/*
Theme Name: Law & Consulting
Author: App and Website
Description: The official consulting comapny theme by <a href="https://appandwebsite.au/"> App and Website </>
Version: 1.0.0
*/


/* ============== Pagination css starts=================== */
.pagination_main{
	width: 100%;
	display: flex;
	justify-content: center;
}
.pagination_main .page-numbers{
   margin-right: 1.2rem;
   width: 40px!important;
   height: 45px!important;
   line-height: 2.6rem!important;
   font-size: 1.3rem;
   font-weight: 600;
   text-align: center;
   border-radius: 6px;
   border: 2px solid #c59438;
   background: #fff;
   color: #c59438;
 }
 .pagination .page-numbers:hover{
   background: #c59438;
   border-color: #c59438;
   color: #fff;
 }
 .pagination .current {
    background: #c59438;
    border-color: #c59438;
   color: #fff;
 }
 .pagination .page-numbers:last-child{
   margin-right: 0rem;
 }
 /* ============== Pagination css ends=================== */


/* colors
#d1ae6c
#363435 */



.mobile_logo img{
    margin-top: -5px;
}
.main-nav {
    background-color: #fff;
    padding-top: 0px;
    padding-bottom: 0px;
}
.main-nav nav .navbar-nav .nav-item a {
    color: #363435;
}
.side-nav a {
    background: #363435;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 25px;
    padding: 10px 25px;
    border: 2px solid #000;
}
.side-nav a:before {
    border: none;
    border-top-left-radius: 25px;
    border-bottom-left-radius: 25px;
}
.side-nav a:after {
    border: none;
    border-top-right-radius: 25px;
    border-bottom-right-radius: 25px;
}
.main-nav nav .navbar-nav .nav-item .dropdown-menu {
    width: 320px;
}
.main-nav nav .navbar-nav .nav-item .dropdown-menu li a:hover, .main-nav nav .navbar-nav .nav-item .dropdown-menu li a:focus, .main-nav nav .navbar-nav .nav-item .dropdown-menu li a.active {
    color: #d1ae6c;
    letter-spacing: 0px;
}
.main-nav nav .navbar-nav .nav-item .dropdown-menu li{
    border-bottom: 1px solid #413f40;
}
.main-nav nav .navbar-nav .nav-item .dropdown-menu li:last-child {
    border-bottom: 0px solid #413f40;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 991px) {
    .mean-container .mean-bar {
        background-color: #fff;
        padding: 0;
        padding-bottom: 16px;
    }
    .mean-container a.meanmenu-reveal span {
        background: #000;
    }
    .mean-container a.meanmenu-reveal {
        padding: 25px 15px 0 0;
    }
    .mean-container .mean-nav {
        margin-top: 70px;
    }
    .mean-container a.meanmenu-reveal {
       color: #c89f50;
       font-size: 24px!important;
    }
}
.banner-item .banner-left a {
    display: inline-block;
    color: #ffffff;
    background: #212121;
    border: 2px solid #d1ae6c;
    padding: 10px 25px;
    border-radius: 25px;
}
.banner-item .banner-left a:hover {
    background: #212121;
}
.banner_form {
    margin-left: 100px;
    padding: 20px;
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 5px;
}
.banner_form .button_customised {
  padding: 10px 25px;
}
.contact-wrap .form-group .form-control {
    border: 1px solid #d1ae6c;
    height: 50px;
    padding-left: 10px;
}
.contact-wrap .form-group .form-control:focus {
    border-color: #d1ae6c;
    box-shadow: none;
}
.contact-wrap .form-group {
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.slider-bottom-area .slider-bottom-wrap {
    padding-top: 25px;
    padding-bottom: 0px;
    padding-left: 0px;
    padding-right: 0px;
}
.slbrow{
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: auto auto auto auto;
    justify-content: space-around;
}
.main-nav nav .navbar-brand img{
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    transform: scale(1.2);
    transform-origin: left;
}
.form_mobile{
    display: none;
}
.help-shape img{
    opacity: 0.5;
}
.help-left img{
    border: 3px solid #d1ae6c;
}
.slbmobile{
    display: none;
}
.appbutton_mobile{
    background: #c58d25;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 25px;
    border: 2px solid #d1ae6c;
    padding: 8px 20px;
    color: #fff;
    position: absolute;
    top: 22px;
    right: 15px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 16px;
    left: 120px;
    z-index: 1000;
    width: 170px;
}


