Launching a campaign on CrowdJustice involves a sequence of important steps to ensure all compliance and legal requirements are met, and that campaign approvals are properly confirmed. Follow the guidance below to ensure your campaign is ready to go live.
Go to CrowdJustice.com and click on the ‘Need Funding’ button to begin setting up your campaign.
1. Complete Initial Campaign Setup
To begin the process, ensure that your crowdfunding campaign is fully set up within the CrowdJustice platform. You will have a draft of your campaign page to review and finalise. Once reviewed, confirm your approval for the draft by clicking 'Submit'. Make sure to include comprehensive details about your case, such as its purpose and urgency, and the information about the lawyer representing you.
2. Fulfil Due Diligence and Compliance Requirements
Before your case can go live, CrowdJustice requires the completion of all Due Diligence and Compliance checks. Ensure that:
All required information is accurately provided.
Your lawyer’s details are added to your case page.
You have uploaded your photo ID
The lawyer is officially instructed or willing to represent you conditionally upon the success of fundraising efforts.
CrowdJustice will reach out to your lawyer to confirm that they are instructed or potentially instructed, subject to the necessary funding being secured.
The lawyer confirmation of instruction is a mandatory step in the process. If your lawyer has not yet provided their confirmation, kindly contact them to expedite this step. CrowdJustice will verify that your lawyer agrees to represent you and can accept the raised funds as part of this step.
It is important to note that initiating a campaign without this written confirmation is not permitted and could result in delays or rejection by CrowdJustice.
3. Confirm Lawyer Approval
We may require case page approval from your lawyer. Once they have reviewed the case page contents and provided confirmation to CrowdJustice, further steps will be taken to progress the campaign to live status.
4. Final Approval and Launch
After ensuring that all elements, including lawyer instruction confirmation and compliance checks, are complete, CrowdJustice will launch your campaign (subject to you having 'submitted' it.
By following these steps, you can smoothly navigate the process of making your case live on the CrowdJustice platform. These guidelines ensure that all required legal and procedural requirements are properly addressed, paving the way for a successful campaign launch.
If you're having difficulty finding a lawyer, consider checking the list of previous CrowdJustice lawyers here.
Related Topics
How to set up your CrowdJustice campaign
Understanding compliance requirements for legal crowdfunding
Best practices for communicating with your legal representative
Additional resources for finding legal representation, including previous CrowdJustice lawyers and external support services.