When interviewing clients in the first meeting, many attorneys try hard to impress their clients to acquire the file. Consider turning the tables and make yourself exclusive. In essence, the client is being interviewed by the lawyer and the lawyer determines whether or not she or he will take on this client. Unless the customer fulfills with the criteria established by the attorney, the lawyer will simply not accept the matter.
TIP 11 Client Financial Disclosure AcknowledgmentIt's essential to be extremely clear with clients that fiscal reform is the basis upon which settlement in family law is achieved. Some counsel even have their clients complete a customer disclosure acknowledgment form confirming all booth pertinent to the situation has been given to the attorney.
TIP 21 Return of RecordsWhen you've completed a document, return first documents to your client. You will not need to keep them and you change the customer the responsibility for safekeeping.
TIP 1 Feel it in Your GutWhen you meet with a customer and you believe it in your gut that there's something wrong with this customer, listen to your body and don't take on the file. In most cases, your initial instinct will probably be right. There are plenty of lawyers out there to assist that client.