The Plaintiff is a professional services and opportunity platform that connects individuals and businesses with lawyers, psychologists, educators, and other professionals. The platform also provides tools for virtual meetings, event ticketing, case diaries, invoicing, freelancing opportunities, and knowledge publishing.

Anyone can use The Plaintiff to:

• Find professional services
• Attend events and webinars
• Purchase e-books and digital resources

Professionals can also join the platform to:

• Offer services
• Host events
• Publish content
• Access productivity tools

No. The Plaintiff is designed for global access, especially for diaspora users who need trusted legal, educational, or mental health support across borders.

Only verified legal practitioners are allowed to offer legal services or register as negotiators, arbitrators, or ADR professionals on the platform.

No. To comply with ethical standards, The Plaintiff does not take a percentage of lawyers’ professional fees. Lawyers pay a platform subscription or maintenance fee for access to tools and visibility.

The Case Diary is a digital legal diary designed for lawyers to:

• Track cases by date
• Set adjournments
• Receive reminders
• Access previous case notes
• Manage court schedules efficiently

The yearly subscription fee for the Case Diary is ₦2,000 (subject to review).

Yes. The Plaintiff allows users to chat with mental health professionals anonymously, helping reduce stigma and encourage access to support.

Yes. Marriage counsellors are part of the psychology and mental wellness category on the platform.

Sessions can be conducted via:

• Secure in-platform chat
• Virtual meetings
• Scheduled live sessions

Payments are handled through the platform to ensure accountability.

The platform supports:

• Language teachers (Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo)
• Subject teachers
• Virtual tutors across various disciplines

Users can:

• Post a tutoring job
• Set duration and budget
• Review applications
• Hire a teacher through the platform

A small hiring or platform fee may apply.

Yes. Educators go through a verification process before being approved to offer services on the platform.

Yes. Verified users and professionals can:

• Host webinars
• Organize trainings
• Publish workshops
• Sell tickets for virtual or physical events

Yes.

• 10% commissionon events posted by users or professionals
• 20% commissionon events sourced or negotiated by The Plaintiff

Yes. Event organizers can choose to host free or paid events.

Yes. Events can be hosted via live streaming, with audience interaction features like chat, reactions, and Q&A.

The Plaintiff offers pay-on-the-go virtual meetings, meaning:

• No monthly subscription required
• Free first 1 hour
• ₦2,000 for meetings exceeding 1 hour
• Meeting links last 24 hours

Yes. Users can host:

• Instant meetings
• Scheduled meetings
• Live events and webinars

Users can access:

• Digital invoices
• Receipts
• Personal spending trackers
• Basic bookkeeping tools

Yes. These tools are designed to help professionals maintain proper financial records, especially for tax and compliance purposes.

Yes. Anyone can publish and sell e-books or professional guides through the platform.

The Plaintiff takes 10% on every e-book sold through the marketplace.

Yes. Guides, training materials, and professional resources can be published.

All payments are processed securely through integrated payment gateways.

Yes. The platform is built with security, privacy, and access control as core principles.

You can:

• Sign up as a user
• Apply as a professional
• Purchase tools or services
• Attend events and sessions

Support is available via the platform’s help section or official contact email and support is 24/7