How good is your solicitor?

04 March 2010

One of the leaders in this week’s Law Society Gazette is that most people “could not tell a good lawyer from a bad one”. In a survey of almost 1,000 people, over 4 in 5 confessed they would not know what makes a decent lawyer.

Well, here at TG we have a few suggestions.

• Can you get hold of your lawyer when you need to?

• Does your lawyer return your calls?

• Does your lawyer pick up the ‘phone, rather than emailing or writing?

• Does your lawyer talk in plain English?

• Does your lawyer understand what you’re trying to achieve?

• Do you know how much a job will cost at the outset? Does your lawyer stick to his estimate?

• Does your lawyer give you practical advice?

If you answered “no” to any of the above, perhaps you should be talking to us.

You can read the full survey at http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/legal-services-survey.htm

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