In Brisbane CBD, compare the individual lawyer’s practice and the proposed scope of work. A commercial firm, family team and criminal defence practice may all be centrally located but provide very different services.
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Spring Hill, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(1,943)Google rating from 1,943 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Empire Legal provides legal services in Spring Hill, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+6 moreFamily Law · Business & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Divorce & Separation · Building & Construction · NDIS & Disability Law
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(1,699)Google rating from 1,699 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Hervey Bay Conveyancers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Partner & Family Visas.
Property & Conveyancing+1 morePartner & Family Visas
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(803)Google rating from 803 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Conveyancing Connection provides conveyancing services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Building & Construction.
Property & Conveyancing+1 moreBuilding & Construction
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(586)Google rating from 586 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
LEAD Conveyancing Brisbane provides conveyancing services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Building & Construction.
Property & Conveyancing+4 moreStrata & Body Corporate · Building & Construction · Family Law · Business & Commercial Law
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(457)Google rating from 457 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Genuine Legal Family Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Mediation & Dispute Resolution.
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Paddington, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(432)Google rating from 432 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Legali provides legal services in Paddington, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+4 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Family Law · Commercial Property & LeasingFree first consult
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Spring Hill, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.4(294)Google rating from 294 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Brisbane Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Spring Hill, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Strata & Body Corporate.
Property & Conveyancing+1 moreStrata & Body Corporate
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(292)Google rating from 292 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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WKB Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include TPD & Superannuation Claims, Property & Conveyancing and Personal Injury.
TPD & Superannuation Claims+5 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Personal Injury · Health & Medical Practitioner Law · Business & Commercial Law · Skilled & Business Visas
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(235)Google rating from 235 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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ROBINSON LAW PTY LTD provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Drug Offences, Assault & Violent Offences and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
Drug Offences+7 moreAssault & Violent Offences · Domestic Violence & AVOs · Property & Conveyancing · Criminal Law · Traffic Offences · Bail Applications · Fraud & White Collar Crime
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Herston, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(181)Google rating from 181 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Vocare Law provides legal services in Herston, QLD. Listed practice areas include Not-for-Profit & Charity Law, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Not-for-Profit & Charity Law+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Employment Law · Mediation & Dispute Resolution · Administrative & Government Law · Criminal Law
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(171)Google rating from 171 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Rostron Carlyle Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Defamation, Property & Conveyancing and Debt Recovery.
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Spring Hill, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(171)Google rating from 171 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Wickham Lawyers provides legal services in Spring Hill, QLD. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Administrative & Government Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Immigration & Visas+7 moreAdministrative & Government Law · Property & Conveyancing · Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer) · Traffic Offences · Citizenship · Business & Commercial Law · Family Law
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(155)Google rating from 155 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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G.O.A.T Legal provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Personal Injury.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Personal Injury · Public Liability · Debt Recovery · Wills & Estates · Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP · Commercial Property & Leasing
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(154)Google rating from 154 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
River City Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Property & Conveyancing+4 moreStrata & Body Corporate · Commercial Property & Leasing · Building & Construction · Family Property Settlement
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(143)Google rating from 143 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Watling Roche Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Assault & Violent Offences, Criminal Law and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
Assault & Violent Offences+7 moreCriminal Law · Domestic Violence & AVOs · Drug Offences · Traffic Offences · Personal Injury · Partner & Family Visas · Building & Construction
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(141)Google rating from 141 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Law Lawyers & Associates provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Public Liability and Business & Commercial Law.
Criminal Law+7 morePublic Liability · Business & Commercial Law · Personal Injury · Building & Construction · Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP · Domestic Violence & AVOs · Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(129)Google rating from 129 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Rin Kim Law provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP, Personal Injury and Public Liability.
Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP+7 morePersonal Injury · Public Liability · Property & Conveyancing · Health & Medical Practitioner Law · Employment Law · Workers Compensation · Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Toowong, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(128)Google rating from 128 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Kalyans Lawyers provides legal services in Toowong, QLD. Listed practice areas include General Practice (regional generalist).
General Practice (regional generalist)
A practical local guide
Finding legal help in Brisbane CBD
Understand your options, prepare your first conversation and choose a service that fits your situation.
Start with the issue, then the location
In Brisbane CBD, compare the individual lawyer’s practice and the proposed scope of work. A commercial firm, family team and criminal defence practice may all be centrally located but provide very different services.
The directory covers Brisbane. 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.
Appointments and access to advice
Ask whether the first appointment includes a review of documents and a written next-step summary. Confirm the building, meeting method and any court venue independently of the directory listing.
A central office may be convenient, but the lawyer’s experience, availability and communication style still matter. Ask whether the person at the first meeting will handle the file and how work is allocated to other solicitors or a barrister. If you are travelling into the city, establish whether a video consultation would achieve the same purpose.
Compare the scope, not just the quoted price
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.
Questions worth asking before you engage a firm
Do you regularly handle this type of matter in QLD, and do you have capacity to assist now?
Which facts or documents do you need before you can give an estimate?
Who will be my main contact, and which meetings or appearances require attendance?
What is included in the fee, what could change it, and when will you tell me?
Is a specialist, community service or different process better suited to this issue?
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.
The legal system in Queensland
Brisbane CBD is the city centre of Queensland. 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 Queensland, most matters start in the Magistrates Court, with serious criminal and larger civil matters in the District and Supreme Courts. Tenancy, minor civil, building and guardianship disputes go to QCAT. Solicitors hold practising certificates from the Queensland Law Society, and complaints are handled by the Legal Services Commission.
First instance
Magistrates Court
Intermediate
District Court
Superior court
Supreme Court of Queensland
Tribunal
Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT)
Family law
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Lawyer regulator
Queensland Law Society
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Which courts hear cases from Brisbane CBD?
Most matters start in the Magistrates Court. More serious cases go to the District Court or the Supreme Court of Queensland. Family law matters are heard by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
How do I check a lawyer is licensed in Queensland?
Practising certificates in Queensland are managed by the Queensland Law Society. You can check a solicitor's status on its public register or by contacting it directly.
Where do tenancy and guardianship disputes go?
In Queensland they are usually heard by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT).
Can I use a lawyer outside my area?
Yes. Many firms act for clients across the state by phone and video, although local knowledge of courts and property markets can help.
