Verification Policy
Detailed standards for how LegalBridge reviews, classifies, updates, and maintains attorney and firm profiles.
Last Updated
March 1, 2026
This policy defines how LegalBridge evaluates profile quality, assigns public status labels, handles corrections, and manages ongoing data hygiene for directory reliability.
Verification Objectives
Verification aims to improve profile trustworthiness, reduce misinformation, and maintain transparent status signaling for users comparing immigration counsel options. Verification is a quality control process, not a guarantee of legal outcomes or endorsement.
Public Status Definitions
| Status | Definition |
|---|---|
| Preferred | Profile has stronger completeness and consistency signals relative to other public entries. |
| Verified | Profile passed standard review checks for publication-quality consistency. |
| Unverified | Profile is publicly visible but has fewer validation signals or incomplete fields. |
Attorney Profile Review Checks
- Identity and profile field consistency (name, location, practice metadata).
- Basic integrity review of linked firm relationship where applicable.
- Reasonableness check on declared practice focus and visa alignment.
- Quality check for profile completeness and clarity.
- Review of user-submitted corrections before applying changes.
Firm Profile Review Checks
- Firm naming and public profile consistency across submitted fields.
- Website and professional profile link quality checks where provided.
- Attorney association data quality and duplicate profile prevention.
- Description quality and relevance to immigration legal services.
Hold or Rejection Conditions
- Conflicting profile data that cannot be resolved from available evidence.
- Insufficient detail for safe public publication.
- Suspected duplicate, misleading, or manipulative submissions.
- Fields outside platform scope or unsupported by provided context.
Correction and Re-Review Workflow
Community edits submitted from profile pages enter a moderation queue. When accepted, approved fields are applied and directory caches are revalidated. Periodic re-reviews can also be triggered by stale metadata, repeated correction signals, or administrator quality audits.
Limitations
Verification reflects internal consistency and quality checks across available data and does not replace independent diligence by users. LegalBridge does not guarantee attorney availability, case outcomes, or engagement terms.