# Law Institute of Victoria — Wrapped API

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> Find and connect with law firms across Victoria by searching the LIV directory to access their contact details, practice areas, languages spoken, and websites. Discover qualified lawyers by browsing through available areas of law or searching for specific firms that match your legal needs.

**Category:** Business Directories | **Website:** [www.liv.asn.au/web/for_the_public/find_a_lawyer_referral_service/web/content/for_the_public/referral/referral_search.aspx](https://www.liv.asn.au/web/for_the_public/find_a_lawyer_referral_service/web/content/for_the_public/referral/referral_search.aspx) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/0d8962b4-99c4-4f91-a5bc-e46ca65a4e03/liv-asn-au-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/0d8962b4-99c4-4f91-a5bc-e46ca65a4e03/liv-asn-au-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy for Locus Pro. Each call burns credits from your workspace balance.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/law-institute-of-victoria/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY>` (an `lcr_` secret key or a scoped `lcac_` agent credential)
**Required header:** `Idempotency-Key: <fresh UUID per call>`. A retry with the same key replays the stored result without a new charge.
**Response:** the provider response after any endpoint-specific normalization. `X-Locus-Credits-Charged` carries the charge and `X-Locus-Credits-Balance` the remaining balance. Insufficient credits return `402` before the provider is called.
**Pricing:** estimated costs below are USD. Locus debits the credit equivalent at your workspace rate.

Full call contract: https://docs.paywithlocus.com/api-reference/introduction

> Using a Pay With Locus wallet key (`claw_` prefix)? Wallet routes are documented separately: https://docs.paywithlocus.com/wrapped-apis/for-agents

## Endpoints

### List areas of law

List all available areas of law categories and sub-categories from the LIV referral service. Each entry has a two-letter category_code, a human-readable category_name, and a sub_category_name. Use the category_code values as the area_of_law filter parameter in search_lawyers.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/law-institute-of-victoria/list-areas-of-law \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

### Search lawyers

Search the LIV lawyer referral directory. Supports filtering by postcode, area of law category code, and firm name. Returns law firm details including contact information, practice areas, languages spoken, and accredited specialisations. Results are randomised by the upstream service. All filter parameters are optional; omitting all returns the full directory (capped by limit).

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `area_of_law` | string | No | Area of law category code to filter by (e.g. 'CR' for Criminal Law, 'FA' for Family Law, 'PR' for Property Law). Use the list_areas_of_law endpoint to get available codes. When omitted, all areas are returned. |
| `firm_name` | string | No | Firm name or partial name to search for (e.g. 'Aitken'). Case-insensitive partial match. When omitted, no firm name filter is applied. |
| `limit` | integer | No | Maximum number of results to return. Must be between 1 and 500. |
| `postcode` | string | No | Australian postcode(s) to filter by. Supports comma-separated list for multiple postcodes (e.g. '3000' or '3000,3001,3002'). When omitted, no location filter is applied. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/law-institute-of-victoria/search-lawyers \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"area_of_law":"<string>","firm_name":"<string>","limit":"<integer>","postcode":"<string>"}'
```

## Next steps

- [All wrapped API providers](https://paywithlocus.com/wapi/index.md): pick another provider.
- [Find and call tools](https://paywithlocus.com/agent/tools.md): price ceilings, async results, and errors.
- [Credits and billing](https://paywithlocus.com/agent/billing.md): what a call costs and how to add credits.
- [Agent docs index](https://paywithlocus.com/agent/index.md): every Locus agent page.