According to many of the most famous characters in history, popular opinion is clear:
°Lawyers are men we hire to protect us from other lawyers - Elbert Hubbard.
°A lawyer is a person who writes a 10000-word document and calls it a summary - Franz Kafka.
°Lawyers are the people whose profession is to disguise things - Thomas More.
°The only thing a lawyer will not question is the legitimacy of his mother - W. C. Fields.
°A lawyer with his portfolio can steal more than a hundred armed men - Mario Puzo.
... Apparently, people don´t really trust lawyers.
Unfortunately, it is true that a number of them enjoy a bad reputation (corruption, legal manipulation, fiscal manipulation, lack of professional integrity, theft, extortion and the list can continue). However, we need to make clear one thing, and that is that the vast majority of us are not like that. Many of us truly want to help people; protect them from precarious circumstances, take care of their interests from abusive entities, make them better understand the sometimes confusing legal world. Moreover, if that wasn´t enough, in the world we live in today, the reality is that we all need a good lawyer. We all need someone to protect us with law and sometimes, from the law.
Below, we present the most important things you should consider to hire a professional of the law; 5 things to consider to choose a lawyer of excellence, someone you can trust and know that will always have a tip for you:
1 ) Professional Experience.
We all want a trained professional; someone who knows how to solve your problems and that has already solved lots of them many times in the past. If you want to hire a lawyer, it´s essential that he knows the attorney’s game; he needs a good academic preparation, an for him to prove that it has already solved conflicts and legal situations in the past (with success, of course).
At DEFEND, we have lawyers with more than a decade of professional experience, experts in solving small, large and complex legal problems.
2 ) Your First Impression of Him.
They say you shouldn´t judge a book by its cover ... but in the case of a lawyer, the thing is very different. However, beyond their physical appearance or overall look (which is also relevant), what we refer to is their professional presentation. He needs to be someone who projects confidence, security in their way of working, professionalism in their dealings with you and their other clients; someone who asks you many questions to know your situation thoroughly and to look for all the possible solutions to your problem. THIS is the mark of a good lawyer.
3 ) His Specialty and Your Needs.
No matter how good the lawyer, you can´t ask a criminal lawyer for tax issues. In the legal profession and laws in general, problems in different legal areas require different solutions. For this, you need to ask yourself the question: "What is my real problem?" Is it a tax situation? - Do you need to go to trial? - Do you need a thorough inspection of your legal situation or that of your business? - Do you want to sign a contract or reach an agreement with one or more entities?
At DEFEND, we have specialized lawyers for each important legal area, be it Legal, Tax related, Labor, Family, Civil, Criminal and more.
4 ) Communication.
Also, keep this in mind: a lawyer must know your true situation in order to help you. Moreover, you need good communication with him; express your expectations clearly, so that he can then explain to you as clearly as possible the solutions and possible steps to follow. A good lawyer, after all, is a communication specialist; it must be specific and very thorough to explain easily to you even the most complex legal situations.
5 ) Fees and Price.
Finally, it is crucial to reach an agreement about what you want to pay and what you can actually pay for. Indeed, different situations and problems merit different budgets. And while it is true that some legal services can be expensive, the reality is that a good lawyer is not expensive. After all, the reason why you hire a lawyer is to solve a problem that saves you time and money. A good lawyer is always a great investment because it will always solve something that would cost you more if you do not solve it.
At DEFEND Abogados, we understand that hiring a lawyer or legal service may seem like an intimidating task for everyone; full of doubts and apparently "silly" questions. Nevertheless, this should not be the case; A good lawyer does not want to judge you. A good lawyer wants to defend you.
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