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How to seek legal advice?

  • 23-03-2010 10:24pm
    #1
    stopped_clock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 385 ✭✭


    Sorry if this is an obvious or common question, but...

    How does one go about finding a solicitor when seeking legal advice, aside from looking in the phone book?

    Is there any way of finding out a solicitor's track record or speciality before consulting them, and at what point is one considered a client?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    blueythebear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,074 ✭✭✭blueythebear


    stopped_clock wrote: »
    Sorry if this is an obvious or common question, but...

    How does one go about finding a solicitor when seeking legal advice, aside from looking in the phone book?

    Is there any way of finding out a solicitor's track record or speciality before consulting them, and at what point is one considered a client?

    Thanks.

    It might seem obvious but...

    You could always look up individual solicitors websites. Alot of firms would have websites nowadays that would give an idea of the areas of expertise. Otherwise, word of mouth. Don't bother with www.ratemysolicitor.ie, it's full of cranks with axes to grind against their solicitors.

    You're not a client until you authorise them to act on your behalf and to be honest, a good solicitor would get this in writing from you at the first meeting or soon after in conjunction with a letter setting out their advice in writing along with an estimate of their fees.


  • #3
    PCPhoto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,584 ✭✭✭PCPhoto


    stopped_clock wrote: »
    Sorry if this is an obvious or common question, but...

    How does one go about finding a solicitor when seeking legal advice, aside from looking in the phone book?

    Is there any way of finding out a solicitor's track record or speciality before consulting them, and at what point is one considered a client?

    Thanks.

    I work in the Four Courts so .... I just look around in work and find them :D

    is there any specific area of advice you are looking for (criminal law, family law, civil matter etc)

    Will drop you a PM.


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