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# Using UpCounsel as a Client

## Creating an Account

- [How Do I Create a Client Account?](https://support.upcounsel.com/how-do-i-create-a-client-account)
- [What If I can't locate my verification email?](https://support.upcounsel.com/what-if-i-cant-locate-my-verification-email)

## Posting a Job

- [Post to Marketplace or Direct Hire?](https://support.upcounsel.com/post-to-marketplace-or-direct-hire)
- [What information should I include in my job post?](https://support.upcounsel.com/what-information-should-i-include-in-my-job-post)
- [Is the information in my job post confidential?](https://support.upcounsel.com/is-the-information-in-my-job-post-confidential)

## Managing Bids

- [How Can I Trust an Attorney I've Never Met?](https://support.upcounsel.com/how-can-i-trust-an-attorney-ive-never-met)
- [How Do I Know When an Attorney Submits a Bid?](https://support.upcounsel.com/how-do-i-know-when-an-attorney-submits-a-bid)
- [What does an attorney's bid include?](https://support.upcounsel.com/what-does-an-attorneys-bid-include)
- [How Do I Decide Which Attorney to Hire?](https://support.upcounsel.com/how-do-i-decide-which-attorney-to-hire)

## Hiring an Attorney

- [How can I trust that my attorney will do a good job?](https://support.upcounsel.com/how-can-i-trust-that-my-attorney-will-do-a-good-job)
- [How Do I Hire an Attorney?](https://support.upcounsel.com/how-do-i-hire-an-attorney)
- [Why Do I Need to Enter my Credit Card?](https://support.upcounsel.com/why-do-i-need-to-enter-my-credit-card)

## Submitting Payment

- [Can I pay my attorney with a check or PayPal?](https://support.upcounsel.com/can-i-pay-my-attorney-with-a-check-or-paypal)
- [Will my credit card get charged automatically?](https://support.upcounsel.com/will-my-credit-card-get-charged-automatically)
- [Do I have to pay anything in advance?](https://support.upcounsel.com/do-i-have-to-pay-anything-in-advance)

- [General](https://support.upcounsel.com/general#main-content)

    - [Contacting Customer Support](https://support.upcounsel.com/general#contacting-customer-support)
    - [Quality Assurance and Trust](https://support.upcounsel.com/general#quality-assurance-and-trust)
    - [Marketplace Rules](https://support.upcounsel.com/general#marketplace-rules)
- [Using UpCounsel as a Client](https://support.upcounsel.com/using-upcounsel-as-a-client#main-content)

    - [Creating an Account](https://support.upcounsel.com/using-upcounsel-as-a-client#creating-an-account)
    - [Posting a Job](https://support.upcounsel.com/using-upcounsel-as-a-client#posting-a-job)
    - [Managing Bids](https://support.upcounsel.com/using-upcounsel-as-a-client#managing-bids)
    - [Hiring an Attorney](https://support.upcounsel.com/using-upcounsel-as-a-client#hiring-an-attorney)
    - [Submitting Payment](https://support.upcounsel.com/using-upcounsel-as-a-client#submitting-payment)
- [Using UpCounsel as an Attorney](https://support.upcounsel.com/using-upcounsel-as-an-attorney#main-content)

    - [Bidding on a Job](https://support.upcounsel.com/using-upcounsel-as-an-attorney#bidding-on-a-job)
    - [Finding New Clients](https://support.upcounsel.com/using-upcounsel-as-an-attorney#finding-new-clients)
    - [Managing your Account](https://support.upcounsel.com/using-upcounsel-as-an-attorney#managing-your-account)
    - [Hiring an Ad-Hoc Associate](https://support.upcounsel.com/using-upcounsel-as-an-attorney#hiring-an-ad-hoc-associate)
    - [Creating Profile](https://support.upcounsel.com/using-upcounsel-as-an-attorney#creating-profile)
    - [Tips for Success](https://support.upcounsel.com/using-upcounsel-as-an-attorney#tips-for-success)
    - [Closing out a Job/Getting Paid](https://support.upcounsel.com/using-upcounsel-as-an-attorney#closing-out-a-job-getting-paid)

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