Recently, Conor Pope in the Irish Times wrote an article on how to hire a solicitor. He spoke to 20 solicitors in his research – http://www.irishtimes.com/news/consumer/how-to-hire-a-solicitor-a-consumer-guide-1.2255692
It’s an interesting article with some good points, but not great ones! Firstly, I think speaking to solicitors about how you go about hiring them is silly. Talk to consumers about their advice on how to pick a solicitor not to the service provider.
How would I go about picking a mechanic, plumber, doctor or dentist etc. It’s the same process. Here’s my contribution to your decision :-
- Get recommendations from friends and family
- Check the internet and the solicitors website.
- Find out how long they have been in business.
- Have a short telephone call to see if you are going to get on – its a relationship after all
- Ask the solicitor what expertise they have
- Visit the solicitor’s premises – does it impress you.
- If you want to know how much it will cost (and who doesn’t), then, chat to the solicitor on this at the beginning. If he/she avoids the subject then I’d be nervous using them.
Happy hunting !
