Choosing a Mackay Lawyer, Solicitor or Law Firm

Because it is a popular and growing region, there are many new families and people now living in the Mackay region that require the services of a Mackay lawyer or law firm for the first time. Finding a law firm to complete the conveyancing required to help you buy a house, to advise you about starting a business or to prepare important documents like wills or enduring powers-of-attorney, can be a daunting and stressful process.

When you are looking for a Mackay solicitor, lawyer or law firm you ought to seek these characteristics:

Happy Customers
For most people it’s impossible to compare the quality of legal services that is provided by one Mackay solicitor/lawyer or another. Unless you are a regular user of a similar kind of legal service you can’t really compare different law firms. Look for a Mackay lawyer who is proud of their past performance provides references from previous clients. If they offer quite a number of testimonials it tells you two things. First, that they have plenty of happy clients and secondly, that they are willing to take the time and go to the trouble to discover what clients think of their service. They understand that theirs is a service-oriented business.

Local knowledge
Any Mackay solicitor or lawyer should have good local knowledge and demonstrated experience in aiding other people in the area. Find out if the firm has worked on local developments or firms with established conveyancing sections that will have developed a valuable source of “inside knowledge” about the property market, local agents and banks that will make a huge difference to the ease and efficiency of your transaction.

Breadth of Services
Because most people only need a lawyer rarely, it is wise to choose a Mackay lawyer, solicitor or law firm that can provide the full range of services without you needing to seek different lawyers. Finding a firm that can help with conveyancing, estate planning, disputes, business services and even workplace or employment issues, means you can rely on one firm to meet all your legal needs. Law firms value clients who use several services, and are often able to provide those services more cheaply if they have done other work for you in the past.

*In Queensland a person with legal qualifications was traditionally referred to as a solicitor while a person who “had standing” to represent you in court was called a barrister. More recently the general term lawyer has become more widespread and can be used to describe either of these types of legal practitioner. In some other states of Australia the conveyancing process (the legal process required to transfer ownership of house) can be undertaken by licenced conveyancers. This is not the case in Queensland where conveyancing must be undertaken by a solicitor/lawyer.

John Gray is a practising solicitor and marketing consultant who has worked with leading Mackay law firms. If you need a Mackay solicitor or Mackay lawyer contact John Gray for a recommendation.