For lawyers, built by lawyers.
Your next appearance. Connected through Counsel.
Need coverage?
Post an appearance and connect with covering counsel.
Ready to cover?
Find opportunities and manage your next appearance.
01 / POSTING ATTORNEYS
Keep your matters moving.
Give covering counsel the context they need, and follow the appearance through completion.
Post the appearance
Set out the court, date, coverage instructions, and fee in a coverage post.
Coordinate the details
Follow the claim and fee review process, handle required payment, and share case materials. Messaging becomes available once payment is funded.
Review the outcome
Review completion information and follow the payment workflow after the appearance.
02 / COVERING ATTORNEYS
Put your availability
to work.
Review coverage opportunities and manage the details of the appearances you take on.
Find an appearance
Review the court, date, instructions, and fee before claiming an available coverage post.
Prepare with context
Follow claim approval, review shared materials, and coordinate with the posting attorney when messaging is available.
Report back
Submit completion information, respond to review requests, and follow payout status.
THE DETAILS MATTER
More than a handoff.
Coverage involves more than a name on a calendar. Keep the information and follow-through connected.
Case materials
Keep documents connected to the coverage post, with document acknowledgment workflows.
Messages & updates
Coordinate through in-app messaging when payment is funded, and follow coverage notifications.
Calendar coordination
Keep upcoming coverage in view and account for scheduling conflicts.
Fees & payment status
Follow fee requests, payments, and payouts through their review stages.
HOW COUNSEL WORKS
An appearance has a lifecycle.
Keep track of each step.
01
Post & claim
Posting attorneys create coverage posts. Covering attorneys review the details and submit a claim.
02
Review & prepare
Claims and fee requests move through review. Required payment is funded before coverage completion can be submitted.
03
Complete & review
Covering attorneys submit completion information. Review and payment release follow the product’s workflow.
A FEW PRACTICAL QUESTIONS
Before the next appearance.
Who is Counsel for?
Counsel is a legal coverage marketplace connecting attorneys who post court appearance coverage with attorneys who cover those appearances.
Does claiming a post confirm the assignment?
No. Claims enter a review process. Follow the coverage status in Counsel for approval and next steps.
How are fees and payments handled?
Coverage posts include fee information. Fee requests, payment funding, completion review, and payout release have separate workflow stages. Review the details shown in Counsel for each appearance.
When can attorneys message each other?
Messaging for a coverage post becomes available when the posting attorney’s payment is funded.
What happens after the appearance?
The covering attorney submits completion information for review. The workflow can include requests for more information before payment release.
COUNSEL
Good coverage starts
with clear coordination.
Find the workflow that fits your side of the appearance.