What questions should I ask my lawyer?

At Business Legal Lifecycle we know that dealing with a lawyer can be difficult, it can seem daunting and costly. That is why we have designed our Legal Risk Assessment Tool and Education Course to help you to understand the law without a law degree. It is often difficult to understand the costs that you will save by taking a proactive approach (by its very nature a proactive approach saves you money that you would otherwise spend) but trust us that the savings are huge.

By working together with the Business Legal Lifecycle lawyers can help their clients to prevent legal risks within their business and prevent so many problems that commonly afflict small to medium sized businesses.

What questions should I ask my lawyer?

To ensure that there are no surprises, that you are all on the same page and that you are not left guessing you should prepare a list of questions to ask your lawyer at the appointment. You should prepare questions relating to your specific matter as well as asking the suggested general questions below:

  1. How much will this cost me?
  2. What is the timeframe for completion of the work?
  3. What further information do I need to provide to you so you can get started?
  4. What do you anticipate will be the outcome of this matter?
  5. What is the best way to contact you, phone/email?
  6. How often will you provide me with updates on the matter?
  7. Will anyone else be working on my matter?

Your lawyer will also ask you a lot of questions about your situation. Make sure that if you believe that something has been missed that is important that you raise it in the meeting (or tell them later). To do that properly you need to educate yourself on different legal aspects of your business, what they mean and how they might apply to you.

How can I educate myself before I see my lawyer?

When you go to see a lawyer you need to be aware of some of the terms and areas that you may cover in that meeting. There are lots of great tools that you can use to educate yourself on what other lawyers see as important for your legal matter. Importantly though you don’t want to tell your lawyer that you know what needs to be done and that you just want them to confirm that position. You need to spend time understanding what it is that you will need to then have a discussion with your lawyer about those maters in an intelligible manner.

At Business Legal Lifecycle we know that dealing with a lawyer can be difficult, it can seem daunting and costly. That is why we have designed our Legal Risk Assessment Tool and Education Course to help you to understand the law without a law degree. It is often difficult to understand the costs that you will save by taking a proactive approach (by its very nature a proactive approach saves you money that you would otherwise spend) but trust us that the savings are huge.

By working together with the Business Legal Lifecycle lawyers can help their clients to prevent legal risks within their business and prevent so many problems that commonly afflict small to medium sized businesses.

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