How immigration lawyers are scored in Australia
The AI Recommendation Index for immigration lawyers in Australia runs 15 buyer-intent prompts per city across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini, every month. This page documents the exact prompts used, how the Composite Index Score is calculated, and a worked example.
Understanding the scores
What the numbers mean
AI Recommendation Share
The percentage of tracked queries where this business was named by at least one AI platform. The most direct measure of how often AI is recommending you to buyers.
Composite Index Score
A weighted combination of recommendation frequency, how many platforms cited the business, position in results, and citation quality. Scores from 0 to 1.
See full breakdown below ↓CIS calculation
How the CIS is calculated
Recommendation frequency
How often the business appeared across all 60 queries and all four platforms.
Platform coverage
How many of the four platforms independently recommended the business. Appearing on all four is a much stronger signal than appearing heavily on just one.
Position weighting
Where in the response the business appeared. Being named first carries more weight than being named fifth.
Citation context quality
Whether the AI cited the business with specific confident context or included it in a generic list.
Worked example
Worked example
Top-ranked firm · Adelaide
Migration Solutions
ARS 3670% · 22 of 60 queries
Prompt set
The 15 prompts we run
Each prompt is sent to ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini, with {{city}} replaced by the actual city name. Some positions have multiple terminology variants run in parallel to capture different ways buyers phrase the same question.
- Who would you recommend for an immigration lawyer in {{city}}?
- Which migration agents in {{city}} would you recommend for a complex visa case?
- If someone in {{city}} needed an immigration lawyer urgently today, who would you suggest?
- Who are the best immigration lawyers in {{city}}?
- What are the most highly rated registered migration agents in {{city}}?
- Which immigration law firms in {{city}} have the strongest success rate with visa applications?
- I want to apply for permanent residency in Australia and need expert advice. Which immigration lawyer in {{city}} should I see?
- My visa has been refused and I need to appeal the decision. Which immigration lawyer in {{city}} handles visa refusals and merits review?
- My visa is about to expire and I need urgent advice on my options. Which immigration lawyer in {{city}} should I contact immediately?
- Which immigration lawyers in {{city}} are known for their success with the Department of Home Affairs?
- Who are the most reputable registered migration agents in {{city}} with strong client outcomes?
- I have received a visa cancellation notice and need an immigration lawyer in {{city}} urgently. Who should I call?
- Which immigration lawyers in {{city}} are available quickly for urgent visa and deportation matters?
- Which immigration law firms in {{city}} are considered stronger than most of their competitors?
- Which registered migration agents in {{city}} consistently achieve better outcomes than others for skilled visa applicants?
Integrity
Data integrity
Every monthly run is automated. Prompts are sent to each platform via web-search-enabled API access. Responses are parsed for business mentions. Businesses are matched against verifiable public registers where available; results without verifiable matches are excluded. No business pays to appear in these rankings.
Register sources for immigration lawyers in Australia will be published once verified.