ORLA Practice Sales · Free valuation

What's your law practice worth?

Get an instant, indicative range for a Victorian law firm — based on your practice area and annual fees — then request a confidential formal appraisal. No email needed for the estimate.

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Indicative valuation calculator

A rough goodwill range using the fee-multiple method common for small practices. It's a guide only — the real number depends on many factors (see below).

Main practice area Annual gross fees (last 12 mths)

Total billings, ex-GST. Numbers only.

Client base Adjusted annual profit (optional)

Net profit after paying yourself a market wage. Used for a cross-check.

Indicative goodwill range

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＋ work-in-progress, debtors and any premises / fixed assets, on top of goodwill.

Indicative only — not a valuation or advice. Real value depends on client & fee-earner retention, recurring work, WIP, lease, staff, key-person risk and deal structure. A law practice sale also carries specific requirements (trust accounts, client-file transfer, practising-certificate rules). Get a proper confidential appraisal below.

How law firms are valued

Fee-multiple method

Goodwill as a multiple of annual fees. Sticky, recurring work (wills, conveyancing) commands a higher multiple than one-off matter work (family, litigation). Used above.

Maintainable-earnings method

Goodwill as a multiple of adjusted profit — after paying the working principal a market salary — typically ~1.5–3× for small firms, tempered by key-person risk.

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