How can you find an affordable lawyer?

If you need an affordable lawyer to help with a legal problem, there are many options now available to you, depending on the area of law with which you need assistance. If you need assistance with a personal-injury claim there are many affordable lawyers that operate a no-win, no-fee scheme, allowing clients to use their services on the premise that if the solicitor loses the case the client does not pay for the solicitors time. This scheme can make lawyers affordable for those who do not have much spare cash at the time, but will usually need to be teamed with an insurance policy that covers other costs, such as the defendant’s costs in the event the case is lost. You will also usually have to pay a risk-assessment fee, which covers the lawyer’s time spent looking into your case to determine whether you have a viable case and whether the case is one that they are willing to accept on a no-win, no-fee basis.

Finding an affordable lawyer is not an easy task. In some circumstances there will not be a great many technicalities in bringing your case and as a result you will be able to use a junior solicitor or paralegal that will bring your legal costs down. However, if you need to use an experienced solicitor because of the complexity of your case, fees will invariably be greater. Keep in mind that you need not necessarily be deterred by higher fees; a solicitor who is more experienced and charges a higher hourly fee may get the work done in far less time than a less-experienced, cheaper solicitor.

Another way you may be able to instruct an affordable lawyer is by using the Legal Aid scheme. Legal Aid allows people on low incomes to get legal advice on certain areas of law. Some areas of law, such as personal-injury law, no longer come under the Legal Aid scheme and some areas, such as family law property matters, require the money to be paid back upon receipt of a financial award from the court. Contact Law can discuss your funding options with you.

If you would like to obtain legal advice from affordable lawyers, Contact Law can put you in touch with a local specialist lawyer free of charge. So, if you have any questions or would like our help in finding lawyers please call us on 0800 1777 162 or complete the web-form above.