** AF Legal AFL.AX surges as much as 23.1% to A$0.160; marks steepest intraday pct climb since August 30, 2024
** Stock hits highest since December 3, 2024
** Law firm posts Q1 normalised net profit before tax of A$1.1 million ($714,780) vs year-ago A$667,000
** Q1 revenue at A$9 mln vs A$6.3 mln last year
** More than 720,000 shares traded vs 30-day avg of 151,017
** AFL last up 19.2%, taking YTD losses to 10.4%
($1 = A$1.5389)
(Reporting by Adwitiya Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Adwitiya.Srivastava@thomsonreuters.com))