@media only screen and (max-width: 991px) {
.slbdesktop, .form_desktop{
    display: none;
}
.banner-area {
    padding-top: 120px;
    padding-bottom: 60px;
}
.form_mobile{
    display: block;
}
.banner_form {
    margin-left: 0px;
}
.abttoppd{
    padding-top: 30px;
}
.abttoppd img{
    margin-top: 30px;
    margin-bottom: -30px;
}
.help-left:before {
    display: none;
}
.form_mobile .banner_form {
    padding: 0px 0 20px 0;
}
.slbmobile{
    display: block;
    background: transparent!important;
}
.slbmobile .slbrow{
    top: 0px;
    background: transparent!important;
    grid-template-columns: auto auto!important;
    justify-content: center;
    column-gap: 10px;
}
.slbwrapper{
    background: #ebe6de;
}
.banner-bottom ul li:last-child span {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    word-break: break-word;   /* breaks long words */
}
.slbitem{
    width: 100%!important;
}
.slider-bottom-area .slider-bottom-wrap .banner-bottom ul li:last-child {
   height: 75px;
   padding: 0 10px;
}
.slider-bottom-area .slider-bottom-wrap .banner-bottom ul li:last-child span {
   padding-top: 10px;
   margin-bottom: 0;
}
}


.button_cstm a {
    background: #363435;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 25px;
    border: 2px solid #000;
    padding: 10px 25px;
}
.button_cstm a:before {
    border: none;
    border-top-left-radius: 25px;
    border-bottom-left-radius: 25px;
    background: #d1ae6c;
}
.button_cstm a:after {
    border: none;
    border-top-right-radius: 25px;
    border-bottom-right-radius: 25px;
    background: #d1ae6c;
}

.abttoppd{
    padding-top: 0;
    margin-top: -50px;
}
/* === Law Stats Section (Responsive) === */

.law-stats-section {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 40px 0;
    position: relative;
    top: -100px;
}

.law-stats-wrapper {
    margin: auto;
    padding:  20px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
    background: rgba(237, 223, 197, 0.5);
}

.law-stat-box {
    background: #ffffff;
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
}

/* Icon Box */
.law-stat-icon {
    width: 70px;
    height: 70px;
    background: #c8a35a;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.law-stat-icon i {
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 36px;
}

/* Text Styling */
.law-stat-text span {
    display: block;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #c8a35a;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    font-family: Poppins, sans-serif;
}

.law-stat-text p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #c8a35a;
    font-family: Poppins, sans-serif;
}

.contact-wrap .form-group .form-control {
    border: 1px solid #d1ae6c;
    height: 50px;
    padding-left: 10px;
    color: #000;
}

/* === Responsive Breakpoints === */

@media (max-width: 992px) {
    .law-stats-section {
    top: 0px;
    padding: 0;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    background: rgba(237, 223, 197, 0.5);
}
    .law-stats-wrapper {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {

    .law-stat-box {
        padding: 5px;
        gap: 5px;
    }

    .law-stat-icon {
        width: 50px;
        height: 50px;
    }

    .law-stat-text p {
        font-size: 18px;
    }
    .law-stats-wrapper {
    padding: 10px;
    gap: 10px;
   }
   .law-stat-box {
    padding: 10px;
    gap: 6px;
    }
    .law-stat-text span{
        margin-bottom: 0px;
    }
}
@media (max-width: 510px) {
    .law-stat-text span{
        font-size: 12px;
    }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .law-stat-text p {
        font-size: 14px;
    }
}


#switch{
    display: none;
}
#toTop{
    display: none!important;
}
.py-70{
    padding-top: 70px;
    padding-bottom: 70px;
}
.practice-item h3{
    font-size: 22px;
}
.practice-item p{
    font-size: 14px;
}

.expertise-item ul li h3{
    font-size: 22px;
}
.expertise-item ul li p{
    font-size: 14px;
}
.seocontentarea .about-content{
    padding-top: 10px;
}
.seocontentarea .about-content h2{
   font-family: Poppins, sans-serif;
}
.seocontentarea .about-content p{
   font-family: Poppins, sans-serif;
}


/* ===== Areas of Operation Section ===== */

.ao-section {
  padding: 60px 0px;
  background: #fff;
}



/* Grid */
.ao-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 30px;
}

/* Cards */
.ao-card {
  background: #f5f1f1;
  padding: 35px 25px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  transition: 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

.ao-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(0,0,0,0.12);
}
.ao-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 200px;
  object-fit: cover;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.ao-icon {
  font-size: 48px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.ao-card h3 {
  font-size: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  color: #1a1a1a;
}

.ao-card p {
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: #666;
}

/* Responsive Design */

@media (max-width: 992px) {
  .ao-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }

  .ao-title {
    font-size: 30px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .ao-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .ao-title {
    font-size: 26px;
  }
}


