Queensland
Find lawyers, solicitors and conveyancers in Cairns & Far North, Queensland, including firms in Cairns, Port Douglas and Atherton.
Choose your starting point
Cairns, Port Douglas and Atherton bring together different Far North locations. For a property or business matter, tell the firm whether you are based locally, elsewhere in Australia or overseas.
Family & Relationships
21 firms
Wills & Estates
26 firms
Criminal & Traffic
9 firms
Injury & Compensation
11 firms
Property & Conveyancing
51 firms
Business & Commercial
42 firms
Employment & Workplace
4 firms
Immigration & Visas
12 firms
Disputes & Litigation
18 firms
Government & Public Law
2 firms
Specialist Areas
2 firms
Firms in Cairns & Far North
82 firms
Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Hervey Bay Conveyancers provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Partner & Family Visas.
Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Medical Negligence, Personal Injury and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Impact Legal provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing.
Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Harding Property Law provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Notary Public & JP Services.
Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Travis Schultz & Partners provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Workers Compensation, Partner & Family Visas and Personal Injury.
Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Osborne Butler Lawyers provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include General Practice (regional generalist).
Edge Hill, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Collier Lawyers provides legal services in Edge Hill, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Property & Conveyancing.
Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Cairns Family Law Group provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Parenting & Child Custody and Divorce & Separation.
Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
LWA Solicitors provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing.
Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Cairns Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Medical Negligence and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Barb Jarmey Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing.
Parramatta Park, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Bottoms English Lawyers provides legal services in Parramatta Park, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates.
Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Cairns Conveyancing Solicitors provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Partner & Family Visas.
Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Legal Aid Queensland - Mount Isa provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include General Practice (regional generalist).
Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Devenish Law provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Strata & Body Corporate, Commercial Litigation and Business & Commercial Law.
Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
O'Reilly Stevens Lawyers provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Criminal Law and Wills & Estates.
Bungalow, QLD · Cairns & Far North
KingsNorth Law provides legal services in Bungalow, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Sports & Entertainment Law.
Malanda, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Malanda Law provides legal services in Malanda, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Queensland Lawyers provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Atherton, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Atherton Tablelands Law provides legal services in Atherton, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Murray & Lyons Solicitors provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include General Practice (regional generalist).
Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
MacDonnells Law provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Planning & Environment, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Property & Conveyancing.
Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Millyard Family Lawyers provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Parenting & Child Custody.
Bungalow, QLD · Cairns & Far North
MK Family Law provides legal services in Bungalow, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Property & Conveyancing.
A practical local guide
Understand your options, prepare your first conversation and choose a service that fits your situation.
Cairns, Port Douglas and Atherton bring together different Far North locations. For a property or business matter, tell the firm whether you are based locally, elsewhere in Australia or overseas.
The directory covers Cairns, Port Douglas, Atherton. 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.
Arrange an interpreter or accessible appointment if needed, and ask how identity checks and original documents will be handled. Confirm whether a listed office is the place where your particular lawyer will meet you.
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.
Cairns & Far North is a regional area 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.
Good to know
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.
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.
In Queensland they are usually heard by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT).
Yes. Many firms act for clients across the state by phone and video, although local knowledge of courts and property markets can help.