Terms of Trade
A quick phone call or email with background information will help me get a handle on your legal problem. If you want me to be your lawyer, I will advise you of my hourly rate for your particular problem. I will then send you some paperwork including a notice to my instructing solicitor and my letter of engagement/terms of trade.
If you want an estimate I will give you one but litigation is often hard to predict. Everything you tell me is confidential and I will act for you free of conflicts of interest. I have indemnity insurance. My job as your lawyer is to do a good job in a timely way based on what you have asked me to do after having discussed with you your objectives. If you want an update on what I have been doing, just ask — you are the consumer of legal services and I am the provider. This is a stressful time for you and you deserve respect and to be able to expect the highest level of service delivery.