diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ActiveFilters.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ActiveFilters.tsx
index f0667f2b..f98b4524 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ActiveFilters.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ActiveFilters.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import { Filter } from "react-feather";
 import { useFilteredConsultants } from "@/hooks/useFilteredConsultants";
 
 export default function ActiveFilters() {
-  const { filteredDepartments, currentSearch, filteredYears } =
+  const { filteredDepartments, searchFilter, filteredYears } =
     useFilteredConsultants();
   const filterTextComponents: string[] = [];
 
-  if (currentSearch != "") filterTextComponents.push(` "${currentSearch}"`);
+  if (searchFilter != "") filterTextComponents.push(` "${searchFilter}"`);
 
   if (filteredDepartments.length > 0)
     filterTextComponents.push(
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useFilteredConsultants.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useFilteredConsultants.ts
index c962a8ba..0d3e8fee 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useFilteredConsultants.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useFilteredConsultants.ts
@@ -6,29 +6,48 @@ import { useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { FilteredContext } from "@/components/FilteredConsultantProvider";
 import { yearRanges } from "@/components/ExperienceFilter";
 
+interface UpdateFilterParams {
+  search?: string;
+  departments?: string;
+  years?: string;
+}
+
 export function useFilteredConsultants() {
   const { departments, consultants } = useContext(FilteredContext);
   const router = useRouter();
   const pathname = usePathname();
   const searchParams = useSearchParams();
-  const currentSearch = searchParams.get("search") || "";
-  const currentDepartmentFilter = searchParams.get("depFilter") || "";
-  const currentYearFilter = searchParams.get("yearFilter") || "";
+
+  const searchFilter = searchParams.get("search") || "";
+  const departmentFilter = searchParams.get("depFilter") || "";
+  const yearFilter = searchParams.get("yearFilter") || "";
 
   const [activeNameSearch, setActiveNameSearch] =
-    useState<string>(currentSearch);
+    useState<string>(searchFilter);
   const [lastSearchKeyStrokeTime, setLastSearchKeyStrokeTime] =
     useState<number>();
 
+  const updateRoute = useCallback(
+    (updateParams: UpdateFilterParams) => {
+      // If not defined, defaults to current value:
+      const { search = searchFilter } = updateParams;
+      const { departments = departmentFilter } = updateParams;
+      const { years = yearFilter } = updateParams;
+
+      router.push(
+        `${pathname}?search=${search}&depFilter=${departments}&yearFilter=${years}`,
+      );
+    },
+    [departmentFilter, pathname, router, searchFilter, yearFilter],
+  );
+
   useEffect(() => {
     let nameSearchDebounceTimer = setTimeout(() => {
       if (
         lastSearchKeyStrokeTime &&
         Date.now() - lastSearchKeyStrokeTime > 250
       ) {
-        router.push(
-          `${pathname}?search=${activeNameSearch}&depFilter=${currentDepartmentFilter}&yearFilter=${currentYearFilter}`,
-        );
+        updateRoute({ search: activeNameSearch });
       }
     }, 250);
 
@@ -44,23 +63,24 @@ export function useFilteredConsultants() {
     searchParams,
     router,
     pathname,
-    currentDepartmentFilter,
-    currentYearFilter,
+    departmentFilter,
+    yearFilter,
+    updateRoute,
   ]);
 
-  const filteredDepartments = currentDepartmentFilter
+  const filteredDepartments = departmentFilter
     .split(",")
     .map((id) => departments.find((d) => d.id === id))
     .filter((dept) => dept !== undefined) as Department[];
 
-  const filteredYears = currentYearFilter
+  const filteredYears = yearFilter
     .split(",")
     .map((urlString) => yearRanges.find((y) => y.urlString === urlString))
     .filter((year) => year !== undefined) as YearRange[];
 
   const filteredConsultants = filterConsultants(
-    currentSearch,
-    currentDepartmentFilter,
+    searchFilter,
+    departmentFilter,
     filteredYears,
     consultants,
   );
@@ -72,47 +92,27 @@ export function useFilteredConsultants() {
 
   const toggleDepartmentFilter = useCallback(
     (d: Department) => {
-      const newDepartmentFilter = filterString(currentDepartmentFilter, d.id);
-      router.push(
-        `${pathname}?search=${currentSearch}&depFilter=${newDepartmentFilter}&yearFilter=${currentYearFilter}`,
+      const newDepartmentFilter = toggleFilterFromString(
+        departmentFilter,
+        d.id,
       );
+      updateRoute({ departments: newDepartmentFilter });
     },
-    [
-      currentDepartmentFilter,
-      router,
-      pathname,
-      currentSearch,
-      currentYearFilter,
-    ],
+    [departmentFilter, updateRoute],
   );
 
   const clearDepartmentFilter = useCallback(() => {
-    router.push(
-      `${pathname}?search=${currentSearch}&depFilter=&yearFilter=${currentYearFilter}`,
-    );
-  }, [currentSearch, currentYearFilter, pathname, router]);
+    updateRoute({ departments: "" });
+  }, [updateRoute]);
 
   const toggleYearFilter = useCallback(
     (y: YearRange) => {
-      const newYearFilter = filterString(currentYearFilter, y.urlString);
-
-      router.push(
-        `${pathname}?search=${currentSearch}&depFilter=${currentDepartmentFilter}&yearFilter=${newYearFilter}`,
-      );
+      const newYearFilter = toggleFilterFromString(yearFilter, y.urlString);
+      updateRoute({ years: newYearFilter });
     },
-    [
-      currentDepartmentFilter,
-      currentSearch,
-      currentYearFilter,
-      pathname,
-      router,
-    ],
+    [updateRoute, yearFilter],
   );
 
-  const clearAll = useCallback(() => {
-    router.push(`${pathname}?search=&depFilter=&yearFilter=`);
-  }, [pathname, router]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     function handleDepartmentHotkey(keyCode: string) {
       departments
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export function useFilteredConsultants() {
     return () => {
       document.removeEventListener("keydown", keyDownHandler);
     };
-  }, [clearAll, clearDepartmentFilter, departments, toggleDepartmentFilter]);
+  }, [clearDepartmentFilter, departments, toggleDepartmentFilter]);
 
   return {
     consultants,
@@ -148,21 +148,20 @@ export function useFilteredConsultants() {
     filteredDepartments,
     filteredYears,
     currentNameSearch: activeNameSearch,
-    currentSearch,
+    searchFilter,
     setNameSearch,
     toggleDepartmentFilter,
     toggleYearFilter,
     clearDepartmentFilter,
-    clearAll,
   };
 }
 
-function filterString(existingFilters: string, sortByString: string) {
-  const filters = existingFilters.split(",");
-  const filterIndex = filters.indexOf(sortByString);
+function toggleFilterFromString(stringFilter: string, id: string) {
+  const filters = stringFilter.split(",");
+  const filterIndex = filters.indexOf(id);
   const newFilters = [...filters];
   if (filterIndex === -1) {
-    newFilters.push(sortByString);
+    newFilters.push(id);
   } else {
     newFilters.splice(filterIndex, 1);
   }