10 ways to identify if your lawyer is right for you

By Alex Tesla

An ideal lawyer won’t only have a string of impressive credentials or gold lettering on his door. He or she will be caring, concerned, and devoted to their work. You need to be cautious before laying your trust in a lawyer after all in some cases your life, future, money or property will be in his hands.

Aside from doing extensive research to short list possible lawyers you have to make sure that there isn’t conflict of interest, that you understand everything the retainer agreement states, and that you have checked the references and details concerning the practice.

You will know the lawyer you’ve chosen is the perfect one if:

1. He makes an effort to spend time to understand your case himself. He will not assign a legal assistant to consider facts of the case down.

2. From experience and knowledge he’ll know what is pertinent and what’s not. He’ll put aside and ignore irrelevant facts, opinions, and personal feelings that cloud the case on hand.

3. He will insist that the footwork for that situation be exercised thoroughly. All facts must be checked for precision and solid justifications jotted down with support of earlier rulings.

4. He will not just focus on the problem at hand but examine the issue from all sides. This will create a complete picture highlighting all factors of relevance and also the different ways one can approach the case.

5. He will use his experience and assume moves by the opposition or opinions of the jury or judge and plan way ahead. Just like a master chess player he’ll plan the case not by the day but by many hearings ahead.

6. He won’t waste time beating around the bush or create verbose statements-many words strung together which look impressive but mean nothing. He will insist the case and its arguments be clearly stated.

7. He is going to be self-disciplined, thorough, and confident. Respectful at all times he will respect you as well as all the staff who work for him.

8. He is recommended by not just his friends and relatives but by other professionals of good standing and from his field.

9. He will not just give you his victories but be happy to let you know why and how he lost certain cases.

10. He will lay the cards up for grabs and tell you clearly whether your case stands to win or loose. He’ll not claim that winning is guaranteed. He’ll be honest and upfront about his opinions and advice.

The bottom line is that the lawyer must be worthy of your trust. Use your inborn instincts and don’t go by the lawyer’s good looks or fancy car or office. After all it is competence in law and in court that is of essence to you.

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