For lawyers - your profile is already in the directory; confirm it and complete it
The Coalition Legal directory lists every active advocate in the public register of the Georgian Bar Association. If the register shows you as active, your profile most likely exists already, with your name, certificate number, licence type and any additional specialisations the register records.
We add nothing to that profile on our own. A photo, phone, languages and an office address appear only for advocates who have a public profile on gba.ge, and a biography for even fewer. Confirming your profile lets you fill in those fields yourself, adds the note "profile confirmed by the advocate" and makes you eligible for the ranking. Confirmation is free.
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Why is my profile on the site if I never signed up?
The directory is built from the public register of the Georgian Bar Association. Each profile shows only what the register contains: first name and surname, certificate number, licence type (general, civil or criminal) and additional specialisations - for example children's rights in civil cases or juvenile justice - where the register lists them.
A register profile is not an assessment and does not take part in the ranking. It shows no fee, no years of experience and no reviews, because the register holds none of that. A client who finds you in the directory sees only what can fairly be shown.
If any register detail is inaccurate, tell us in the confirmation form. Corrections to the register itself are a matter for the Bar Association; we reflect the updated entry at the next import.
How to confirm your profile
Confirmation is free and checked by hand. The coordinator handles requests on working days.
Open the form
Use the form at the bottom of this page, or the "Is this your profile?" link on your own profile in the directory. Both routes lead to the same request.
Fill in the request
Give your certificate number, name, phone, e-mail and a short note on what you would like added to or changed in the profile.
The coordinator's check
The coordinator compares the request with the contacts listed in the Bar Association register or on your gba.ge profile. If they do not match, the coordinator gets in touch and agrees another reliable way to confirm your identity.
Profile confirmed
After the check the profile shows the note "profile confirmed by the advocate", and you become a participant in the ranking.
Complete the profile
Send us a biography, photo, languages, office address, typical cases and, if you wish, a fee. The platform team enters these details into your profile.
Conditions that apply to a confirmed profile
- Active status in the register. If a later import shows a suspended or terminated status, the profile is taken off the site until the status is restored.
- The request must come from the advocate personally. A request sent in someone else's name is cancelled and the profile returns to register data.
- One primary and at most three additional practice areas. An "every area" profile tells a client nothing, and the ranking's focus criterion measures exactly this.
- Accuracy: the biography, languages, office and typical cases must reflect reality. Publishing a fee is optional; if you do publish one, what you quote to a client must match it.
- Agreement that clients may leave a review after a consultation and that the profile is assessed under the public ranking methodology.
The free confirmed profile and the visibility plans
Confirmation, taking part in the ranking and receiving reviews are the same for everyone and free. A plan buys only visibility in the directory and never affects the ranking score. The coordinator shares the terms on request.
How matters are passed on
- What a matter is
- A client enquiry that the coordinator has clarified by phone and assigned to your practice area and city: name, contact, a description of the matter and any deadlines. Spam and random calls do not count as matters.
- Accepting or declining
- The coordinator tells you about the matter and you answer: accept or decline. Declining carries no sanction - a conflict of interest, workload or a mismatch of area are all legitimate reasons.
- The first consultation
- For the client, the first contact and the first consultation booked through the platform are free. The fee for any further work is agreed between you and the client.
- Response time
- For a confirmed profile we measure the time from hand-over to your first substantive reply - one of the ranking criteria. An automatic "received" message does not count.
- Exclusivity
- One matter may go to several suitable advocates at the same time, and the client makes the choice. A plan does not buy exclusivity.
Reviews and the ranking - what changes once you confirm
Only confirmed profiles take part in the ranking. A register profile receives no score, because its experience, biography and response time are unknown, and taking points away for missing data would be unfair. The ranked list goes public once there are at least five participants.
At present no profile has a review. Reviews will come only from real clients, after a consultation arranged through the platform. You cannot delete or hide a review, but you can answer it publicly and appeal an unfair one by e-mail or through the coordinator.
One thing no plan can buy is a place in the ranking. The scoring formula is public and does not use the plan field at all. On request, the coordinator will tell you which field in your profile is empty and which addition would raise your score the most.
Rules of conduct and what leads to a confirmation being withdrawn
- Passing a client received through the platform to another lawyer without the client's consent is not allowed; referrals go through the coordinator.
- Asking a client for a review outside the official link, or offering a discount in exchange for one, resets the review score to zero.
- Suspension or termination of register status - the profile is taken down; on reinstatement the confirmation and the score return.
- A substantiated client complaint about communication that remains unexplained lowers the response-time score; if it happens again, the confirmation may be suspended.
- You may leave the ranking at any time - on request, the profile stays in the directory with register data and the score is no longer shown publicly.
Questions from lawyers
Is confirming a profile paid?
No. Confirmation, entering your extra details and taking part in the ranking are free. Only the visibility plans are paid; they are optional and have no effect on the score.
How long does confirmation take?
The coordinator reviews requests on working days. If your contacts match those in the register or on gba.ge, the check is simple; if not, we will contact you and agree together on how to confirm your identity.
My details in the register are wrong. What should I do?
Mention it in the confirmation form. Register entries are corrected by the Bar Association; we reflect the updated entry at the next import, and on a confirmed profile we publish the additional information you provide.
Can a law firm have one profile for several advocates?
No - a profile is personal and tied to a certificate. The firm name can be added to each advocate's profile, and the client chooses a specific person.
I work with foreign clients. How will they find me?
Through the language field. The register does not record languages, so they appear only on profiles where the advocate has published them. After confirmation, send us your languages and an English or Russian biography - that is how a client searching with the language filter will find you.
Can I stay out of the ranking?
Yes. If you do not confirm your profile, you are not in the ranking. A confirmed advocate can also leave the ranking at any time, and the profile remains in the directory with register data.
Request to confirm your profile
Fill in the fields; a coordinator checks the request against the contact listed in the Georgian Bar Association register and gets back to you.
Your phone and e-mail are used only for the check and are not published unless you ask us to.
Confirmation starts with the form below
Certificate number, name, phone and e-mail - in the form on this page, by writing to info@coalition.ge or by calling 568 330 318. You will hear back from the coordinator on a working day.