.cta_area {
    max-width: 1300px;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
    background-color: #212222;
    position: relative;
    top: 0px;
    padding-top: 50px;
    padding-bottom: 50px;
    padding-left: 60px;
}
.button_cstm2 a {
    background: #d1ae6c;
    color: #000;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 25px;
    padding: 10px 25px;
}
.button_cstm2 a:hover {
    background: #d1ae6c;
    color: #000;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 25px;
    padding: 10px 25px;
}
.newsletter-area img {
    top: 50%;
    transform: translate(0, -50%);
}
.map_container{
    margin-top: 60px;
    margin-bottom: 60px;
}
.map_container iframe {
    display: block;       /* ensures proper box rendering */
    border: 3px solid #d1ae6c !important;  /* overrides inline styles */
    border-radius: 5px;   /* rounded corners */
    overflow: hidden;      /* ensures radius clips */
}

footer .footer-item .footer-service ul li a:hover {
    letter-spacing: 0px;
    color: #d1ae6c;
}
.footer_logo a img{
    margin-left: -70px;
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .footer_logo a img{
    margin-left: -80px;
}
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .cta_area {
    padding-left: 10px;
}
}



.image img{
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    border: 5px solid #fff;
    box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 1px 3px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 1px 2px 0px;
}


.workflow-section {
    background-color: #0f0f0f;
    padding: 70px 20px;
}

.workflow-container {
    max-width: 1300px;
    margin: auto;
}

.workflow-title {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 36px;
    color: #ffffff;
    margin-bottom: 50px;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.workflow-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 30px;
}

.workflow-card {
    border: 1px solid #d4af37;
    padding: 35px 25px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    background-color: #141414;
    transition: 0.3s;
}

.workflow-card:hover {
    background-color: #1c1c1c;
    transform: translateY(-5px);
}

.workflow-icon {
    width: 70px;
    height: 70px;
    background-color: #1a1a1a;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.workflow-icon i {
    font-size: 28px;
    color: #d4af37;
}

.workflow-card-title {
    font-size: 20px;
    color: #ffffff;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.workflow-card-text {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #bfbfbf;
}

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
    .workflow-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .workflow-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .workflow-card {
        text-align: center;
    }

    .workflow-icon {
        margin: 0 auto 20px;
    }
}

.loaction-area {
    position: relative;
    top: 0px;
}
footer .footer-item .footer-find ul li a:hover {
    color: #d1ae6c;
    letter-spacing: 0px;
}
.contact-form-four {
    background:#fff;
}
.contact-form-four .location-item .location-icon i {
    top: 20px;
}
.contact-wrap .form-group .nice-select.open .list {
    background-color: #fff !important;
    border: 1px solid #d1ae6c;
}
@media (max-width: 576px) {
    .parea {
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}
}

.serv_abt{
    padding-top: 70px;
    padding-bottom: 70px;
}
.blog_area h3{
    margin-top: 20px;
}
.blog-details-item .blog-details-img:before {
    height: 0px;
}
.blog_details_area{
    padding-top: 120px;
}
.page-title-text h1{
    color: #fff;
    font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
    font-weight: 600;
}
.buttons_hero{
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 20px;
}
.button_call {
    color: #ffffff;
    background: #000;
    border: 2px solid #000;
    padding: 10px 25px;
    border-radius: 25px;
}
.button_call:hover {
    color: #ddd;
}
.buttons_hero .side-nav a{
    background: #a77211;
    border-radius: 25px;
    padding: 10px 25px;
    border: 2px solid #000;
}
.side-nav a:before {
    background-color: #c7973f;
}
.side-nav a:after {
    background-color: #c7973f;
}
.navbar-nav .nav-item a.active {
    color: #a77211;
}
.service_page_form .banner_form {
   background: #e4c893;
}
.service_page_form .button_customised {
  background: #000;
}
.service_page_form .form-control {
  background: #fff!important;
}
.whysec_service h3{
    font-size: 18px!important;
}
.whysec_service p{
    font-size: 14px!important;
}
.whysec_service .workflow-card {
    padding: 25px 25px;
}
@media (max-width: 991px) {
.buttons_hero .side-nav{
   display: block!important;
}
.page_banner{
    height: 100%!important;
    padding-top: 80px;
    padding-bottom: 50px;
}
.buttons_hero .side-nav a{
    padding: 8px 18px;
}
.button_call {
     padding: 8px 18px;
}
.buttons_hero{
    gap: 8px;
}
.page_banner .banner_form {
    margin-left: 0px!important;
}
.serv_abt{
    padding-bottom: 0px;
}
}

