Best way to find a good Civil Law Solicitor?

pgj2015

I need a good Civil Law solicitor. what would be the best way to find such a person? I know some local solicitors but don't want to use them in case there is a conflict of interest.

Peregrinus

Best way to find a solicitor in any field is by way of personal recommendation from their clients. Ask your friends who they have used, and whether they would recommend them.

Irishphotodesk

pgj2015 wrote: »

I need a good Civil Law solicitor. what would be the best way to find such a person? I know some local solicitors but don't want to use them in case there is a conflict of interest.

Take a few mins, Google civil court and see if any names (of solicitors/legals) stand out, contact one and off you go.

Ps. Best of luck, just because a solicitor takes on your case doesn't mean you will win/get money.

Claw Hammer

Irishphotodesk wrote: »

Take a few mins, Google civil court and see if any names (of solicitors/legals) stand out, contact one and off you go.

Ps. Best of luck, just because a solicitor takes on your case doesn't mean you will win/get money.

That would be an absolutely lunatic thing to do. Engaging with the wrong solicitor could be a very costly and trying experience. Word of mouth is the only way.

pgj2015

Claw Hammer wrote: »

That would be an absolutely lunatic thing to do. Engaging with the wrong solicitor could be a very costly and trying experience. Word of mouth is the only way.

Sometimes you can't get word of mouth recommendations. I was looking for a word of mouth recommendation lately and couldn't get one, so I had to use google to find the business I was looking for. It took a bit of time but I found one in the end and a good one at that. I came across a few complete cowboys on the way though.

pgj2015

pgj2015 wrote: »

Sometimes you can't get word of mouth recommendations. I was looking for a word of mouth recommendation lately and couldn't get one, so I had to use google to find the business I was looking for. It took a bit of time but I found one in the end and a good one at that. I came across a few complete cowboys on the way though.

It's even worse than just word of mouth recommendations. For example, I work in litigation but I only know a very limited area of law in depth. Sure, I know more than the average person about other areas but i'm not an expert in them. Law is increasingly specialised, a solicitor who is expert at (say) medical negligence might know little or nothing about employment law.

Irishphotodesk

Claw Hammer wrote: »

That would be an absolutely lunatic thing to do. Engaging with the wrong solicitor could be a very costly and trying experience. Word of mouth is the only way.

If you read the various court reports that are found when googling "circuit civil court" you will see the same names appear, this will indicate who has extensive knowledge of the circuit civil court and would be a good place to pick a solicitor from.

In the very same way solicitors for certain types of high court civil actions are often approached because their names appear in the papers in relation to similar type actions

Claw Hammer

Irishphotodesk wrote: »

If you read the various court reports that are found when googling "circuit civil court" you will see the same names appear, this will indicate who has extensive knowledge of the circuit civil court and would be a good place to pick a solicitor from.

In the very same way solicitors for certain types of high court civil actions are often approached because their names appear in the papers in relation to similar type actions

What you don't know is the basis those solicitors take cases. Are they no-fosl no fee? Do they want money up front? Do they expect to be paid Solicitor/client? Do they deliberately push costs up? Are they careful to explain charges?

Anyone going to a solicitor on the basis of google is an idiot. It may be different with other services where there is some degree of consumer protection. What if you googled a builder and after he started the job discovered he had taken money from people and never completed the jobs or else started finding extras everywhere and the price kept going up?

Claw Hammer

Claw Hammer wrote: »

What you don't know is the basis those solicitors take cases. Are they no-fosl no fee? Do they want money up front? Do they expect to be paid Solicitor/client? Do they deliberately push costs up? Are they careful to explain charges?

Anyone going to a solicitor on the basis of google is an idiot. It may be different with other services where there is some degree of consumer protection. What if you googled a builder and after he started the job discovered he had taken money from people and never completed the jobs or else started finding extras everywhere and the price kept going up?

It's also arguable a very good solicitor should be able to resolve matters without going to Court.

Claw Hammer

Deleted User wrote: »

It's also arguable a very good solicitor should be able to resolve matters without going to Court.

that would depend on the nature of the problem.

Irishphotodesk

Claw Hammer wrote: »

What you don't know is the basis those solicitors take cases. Are they no-fosl no fee? Do they want money up front? Do they expect to be paid Solicitor/client? Do they deliberately push costs up? Are they careful to explain charges?

Anyone going to a solicitor on the basis of google is an idiot. It may be different with other services where there is some degree of consumer protection. What if you googled a builder and after he started the job discovered he had taken money from people and never completed the jobs or else started finding extras everywhere and the price kept going up?

It's obvious that we both have differing opinions and I believe each have their merits, please stop attempting to degrade my option for the OP.

In regards to your fee structure opinion quoted, the same could be said of anyone who gives a word of mouth recommendation and it could also be claimed that anyone who accepts a word of mouth recommendation without doing their due diligence could be considered foolish.

pgj2015

Irishphotodesk wrote: »

It's obvious that we both have differing opinions and I believe each have their merits, please stop attempting to degrade my option for the OP.

In regards to your fee structure opinion quoted, the same could be said of anyone who gives a word of mouth recommendation and it could also be claimed that anyone who accepts a word of mouth recommendation without doing their due diligence could be considered foolish.

I agree that word of mouth recommendations don't always produce positive results, most of the time you watch cowboy builders, the cowboy builder is often recommended by a friends or a family member of the injured party.

I think if you have a bit of cop on, and talk to the person and get quotes from them etc, you should be able to see who you are dealing with, even if you are dealing with an area you are not familiar with.

Claw Hammer

Irishphotodesk wrote: »

It's obvious that we both have differing opinions and I believe each have their merits, please stop attempting to degrade my option for the OP.

In regards to your fee structure opinion quoted, the same could be said of anyone who gives a word of mouth recommendation and it could also be claimed that anyone who accepts a word of mouth recommendation without doing their due diligence could be considered foolish.

The damage a solicitor can do to someone is enormous. getting involved with a solicitor can be a life changing experience. Simply doing a google and turning up at a solicitor's door is madness. People should do due diligence. Word of mouth is the place to start rather than Google. It is obvious you have never been involved in litigation with a solicitor, nor seen what having an unsuitable solicitor can do to someone and their family.
Civil law is a massive area and the o/p hasn't said which branch of civil law is in question. A ggod family solicitor might be of no use in a planning matter.

H0wdy

"The damage a solicitor can do to someone is enormous. getting involved with a solicitor can be a life changing experience."

The above cannot be overstated enough

If you are taking a word of mouth recommendation then my own experience is that you should only get one from someone who's case has completed to their satisfaction, in my own case I took a recommendation from someone who's case was still ongoing at the time.

I received faulty and incorrect legal advice, my instructions were not followed, I was told that the settlement I was signing had tax protection in it which didn't exist, I was advised (verbally) to take a course of action which sounded so underhand that I researched it myself and it turned out to be illegal and the terms of the settlement were so punitive that I was very nearly forced into bankruptcy.

When I asked why they had not carried out my instructions and lied to me about the contents of the settlement document they ignored my correspondence and when pushed their response was "why had I signed the document?" - I signed it because I had placed my trust in them and had relied on their advice - needless to say I sacked them and more than a year, after the settlement was signed the case is still ongoing with no end in sight, even now I cannot believe that legal representatives can be so incompetent and dishonest