ballina, NSW. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Tintenbar, NSW · Northern Rivers
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Tintenbar, NSW. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Byron Bay, NSW · Northern Rivers
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Byron Bay, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Criminal Law.
Tweed Heads South, NSW · Northern Rivers
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Tweed Heads South, NSW. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Maclean, NSW · Northern Rivers
Great Lakes Conveyancing & Land Transfer Service provides legal services in Maclean, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law.
NSW · Northern Rivers
James Fuggle Rummery Solicitors provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include General Practice (regional generalist).
Tweed Heads, NSW · Northern Rivers
Law Advice Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in Tweed Heads, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Public Liability and Workers Compensation.
Murwillumbah, NSW · Northern Rivers
Lawsearch Australia Pty Ltd provides legal services in Murwillumbah, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Probate & Estate Administration.
Hastings Point, NSW · Northern Rivers
O'Reilly Sever & Co provides legal services in Hastings Point, NSW. Listed practice areas include Maritime & Admiralty Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Byron Bay, NSW · Northern Rivers
Peter Breen & Associates Solicitors provides legal services in Byron Bay, NSW. Listed practice areas include Defamation.
A practical local guide
Understand your options, prepare your first conversation and choose a service that fits your situation.
For matters involving Tweed Heads and Queensland, ask about cross-border experience. A nearby office is not enough to establish whether a lawyer can advise on property, proceedings or a business on the other side of the border.
The directory covers Lismore, Ballina, Byron Bay, Tweed Heads, Grafton. 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.
Across Lismore, Ballina, Byron Bay and Grafton, check whether the appointment is at a permanent office or another agreed location. Give the firm the address relevant to the legal issue as well as your home address.
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.
Northern Rivers 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.