Does listing on Lexoradv amount to advertising?

Rule 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules prohibits an advocate from soliciting work or advertising. The proviso added in 2008 permits an advocate's website to state a defined set of particulars: name and contact, enrolment number, date and council, professional and academic qualifications, and areas of practice. Your Lexoradv listing is confined to those particulars.

What can I not write in my profile?

Anything that ranks you, promises an outcome, quotes a price to the public, or compares you with other advocates. The platform checks your headline and biography for those before they are published and tells you which rule the wording runs into, so a listing cannot go out in a form that would put you at risk under section 35 of the Advocates Act.

Why does Lexoradv charge me rather than take a cut of my fee?

Because an advocate may not share fees with a person who is not an advocate. What we provide is a platform service: introduction, scheduling, payment handling, video and records. We invoice you for that service with GST, and you agree the charge in advance. That is a contract for our service rather than a division of your fee, and it is the basis on which a platform run by non-advocates may list you at all.

Who is the client's advocate?

You are. The advocate and client relationship, and the privilege under section 126 of the Indian Evidence Act, arise between you and the person you advise. Lexoradv does not practise law, does not give legal advice, and does not recommend or rank any advocate.

For advocates

Take consultations without advertising yourself

Set the fee you want to receive, publish the hours you actually want to work, and be paid monthly with the tax handled. Your listing states your enrolment, your qualifications and what you practise, which is what rule 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules permits a website to say about an advocate.

You set the fee, and it is agreed in writing

You propose what you want to receive for each length of consultation and each area you practise. Lexoradv's commission is added on top and shown to you in full before you accept it. Nothing is published until you have.

Your fee is never reduced by our charge. The client pays your fee plus our commission; you are paid the figure you set.

Your hours are yours

Publish the hours you actually want to take consultations, any hours of any day. They repeat every week until you change them, and nobody chases you to renew them.

For a court date or a few days away, block that time instead. Consultations already booked are never moved by a change to your weekly hours.

No bidding, no paying for placement

Advocates are listed alphabetically. There is no promoted position to buy, no ranking to climb, and no way to pay for a better slot in the results.

A client filters by area, state and language, and sees everyone who matches. Reviews and disputes can remove an advocate from the platform; they never reorder it.

Settled monthly, with the tax handled

Consultations you complete are settled once a month. Tax is deducted at source under section 393(1), Table Serial Number 8(v) of the Income-tax Act, 2025, and a disbursement voucher sets out the gross, the deduction and the net.

Your advice to an individual is exempt from GST under Notification 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate), Serial Number 45. GST arises on our commission, which we invoice to you, not on your fee.

Rule 36, and where it leaves you

The question most advocates ask first, and the one worth answering plainly, because the advocate is who a disciplinary committee proceeds against, not the platform.

Does listing on Lexoradv amount to advertising?: Rule 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules prohibits an advocate from soliciting work or advertising. The proviso added in 2008 permits an advocate's website to state a defined set of particulars: name and contact, enrolment number, date and council, professional and academic qualifications, and areas of practice. Your Lexoradv listing is confined to those particulars.
What can I not write in my profile?: Anything that ranks you, promises an outcome, quotes a price to the public, or compares you with other advocates. The platform checks your headline and biography for those before they are published and tells you which rule the wording runs into, so a listing cannot go out in a form that would put you at risk under section 35 of the Advocates Act.
Why does Lexoradv charge me rather than take a cut of my fee?: Because an advocate may not share fees with a person who is not an advocate. What we provide is a platform service: introduction, scheduling, payment handling, video and records. We invoice you for that service with GST, and you agree the charge in advance. That is a contract for our service rather than a division of your fee, and it is the basis on which a platform run by non-advocates may list you at all.
Who is the client's advocate?: You are. The advocate and client relationship, and the privilege under section 126 of the Indian Evidence Act, arise between you and the person you advise. Lexoradv does not practise law, does not give legal advice, and does not recommend or rank any advocate.

What joining involves

01Create an account and give your enrolment number, the State Bar Council you are enrolled with, and your certificate.
02Add your law degree, the areas you practise, the states your enrolment covers, and the languages you consult in.
03Propose your fee for each length and area. An administrator agrees the commission with you in writing.
04Publish your weekly hours and your payout details. Bank details are encrypted before they are stored and are never shown again.
05Submit. An administrator checks your enrolment against the State Bar Council roll before your profile can be booked.

Nothing is published while it is being reviewed, and an administrator records what was checked and when. You are told the outcome either way.

Apply to join

You will need your enrolment number and a copy of your certificate. The rest can be filled in as you go, and saved between sittings.

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You set the fee, and it is agreed in writing

Your fee is never reduced by our charge. The client pays your fee plus our commission; you are paid the figure you set.

Your hours are yours

Publish the hours you actually want to take consultations, any hours of any day. They repeat every week until you change them, and nobody chases you to renew them.

For a court date or a few days away, block that time instead. Consultations already booked are never moved by a change to your weekly hours.

No bidding, no paying for placement

Advocates are listed alphabetically. There is no promoted position to buy, no ranking to climb, and no way to pay for a better slot in the results.

A client filters by area, state and language, and sees everyone who matches. Reviews and disputes can remove an advocate from the platform; they never reorder it.

Settled monthly, with the tax handled

Your advice to an individual is exempt from GST under Notification 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate), Serial Number 45. GST arises on our commission, which we invoice to you, not on your fee.

What joining involves

01Create an account and give your enrolment number, the State Bar Council you are enrolled with, and your certificate.

02Add your law degree, the areas you practise, the states your enrolment covers, and the languages you consult in.

03Propose your fee for each length and area. An administrator agrees the commission with you in writing.

04Publish your weekly hours and your payout details. Bank details are encrypted before they are stored and are never shown again.

05Submit. An administrator checks your enrolment against the State Bar Council roll before your profile can be booked.

Nothing is published while it is being reviewed, and an administrator records what was checked and when. You are told the outcome either way.