To lodge a licensing application online, legal firms must register their firm on Courts Service Online CSOL by creating a Legal Practice Admin User account (LPAU). This registration is a once-off process. Once registered, the Legal Practice Admin User can create additional users for their firm with varying levels of access.
CSOL is the primary distribution channel for all licensing court orders, and therefore your registration on CSOL for Legal Firms is required to collect your licensing court orders.
Click here for the instructional video on the legal firm registration process. The registration process is a simple three-step process:
Step 1
– www.csol.ie
- Create an account for your firm using the website www.csol.ie.
- Click on the ‘I’m new to CSOL’ button, or the ‘Create Account’ option at the top of the screen.
- Select ‘Legal Firm Account’ from the dropdown and enter the relevant details.
Please note the following:
- Google Chrome must be used to access CSOL
- An individual’s email address must be used to register e.g., joebloggs@xsolicitors.ie.
- Generic email addresses e.g. info@xsolicitors.ie cannot be used for registration. Exceptions can only be made if user confirms via email with CASU that the account holder is the only person with access to that email address.
Step 2 – Manual documentation for registration
The Legal Practice Admin User downloads and prints the following documentation:
- Signed Legal Firm headed paper
- Copy of current Practising Cert
- Signed Application Form - downloaded from CSOL
- Direct Debit Mandate - downloaded from CSOL
- Signed Terms and Conditions - downloaded from CSOL
The above documents must be signed and sent to:
Central Application Support Unit (CASU),
Courts Service,
Circuit and District Court Operations
Phoenix House,
Smithfield,
Dublin 7,
D07 F95Y
To expedite the registration process, the required registration documents can also be emailed to casu@courts.ie, followed by the manual documents by post.
Step 3 – Activate Firm / Office Account
- When the documentation is received by the Courts Service, an email with an activation link will issue to the email address provided.
- The administrator in the firm/office follows the instructions in the email, clicks the link provided and activates their firm/office account on CSOL.
- The administrator will have full access and responsibility on CSOL to create and manage additional user accounts for their firm. It is recommended that there is a minimum of 2 Legal Practice Admin User accounts in each Legal Firm
Click to see an image explaining the different types of account types
