Legal advice is the expression of a professional and formal opinion regarding the matter or procedure of the law concerning a specific factual situation.

Ordinarily, legal advice is a service rendered in exchange for financial remuneration. When advice and/or services are offered without remuneration, this is typically referred to as ‘pro bono’. (Contact LexVirtualis™ to see if you believe your case qualifies as ‘pro bono’). When a lawyer (in Malta called an ‘advocate’) takes on a client’s case – and acts on his/her behalf – this is known as legal representation.

Warranted advocates are vested with the authority to represent clients in court proceedings and other legal matters.