FCL Law is a legal quotation and service-matching platform built to simplify how clients connect with verified lawyers and legal cost specialists. The system enables users to request quotations across multiple legal service categories, while lawyers can respond with their own quotes and service details. With JWT-secured authentication, real-time caching via Redis, and structured data management powered by Supabase, FCL Law delivers a performant, secure, and scalable backend infrastructure for handling legal quotations.

Secure Authentication User sessions are managed through JSON Web Tokens (JWT), providing stateless and secure authentication for all roles including clients, lawyers, and admins.

Legal Service Categories Users can choose from multiple predefined categories such as:

Drafting Bills

Points of Dispute

Ad Hoc Legal Cost Advice

Detailed Assessments

Costs Budget

Each category contains structured forms where users submit details and requirements, enabling lawyers to view and respond efficiently.

Quotation Management Once requests are submitted, verified lawyers can view them through their dashboards and offer quotations. Users can then browse responses, apply filters (by rating, price, or response time), and select preferred quotations.

Lawyer Verification: Admin verifies lawyers' credentials and documents before approval.

Data Persistence All essential data—users, lawyers, quotations, and request details—are stored and structured in Supabase (PostgreSQL), enabling secure, scalable, and real-time data access.

Caching with Redis Redis is used to improve response times and reduce redundant queries for recurring data, such as top-rated lawyers and frequent quotation filters.

Security & Performance The platform leverages JWT-based stateless authentication, ensuring safe API access without session storage dependencies. Data fetching and query performance are optimized through Redis caching, maintaining reliability under concurrent usage.

Backend: Node.js with Express Database: Supabase (PostgreSQL) Authentication: JWT (JSON Web Tokens) Caching: Redis for fast data retrieval Authorization: Role-based (Admin, Lawyer, User) Filtering System: Dynamic sorting by price, rating, and specialization

FCL Law combines robust authentication, real-time performance optimization, and strict administrative control to create a secure and efficient quotation ecosystem tailored for the legal cost services domain.