If you're
like most solicitors I have helped grow their business, it is unlikely that you have been doing this correctly.
The prospect of a visit to the Solicitors» Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) fills
most solicitors with dread.
The statement that a limited partnership is a distinct separate legal entity from the individual partners, similar to the situation of a corporation would catch
most solicitors who deal with partnerships by considerable surprise.
It also says that solicitors were being told that conveyancing should not make up more than 30 % of their practice (hardly an issue
for most solicitors at present).
Instead, the no win no fee * system relies on your solicitor evaluating your claim and deciding whether to take it on — if you have a strong claim
then most solicitors will be happy to take it on, as they know that they are likely to be able to recover their fees when they win the case for you.
Most solicitors with a commercial, financing, insolvency or securities practice are too busy churning out standard (or semi-standard) documents, most of which they will have as their own or their firms» precedents, and doing routine things like reviewing standard articles and by - laws, filings, etc..
At present,
most solicitors will have a qualifying law degree (or undertake the Common Professional Examination).
I think that
most solicitors would agree that the most cost - effective way of initially dealing with a financial product problem is for an expert to look into it without legal costs being incurred at that stage.
If you are seeking to protect your ownership of a property when cohabiting with a partner,
most solicitors would advise the couple to enter into a cohabitation agreement.
Most solicitors I deal with in Bristol probably spend a similar amount of time as me on the type of work we do; and compared with 35 years ago when I was admitted, I now consider myself to be thoroughly specialised.
Most Solicitors will consider entering into a Conditional Fee or «no win no fee» Agreement.
Most Solicitors will start their legal career in a law firm setting.