now maybe this thread will end up in LOS but to me it seems rather unfair, to say the least, that a solicitor's client may well be charged a % of the value of a conveyance etc. regardless of how much work is done.
I believe that the same may also apply in divorce/family settlement cases.
As a consumer I think I should be able to say to a solicitor - I have a job that needs doing, can you do it?, how much will it cost (how much time will you have to spend etc)? can I "shorten the road" for you?
If the response to the fee part above is a % of the asset involved doesnt this beg the question "What has it got to do with the value??, isnt it the same work??, matter a damn whether its worth €1 or €1 million."
I also have "issues" with the whole anti-competitive nature of the legal profession - effectively needing "pull" to get an apprenticeship. And this gown and curls stuff is a bit of an imperialist throwback - as is "deviling" and other strange fetish bullshit that seems to pervade the training process. Other professions seem to manage fine with open competition and less bizarre training.
p.s. I am not a frustrated law student, am not in the legal profession nor never was veering that way, and personal experiences with the legal profession did not involve % fees but I've seen the issues raise their ugly head.
I believe that the same may also apply in divorce/family settlement cases.
As a consumer I think I should be able to say to a solicitor - I have a job that needs doing, can you do it?, how much will it cost (how much time will you have to spend etc)? can I "shorten the road" for you?
If the response to the fee part above is a % of the asset involved doesnt this beg the question "What has it got to do with the value??, isnt it the same work??, matter a damn whether its worth €1 or €1 million."
I also have "issues" with the whole anti-competitive nature of the legal profession - effectively needing "pull" to get an apprenticeship. And this gown and curls stuff is a bit of an imperialist throwback - as is "deviling" and other strange fetish bullshit that seems to pervade the training process. Other professions seem to manage fine with open competition and less bizarre training.
p.s. I am not a frustrated law student, am not in the legal profession nor never was veering that way, and personal experiences with the legal profession did not involve % fees but I've seen the issues raise their ugly head.