This page explains how we verify the licenses of the lawyers who review legal content on Hala Law, what we display about each reviewer, and what that review does — and does not — mean.
Scope at launch
This policy currently applies to content-reviewing lawyers only. There is no lawyer directory on the site today; a verified directory is planned, and it will be governed by the same verification rules published here. Any page carrying a reviewing lawyer's name is subject to this policy before publication.
How we verify a license
Before any lawyer is accepted as a reviewer:
- We request the current license number from the lawyer directly.
- We check the number against publicly accessible official sources: Saudi Bar Association records and the Ministry of Justice verification services.
- We record the verification date and re-verify periodically for as long as the reviewer's name appears on published pages.
What appears on the page
Every page reviewed by a licensed lawyer clearly displays:
- The reviewer's name as it appears in their professional record.
- The license number and the source used to verify it.
- The verification date confirming the license was active.
- The review date of the content itself.
If a license cannot be verified, the lawyer is not displayed as a reviewer — there is no middle state between "verified" and "not shown".
No official status, no government partnership
We do not represent any government body, and there is no official partnership with the Ministry of Justice or the Saudi Bar Association. Our use of public verification services implies no endorsement or authorization by those bodies. Our verification of a lawyer's license is an internal editorial procedure of our own — not a certificate issued by any official authority.
Review is not legal representation
Reviewing lawyers act independently, and their review is limited to checking the accuracy of the published informational content. A lawyer's review of a page on this site creates no attorney-client relationship with any user and is not legal advice for any specific situation. Hala Law is a legal information platform — legal advice and the application of the law to specific facts are the work of a licensed lawyer engaged directly by the user.
When do you need a licensed lawyer?
Our verification of reviewers supports the accuracy of general content, but it is no substitute for a licensed lawyer once a matter becomes case-specific: disputed facts, contracts that need drafting or review, or an active case before the courts. In those situations, the available path is engaging a licensed lawyer directly, with full access to the details of your case.
Corrections and reports
If you spot an error in any reviewer's verification data — a license number or a verification date — we accept reports through the corrections page published on this site, and we suspend display of the disputed verification data until re-verification is complete.