About Helena
Helena Vance has practised law for 25 years, focusing on immigration, criminal defense matters in Sydney. They represent individuals and small businesses as a member of Vance & Redfern Lawyers. Handles matters from first consultation through trial and appeal. This is a fictional demo profile.
Practice Areas
- Experience
- 25 years in practice
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Languages
- English
- Last verified
- 11 Aug 2026
Rankings
Score ledger
Immigration in Sydney · ranking v1.0.0Each row shows the component score (0–100), its weight and the points it adds. Open a row to see the records it is based on.
Credentials80 × 20%
1 verified active licence(s).
- New South Wales licence — verified
- 1 verified qualification(s)
- Identity and practice verified
Relevant experience90 × 15%
18 years practising in this area.
- Relevant years counted: 18
Specialization100 × 15%
Primary practice area; practises in 2 area(s) in total.
- Practice areas: 2
Verified reputation72 × 15%
23 review(s) from 2 source(s), 4.184 effective after recency, verification and authority weighting. Adjusted rating 3.86/5.
- Source #4: 0.51 effective reviews
- Source #3: 3.673 effective reviews
Professional recognition0 × 10%
No professional recognition on record.
Relevant track record0 × 10%
No publicly sourced matters on record.
Client experience61 × 5%
Too few enquiries to measure responsiveness; neutral value blended with verified review volume.
- Verified reviews: 15
Profile & data quality90 × 5%
9 of 10 profile fields complete.
- Missing: Photo
Data freshness100 × 5%
Last verified 35 days ago.
- Verified: 2026-08-11
Ranking history
Position in immigration rankings in Sydney, most recent first.
| Calculated | Position | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | #1 of 8 | 67.8 |
Licences and qualifications
| Jurisdiction | Issuing body | Number | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | Law Society of New South Wales | DEMO-AU-108904 | 2001 | activeVerified 11 Aug 2026 |
- LL.B., Gulf State University Law Center (2000) verified
Reviews
4.8
23 reviews
Verified client reviews (demo fixture)
4.9 from 15 reviews, 15 verified
Open review platform (demo fixture)
4.8 from 8 reviews, 0 verified
- Nadia R.16 Aug 2026Verified client
Responsive by phone and email; the fee estimate matched the final bill.
- Amara M.19 Jun 2026Verified client
Explained my options without pressure and in plain language.
- Fatima V.12 Nov 2024Verified client
Good result, although the process took longer than expected.
- Yasmin E.6 Apr 2024Unverified
Responsive by phone and email; the fee estimate matched the final bill.
- Ruth F.22 Nov 2023Unverified
Explained my options without pressure and in plain language.
- Andre M.10 Apr 2023Verified client
Responsive by phone and email; the fee estimate matched the final bill.
Offices
Data sources
Every fact on this profile is linked to the record it came from. Profile last changed 26 Jul 2025.
- Licensing registry import (demo fixture)Licensing registry1 record
- Verified client reviews (demo fixture)Review source15 records
- Open review platform (demo fixture)Review source8 records