Don’t get caught in the anxiety trap: Reduce your Legal Fees Today
Background:
For clients with no legal background, navigating legal proceedings would be challenging and anxiety-inducing. Understandably, this anxiety can lead to frequent requests for explanations and clarifications, which inadvertently increases legal fees due to the additional time required for these discussions.
Scenario:
Recently, a client found themselves in a loop of escalating costs driven by their anxiety. Their need for constant reassurance and detailed explanations contributed to higher legal expenses. This type of scenario frequently occurs in Family Law and Criminal Matters. This occurs because good people are finding themselves in a tough situation.
Solution:
To help reduce our client’s nerves while keeping costs under control, we requested that the client implemented the following clever strategies:
- Trusting Their Legal Team’s Expertise: By placing confidence in their legal team’s knowledge and experience, they avoided the need for unnecessary explanations of every process.
- Scheduled Consultations: They preferred organised, comprehensive consultation sessions over frequent, fragmented queries. This approach proved more efficient and cost-effective.
- Reviewing Provided Documents: Taking the time to thoroughly read through court orders and other legal documents provided by their legal team, they independently found answers to many questions.
- Minimising Frequent Emails: They compiled their questions into fewer, more detailed emails, rather than numerous brief ones, reducing overall communication costs.
Outcome:
These adjustments not only helped the client save on legal fees but also provided them with a clearer, more confident understanding of their legal journey.
At Adelaide Legal Solutions, we care about your experience and want to ensure you feel supported every step of the way while managing your costs. To achieve this, we recommend adopting the above strategies. Should you have further questions or wish to discuss these tips, please do not hesitate to contact our office by email info@alslaw.com.au or telephone (08) 8312 6440 and schedule an appointment.
We’re here to empower and guide you through this process as seamlessly as possible.