Our vision is to contribute to increased transparency and democratization of the legal industry. We aim to make today's and tomorrow's legal services more accessible to most people.
The Lawyer Guide was founded in 2020, and is owned and operated by Advokatguiden AS. The company is based in Oslo, with operations in Switzerland, Norway, Denmark and USA. The Lawyer Guide is a user-centric and web-based service for finding and ranking lawyers. At TheLawyerGuide.com, all lawyers, paralegals and paralegals in California are listed, a total of close to 200,000. Over a thousand lawyers have already claimed their profile, and hundreds have activated a Premium profile. Thousands of reviews of lawyers have been published. We aim to always be up-to-date with correct information about Californina lawyers, legal assistants and paralegals. In order to ensure the platform's quality, we obtain our information primarily from the Californian Bar Association.
Master's in Digital Strategy and UX/UI Design from France. François has been involved in founding and developing The Lawyer Guide. François is responsible for the design of The Lawyer Guide, in addition to coordinating the development process, developing new features, and maintaining and optimizing the platform. In 2024, François Savard takes over as CEO of The Lawyer Guideafter Ali Ahmed. His main focus is to strengthen The Lawyer Guide's position in Europe while putting all efforts into expanding in the USA.
Norwegian IT entrepreneur and former lawyer. Qualified lawyer (LL.M) at UiO and 3-year Art Director from Westerdals. In 2004, Erling founded the digital marketing agency Omega Media. One of the products the company developed was the former Norwegian online community Biip.no, which was launched in 2005. In 2008, Omega Media and Biip.no were sold to TV2 and Egmont for NOK 76 million. Following the sale, Erling received a tax claim in millions, which inspired him to start studying law. Erling bought back Omega Media towards the end of 2012, and completed his studies on a part-time basis alongside a full-time job. He eventually won the tax case against the state. Erling then worked as a lawyer until 2019, when he left the legal profession to found Advokatguiden AS.
Jernej Hartman has an a Master in computer science from Slovenia. He has extensive experience in software development and has played a key role in the development of The Lawyer Guide since its inception. Jernej is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of The Lawyer Guide. He is based in Slovenia and has been involved in the platform's code development from day one. Jernej ensures that our technology is at the forefront of the industry and leads the development team with a focus on innovation and optimization.
Ben has education in economics from England as well as auditing from BI. He is titled as a state-authorized auditor with a background in auditing and financial management, and has been involved in the start-up of numerous companies where he has contributed to the development of financial strategy. Ben is the Chief Financial Officer of The Lawyer Guide. He ensures tidy books at all times and ensures a seamless relationship with customers and suppliers from a financial perspective.
Our ambition is to be the most complete website for information about lawyers, not just in little Norway where we are from, but the whole world.
On our main page, you can easily find a lawyer by searching for name, keyword, place and legal field. You can sort your match by popularity or score, and compare thousands of profiles. The lawyer guide helps you find the best lawyer for your needs.
We highlight the best lawyers. On The Lawyer Guide, former clients can write reviews. Based on total scores for legal skills, availability, quality of work, implementation and communication, we rank California's best lawyers. All reviews are published anonymously. To ensure the platform's quality, we carry out an ongoing assessment of all incoming reviews.
At The Lawyer Guide, it is easy to get in touch with a lawyer, completely free of charge. On our main page you can fill in our offer form. Based on legal subject area and geographical distance, we send your inquiry to up to three lawyers. Within a short time you will receive a free, non-binding offer from a lawyer.
The lawyer's guide invites today's lawyers, legal assistants and paralegals to dare to think new. Together we can contribute to increased transparency and democratization of the legal profession. This is how we can realize the goal of making current and future legal services more accessible to most people.