How to become a lawyer partner on StampMitra

Who can become a lawyer partner on StampMitra?

The advocate role is open to advocates enrolled with a State Bar Council whose enrolment is active. If your enrolment is suspended, or you are not enrolled, you are not eligible. Alongside the enrolment, we ask for a PAN, a bank or UPI account in your name and a valid Class 3 Digital Signature Certificate, because tax statements, payouts and signing all depend on them.

Notaries with a current appointment can register their interest today. Notary services are launching soon, so the notary requirements on the notaries page are indicative and may change before launch. We contact registered notaries when notarisation opens on StampMitra.

Partnership is not a job and not open sign-up. You work under a signed partner agreement, and accounts are created by our team after verification. That keeps the network limited to people whose credentials have been checked, which is also what customers expect when they hand over their documents.

What should you prepare before you apply?

Applications move faster when everything is ready on the first attempt. Gather the following, preferably as clear scans or photographs where every edge of the page is visible. The documents guide explains each item in detail.

• Your Bar Council enrolment certificate, with the enrolment number, state and year
• Your PAN card
• An ID proof
• A cancelled cheque or a UPI ID in your own name
• Details of the Class 3 DSC you hold, or a plan to obtain one before you start signing
• A list of the services you want to take on and the states you can cover

How do you apply and start receiving cases?

There are seven steps between deciding to join and receiving your first assignment. The first four happen before your account exists, and the last three happen inside the portal.

1. 1
   Check your eligibility

   Confirm that you are enrolled with a State Bar Council, that your enrolment is active and that you can arrange a PAN, a payout account in your name and a Class 3 DSC.

2. 2
   Gather your documents

   Keep your enrolment certificate, PAN card, an ID proof and a cancelled cheque or UPI ID ready as clear scans or photographs.

3. 3
   Send your application

   Use the apply page to share your contact details, enrolment number, the services you want and the state you practise in. If online submission is not switched on, the page prepares an email to the partner desk.

4. 4
   Wait for verification

   Our team reviews the request, checks your enrolment details and documents, and writes to you by email if anything is missing.

5. 5
   Set your password

   After approval you receive an email with a secure link. Choose a password, then sign in with a one-time code.

6. 6
   Complete the checklist

   Add your profile, practice areas and coverage and a verified payout account, and accept the partner agreement.

7. 7
   Receive your first assignment

   When the checklist is complete you are eligible for assignments. Matching cases appear in your inbox with a response timer.

Review usually takes [3-5 business days]. If you have not heard from us after that time, write to the partner desk with the email address you applied with.

What happens after your account is created?

Your first sign-in is a short onboarding rather than a dashboard full of cases. You choose a password and then sign in with a one-time code, and the portal walks you through the checklist: your profile, the services and states you cover, your payout account and the partner agreement. The agreement is versioned, so you accept the current version now and accept it again whenever a new one is issued.

Until the checklist is complete you will not be offered cases. Once it is complete, assignments that match your choices arrive in the inbox. Each one shows a response timer, set in your agreement as [Response window], and you can read the customer's documents before you accept. You can see how the whole journey fits together on the how it works page.

Your first accepted case follows the same path as every later one: review the facts, request documents if you need them, draft in the studio, share for approval, sign with your DSC and deliver. The legal notices guide follows one case through all of those stages.

What does StampMitra expect from partners?

The programme asks for four things, and they are the same for every partner.

• Respond to assignments within your promised time, so customers are not left waiting
• Deliver accurate work within the agreed turnaround
• Keep customer data confidential and inside the portal
• Keep your credentials, such as your DSC and enrolment details, and your agreement up to date

In return you get verified cases with documents collected before they reach you, one workspace for the whole case, statements for every earning and deduction, and an operations desk that handles customer follow-ups and escalations. The partner programme page sets out the full list.

What do advocates ask before they apply?

Most questions are about money, signing and time commitment. Fees are set per service in the partner agreement, so the fee card is [Fee card] until it is published. Payouts follow a fixed cycle with a statement for each one, which the payouts guide covers. Signing is done with your own certificate, explained in the DSC guide.

On time commitment, you set your services, states and capacity, and you can ask the partner desk to pause assignments while you are unavailable. More answers are in the FAQ, and the glossary explains the terms used above.

What should you keep in mind before you commit?

Joining is a working relationship, so read the partner agreement before you accept it in your checklist. It sets the fee card, the tax treatment, the payout terms, the response windows and the confidentiality duties, and it is versioned, so you will be asked to accept a new version whenever one is issued. The agreement page will carry the full text once the legal copy is published.

Think also about capacity. Assignments arrive with a response timer, and the programme works best for partners who can respond within the promised time. If your calendar is full for a few weeks, you can ask the partner desk to pause assignments instead of letting offers lapse.