Hearing placement for immigration attorneys
Delegate a San Francisco Bay Area court hearing to a verified colleague when you cannot cover it, or earn by covering Bay Area hearings for other immigration attorneys. Courtpals holds the fee in escrow and releases payout after the hearing. Other regions can join the waitlist.
Get StartedPosting attorneys set the fee per hearing. Courtpals keeps a 10% platform fee from the payout.
10%
Platform fee
Escrow
Fee held securely
Verified
Attorneys only
EOIR
Built for immigration court
What this service covers
Post a hearing
Describe a San Francisco Bay Area hearing (type, court, date, remote or in person) and the fee you will pay a colleague to cover it.
Verified attorneys
Only vetted attorneys can claim hearings, because covering means handling another firm's client data.
Secure escrow
The posting attorney funds the fee into escrow to confirm the placement before the hearing.
Automatic payouts
After the hearing is completed, Courtpals releases the payout to the covering attorney, minus the platform fee.
Reputation ratings
Both sides can rate each other afterward to build a trusted network of colleagues.
Cover scheduling gaps
Ideal for double-booked Bay Area dates, remote or in-person San Francisco appearances, or earning by covering colleagues.
How It Works
Create your account
Sign up for Courtpals and open Hearing Placement in your dashboard.
Get verified (to cover)
Submit your bar credentials, firm details, malpractice coverage, and accept the client-data agreement. Review usually takes 1 to 2 business days.
Post or claim a hearing
Post a San Francisco Bay Area hearing you need covered, or browse open hearings and claim one you can cover. Other regions can join the waitlist.
Fund escrow
The posting attorney funds the agreed fee into escrow to lock in the placement.
Cover the hearing
The covering attorney appears and completes the hearing as agreed.
Payout and rate
Courtpals releases payment to the covering attorney (minus 10%), and both sides can leave ratings.
What You Get
What Our Clients Say
“When two master calendar hearings landed on the same morning, I posted one and had a verified colleague cover it the same day. Escrow made the handoff feel safe.”
Elena V.
Immigration Attorney
“I cover hearings in my jurisdiction when my calendar is open. It is a clean way to help colleagues and earn without chasing invoices.”
Marcus T.
Solo Practitioner
Common questions
- What is Hearing Placement?
- It is a marketplace where an immigration attorney posts a San Francisco Bay Area hearing they cannot cover. A verified colleague claims it. Courtpals holds the fee in escrow and pays the covering attorney after the hearing. Other regions are not live yet.
- Can I post a hearing outside the Bay Area?
- Not yet. Hearing Placement is live in the San Francisco Bay Area first, remote or in person. Tap Yes on the waitlist and we will email you when your region opens.
- How much does Courtpals charge?
- The posting attorney sets the fee. Courtpals keeps a 10% platform fee from the payout.
- Who can cover a hearing?
- Only verified attorneys. You submit credentials on the Verification tab before you can claim another firm's hearing.