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About CounselO
About CounselO online legal consultations
Meet the professionals behind CounselO and understand how we review requests and scope legal consultations concerning Saudi Arabia.
CounselO states this career-wide figure includes legal matters, consultations, document reviews and related legal engagements handled or supervised across the region. It is an experience measure, not an independently audited outcome or a guarantee of results.
Our Mission
Online Legal Guidance for Saudi Matters
CounselO provides online legal consultation, document review and written legal guidance for individuals, families, businesses and investors with matters involving Saudi Arabia. Share the facts, documents and any deadline through WhatsApp or email so we can assess the request and confirm the scope and fee.
Requests can be submitted at any time in Arabic or English. Submission does not mean a lawyer is continuously available or that advice is immediate. Response timing depends on the matter, urgency, completeness of information and service availability. We confirm the expected delivery time when agreeing the work.
Consultation focuses on the relevant Saudi framework, the documents available and practical next steps. Court filing, representation, notarisation and other reserved activities require a separate agreement with the appropriately authorised Saudi professional or office. An online consultation does not itself create that engagement.
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CounselO provides online legal services that help individuals, businesses and investors access professional guidance through digital channels.
Our Founder
Lawyer & Legal Counsel Omar Al-Baghdadi
Damascus University Law Graduate (1996) · CounselO Founder
Founder
Lawyer and Legal Counsel Omar Al-Baghdadi founded CounselO and directs its legal work. His professional practice began in 1996 and includes commercial disputes, contracts, arbitration and cross-border legal analysis.
Omar graduated from the Faculty of Law at Damascus University in 1996. His family’s legal practice includes Al-Baghdadi Law Firm, founded by his father, Lawyer Riyad Al-Baghdadi, in 1957. CounselO is a distinct online consultation platform.
CounselO reports a career-wide regional total of 20,000+ legal matters and consultations handled or supervised during Omar’s professional practice, including advice, document reviews and related engagements. This stated experience figure is not independently audited and is not a count of court victories, matters in a single jurisdiction or work performed solely through CounselO. Local representation requires a separate agreement with the authorised professional.
Omar has trained or supervised more than 40 lawyers. At CounselO, his role includes professional direction, review of legal analysis and coordination of matters requiring jurisdiction-specific support.
Credentials & Achievements
- Graduate, Faculty of Law — Damascus University (1996)
- Regional legal leadership; local representation separately scoped
- Holder of the title "Ustaz" (Senior Counsel), conferred by the Syrian Bar Association
- Senior legal experience across Saudi Arabia, Syria and the UAE
- 20,000+ career-wide legal matters and consultations across the region, spanning civil, commercial, administrative, arbitration and criminal law
- Trained or supervised more than 40 lawyers
- Son of Lawyer Riyad Al-Baghdadi, founder of Al-Baghdadi Law Firm (est. 1957)
- Expert in cross-border disputes, foreign judgment enforcement and multi-jurisdictional matters
Al-Baghdadi Law Firm (BaghdadiLaw) was founded in 1957 by Lawyer Riyad Al-Baghdadi, Omar’s father. Omar graduated from Damascus University’s Faculty of Law in 1996 and founded CounselO as a distinct online consultation platform. The firm and platform share a professional and historical connection through Omar; their identities and engagements remain separate.
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The CounselO Difference
Accessible Legal Guidance
CounselO makes professional legal guidance easier to access for citizens and businesses through online channels, subject to service scope and availability.
Physical Presence
Saudi Arabia Office — Lawyer Abdullah Al-Anzi
CounselO provides online legal consultation services, document analysis, and remote legal opinion preparation — enabling clients across all regions of the Kingdom to access professional legal services without the need for in-person attendance.
Where a case requires court representation, appearances before courts or competent authorities, or document notarization and procedures requiring physical presence, coordination is arranged — with the client's consent — with the office of Lawyer Abdullah Al-Anzi (License No. 37440), a licensed law firm in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to handle judicial representation proceedings in accordance with the regulations applicable in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Who provides the work, and what is separately scoped
CounselO provides online consultation, document review and preliminary legal analysis for Saudi Arabia matters. The applicable professional and court requirements are confirmed before any service begins.
Consultation provider
The consultation is provided through CounselO's legal team under the professional direction of Lawyer and Legal Counsel Omar Al-Baghdadi.
Professional licensing jurisdiction
Saudi-law work is assessed against Saudi professional and procedural requirements. Any reserved activity is assigned to an appropriately licensed Saudi professional or office.
Court representation
Court filing, attendance and representation in Saudi Arabia are not created by browsing or consultation alone. They require a separate engagement with the professional authorized for that forum.
Cooperating counsel and terms
A cooperating Saudi lawyer or office may be involved where the service requires local rights of audience or another reserved activity. Scope, fees, deliverables and responsible professional may differ by service and are confirmed in the engagement terms.
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