It was built from 20 years of JADE court-appearance data. Claim it, verify, enrich, publish. The marketplace then surfaces you to skill-seekers and clerks.
Tell us who you are. We find your existing JADE profile.
Search by name + bar admission year + jurisdiction.
"Bret Walker · NSW · admitted 199?" → matched in 1.2 seconds.
Prove identity through your existing JADE Professional account or via your clerk.
JADE Pro single sign-on (instant), OR clerk-vouched verification (clerk receives email; barrister confirmed within 24h), OR statutory-declaration upload.
JADE Pro is the recommended path — bundles your subscription with Brief.Bar access automatically.
Confirm or correct the appearance history we hold for you.
1,247 court appearances over 20 years are pre-loaded from JADE.
Tick the cases that are yours; flag any that aren't. Most barristers complete this in under 5 minutes.
We will compose initial PROVEN practice types from the appearance pattern — you can refine.
Add what JADE doesn't know — publications, education, languages, lists, clerks.
Adaptive completeness gauge guides you, calibrated to barristers like you (silk · constitutional · Sydney).
Most barristers reach 70% in 30 minutes. Lists & clerks setup is critical — briefs route through them.
Make your profile public. Brief.Bar surfaces you in search, marketplace and the appearance graph.
Public CV goes live. Lists/clerks notified. Welcome email and onboarding tour.
You can change visibility, update enrichment, manage lists and clerks at any time.
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It happens — pseudonyms, name collisions. Click here to dispute and we'll mediate.
Tell us your clerk's name. We'll send them a verification email. Most barristers via this route are verified within a working day.
You can mark any appearance as disputed (e.g. wrongly attributed). We re-check against JADE and advise.