The Real Estate Expert

Solicitors Who Offer A Free Initial Consultation

February 26th, 2010

Free initial consultations are offered by many firms of solicitors, but take note that some of these will only give over the phone free consultations. What information should you ascertain from a firm once you have found they offer the services you require?

Most firms of solicitors will provide potential clients with the facility to call them and take advantage of at least half an hour’s worth of free advice. However, is this helpful? Not as much as you might think. Often this half an hour will be more dedicated to the firm’s assessment of the merits of your case and it is their way of determining whether or not they are willing to take on your case themselves. This type of situation unfortunately , shows how many solicitors are able to twist the situation to their own advantage.

 

With this in mind, it is always far more helpful if you can find a solicitor that will offer you a face-to-face free consultation. Although that being said, you may actually struggle to find such a firm in some areas of the country. You may find such a service in the larger cities and as there is a lot more competition between firms.

 

If you are able to visit the offices yourself, you are usually more likely to be able to decide whether or not you feel the specific firm will be the right choice for you. This way, you can meet the solicitor who will be dealing with your case face-to-face. It is quite nice to know who will be representing you throughout your legal matter.

 

If you are only able to secure an over the telephone free consultation, it is important to remember that this is YOUR opportunity to ascertain whether or not you wish to instruct them and not just theirs. Do not let them utilise the full half hour determining whether or not they feel there is potential business there for themselves. If you let them, that is. The half an hour slot, is advertised for you so make sure it revolves around your circumstances and not the solicitors.

 

Of course you will have to set out the merits of the case, but you don’t have to take all day over this. If you are likely to go ahead and instruct them, then move on to finding out what the costs are to you. So that you don’t get any nasty surprises later, ask the solicitor to confirm the charges in wriitng. How they intend dealing with your case and the cost of each element are questions you should be asking your solicitor.

 

If you do not like the way in which your free consultation has gone, do not be afraid of declining this firm of solicitors’ service. Finding the right solicitor to meet your needs is out there; you just need to find them and I have to say, there are plenty of them.

 

Another very helpful tool in finding a solicitor can be found in accessing databases which contain unbiased reviews of the service previous clients have received. When you consider that firms offering a poor service some how or another seem to get away with it, then this is invaluable. Solicitor.info is one such site that will be of definite assistance to you in this regard. You can also access the solicitors directory.

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