.blog-item .blog-inner .blog-link:hover {
    color: #333333;
    letter-spacing: 0px;
}
.recent_blogs img{
    height: 90px;
    width: 100px;
    object-fit: cover;
    margin-top: 10px;
}
.blog-details-img img{
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
}
.blog_details_area h1, .blog_details_area h2, .blog_details_area h3, .blog_details_area h4, .blog_details_area h5, .blog_details_area h6{
    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
    font-weight: 600;
}
.blog_details_area h2{
    margin-top: 50px;
    font-size: 28px!important;
}
.blog_details_area h3{
    font-size: 22px!important;
}
.blog_details_area p{
    font-family: Poppins, sans-serif;
}
.blog-details-item .blog-details-search ul li .blog-details-recent h4 a {
    font-family: Poppins, sans-serif;
    display: block;
    color: #464646;
}
.blog-details-item .blog-details-search ul li {
        margin-bottom: 30px;
}
.blog-details-item .blog-details-img ul li {
    list-style-type: disc !important;
    display: list-item; /* or remove this line */
    font-size: 16px;
    color: #363635;
    margin-right: 0px;
    margin-left: 20px;
}
.blog-details-item .blog-details-img ol li {
    list-style-type: decimal !important; /* use 'decimal' instead of 'number' for proper numbering */
    display: list-item; /* correct */
    font-size: 16px;
    color: #363635;
    margin-right: 0px;
    margin-left: 20px;
}

.blog_details_date{
    color: #a77211;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}
.blog-details-item table th, .blog-details-item table th{
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
    padding: 5px 10px;
    border-collapse: collapse;
}
.blog-details-category ul li:before {
    position: absolute;
    content: "";
    top: 2px;
    left: 0;
    width: 3px;
    height: 85%;
    background-color: #d1ae6c;
    transition: 0.5s all ease;
    z-index: -1;
}
.wpcf7-response-output{
    color: #000;
}
.submit_button_n input{
    background: #000;
    padding: 10px 40px;
    border-radius: 25px;
}
#contactForm .submit_button_n {
    text-align: center;
}
#contactForm .submit_button_n input{
    margin-left: 60px
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .recent_blogs img{
    height: 70px;
    width: 100px;
    object-fit: cover;
    margin-top: 0px;
}
.blog-details-item .blog-details-search ul li {
        margin-bottom: 30px;
    }
}

/* THANK YOU SECTION WRAPPER */
.aat-thankyou-section {
    background: #f8f6f2;
    padding: 100px 20px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-top: 80px;
}

/* MAIN CONTAINER */
.aat-thankyou-container {
    max-width: 700px;
    width: 100%;
}

/* INNER BOX */
.aat-thankyou-box {
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid #e6e1d9;
    border-radius: 12px;
    padding: 50px 35px;
    text-align: center;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
}

/* ICON */
.aat-thankyou-icon i {
    font-size: 70px;
    color: #C9A86A;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

/* TITLE */
.aat-thankyou-title {
    font-size: 32px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #1b1b1b;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
}

/* MESSAGE */
.aat-thankyou-message {
    font-size: 18px;
    color: #444444;
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin-bottom: 35px;
}

/* BUTTON */
.aat-thankyou-btn {
    display: inline-block;
    background: #C9A86A;
    color: #ffffff;
    padding: 14px 32px;
    font-size: 17px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: 0.3s;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.aat-thankyou-btn:hover {
    background: #a98954;
}

/* RESPONSIVE */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .aat-thankyou-box {
        padding: 40px 25px;
    }

    .aat-thankyou-title {
        font-size: 26px;
    }

    .aat-thankyou-message {
        font-size: 16px;
    }

    .aat-thankyou-icon i {
        font-size: 55px;
    }
}

.footer_logo a{
	background: #fff;
	width: fit-content;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	border-radius: 10px;
}
.footer_logo a img {
    margin-left: 0px;
}
footer .footer-item .footer-logo a img {
    margin-bottom: 0px;
    padding: 10px 25px;
	margin-left: 12px;
}


.mobile_logo img {
    margin-top: -15px;
	transform: scale(0.85);
}
.banner-left p{
	text-align: justify;
	 text-justify: inter-word; 
	word-spacing: 0.05em;
}
.tjustified{
	text-align: justify;
}
.expertise-item p, .seocontentarea p, .jsutifiedp p, .blog_details_area p{
	text-align: justify;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {
    .banner-item .banner-left {
        text-align: left;
    }
	
}

.collaboration_hero{
	background: linear-gradient(to top, #f1e0bc, #f1e0bc, #e4c893)!important;
	padding-top: 30px;
	padding-bottom: 60px;
}
.collaboration_hero h1{
	color: #000;
	font-size: 34px;
}
.collaboration_hero h4{
	color: #222;
	margin-top: 20px;
	margin-bottom: -5px;
}
.collaboration_hero p{
	color: #444;
}
.abtcollab ul li{
	color: #444;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.collabarea{
	background: #f5f5f5;
	padding-top: 60px;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 992px) {
.finalsec{
	margin-top: 10px;
}
}