6 Questions Which You Must Ask Your Lawyer

Posted by Singapore Law on May 10th, 2019

Are you planning to file a divorce in court or facing a criminal trial at court?  If yes, then you badly need the support of a lawyer who can handle your case. But is it that easy to find the right lawyer for your case? Well, the fact is that there are some critical questions that you must ask your Singapore divorce lawyer or Singapore criminal lawyer before you decide to hire him or her. There are several lawyers whom you can find in the market and this question and answer session will make it easy for you to understand who will be the best choice for your case.  So what are those questions? Take a look below to get an idea.

What are your areas of specialization?  If you find that the lawyer is specialized in multiple branches of law and handle too many cases at a time, then giving dedicated focus for your case will be difficult. So you need to narrow down your search for a lawyer who deals only in divorce or criminal cases.

How long you are in this field? In place of asking the experience concentrate on the years of practicing divorce or criminal law. This is important for you to know especially in the case when you honestly believe in the fact that your case is a complicated one.

What are your fee and its structure? This is one of the most vital questions for you to know.  This will give you an idea about the budget needed to afford the lawyer. Much charge fixed fee, a charge per hour and also has different rates charged for in-court and out-courts assistance. Take a proper note in this regard.

How often you are going to meet us? Communication is very important for you and your lawyer. Ask how often he is going to meet you? Will it be his team or he himself who will communicate with you? What will be the mode of communication: By person, via phone or email.

What will be the process of proceedings in my case and how long will it take? The lawyer needs to explain to you the process in detail and if you find a lack of confidence in him at time of explanation, it indicates you need to think for a different person. Experienced lawyers after going through the detail of your case can give a tentative idea about the expected duration of the case.

 What will be the alimony amount in case of divorce and compensation in case of a criminal case? Here too lawyers with several years of experience in the industry can give near to accurate figure about the compensation or alimony amount by analyzing the case details.

You are open to prepare your set of questions which you want to ask the lawyer in the interview before you hire. But we recommend you to include the above 6 questions on the list as that will make the conversation better. You can connect with leading law firms also to meet talented and highly qualified lawyers.

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