The Ugly Truth About Hiring A Lawyer

Hiring A Lawyer

On many occasions, we are consulted by people who have experienced a family breakdown and they have undertaken a significant amount of research online – the legal equivalent to consulting “Dr. Google” when we feel unwell.

Whilst there is undoubtedly a large amount of information available via the internet, much of it of high quality, there is also an enormous amount of misleading, inaccurate, or irrelevant information available.

In principle, of course, it is a good thing that people become better informed and better able to understand their situation. But just as “Dr. Google” won’t replace your local GP or hospital specialist any time soon, the internet rarely enables even the most diligent researcher to replace the skills and experience of an experienced, knowledgeable solicitor.

Going It Alone

We have sometimes been consulted by people who have attempted to draft Court documents themselves, only to have them rejected, sometimes more than once, by the Court because despite their best efforts they simply cannot get the documents correct. 

At other times we are consulted by people who have formed a clear and definite view about what the outcome should be to their family law situation, based on their online research. Our real-world experience and legal knowledge may provide a different perspective and help them see alternative solutions. On many occasions, we have seen homemade wills that have a serious technical error that renders them invalid.

Value For Money

Whilst legal fees may be expensive, a good solicitor will give you value for money. They will listen to you and understand your situation, use their experience and commercial good sense to apply the law, and assist you to find practical, sensible, personalized solutions to your circumstances. 

Many times we have been able to save our clients money by providing sensible advice or by using our experience to find solutions that they were otherwise unaware of. We consider this part of our obligation to keep our clients ‘Ahead Of The Game’.

For a no-obligation, free 20-minutes initial consultation with one of our experienced solicitors, please call us on 1800 217 217 

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WHY YOU DON’T NEED AN AGGRESSIVE FAMILY LAWYER

Engaging a lawyer to advise and represent you if you find yourself in the unfortunate situation of family breakdown, and needing advice and assistance to navigate that process, is not something that most of us would want to have to do. It is however a reality that will confront a significant number of us at some point in our lives.

Is it important to hire an Aggressive Lawyer?

When we speak to people in that situation as they are at the start of the process and trying to get to grips with what is happening, we often hear people ask if we are “bulldogs” and whether we will be “aggressive”.

Whilst we can be those things if the client really wants it, or if the situation really requires it, we will always ask if that is really what you need? Most people only experience an engagement with the family law system once or perhaps twice in their lives. For us, it’s what we do every day. We have seen the process from beginning to end many many times.

Sometimes, individuals indicate that they want an aggressive family lawyer to represent them in their case. So we will usually respond by asking if an aggressive, bulldog approach is what will get you the best outcome? If it is not what you really need, the aggressive approach may mean that the time that you spend in the system is longer than it might need to be, that the emotional pain that you suffer is more intense than it needs to be, and the costs that you incur are much higher than they need to be.

What you actually need 

We also often hear that the only winners in the family law system are the lawyers. We prefer to think that because we are committed to giving our clients the advice that they need to hear, rather than the advice that they want to hear, that our clients are getting value for money. 

For an honest opinion about your family law situation that balances the emotional and financial costs, the time that the process may take with a realistic and practical appraisal of what is achievable, speak to one of our experienced family law team at Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast Office. 

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