The Top Six Things To Look For When Hiring An Immigration Lawyer
1. Make sure the immigration lawyer is fully qualified,
2. Make sure they are fully qualified in immigration law,
3. Find out the charges upfront,
4. If employing an hourly charged solicitor,
5. No win no fee solicitors,
6. Will the represent you at the Immigration Appeal Board.
1) Make sure the immigration lawyer is fully qualified
In the UK all lawyers need to be qualified and also need to be regulated by the the solicitors regulation authority and also the law society.
To get a list of fully qualified immigration lawyers visit the sites below.
Immigration Lawyers | Law Society | Solicitors Regulation Authority
2) Make sure they are fully qualified in immigration law
Many solicitors will be general solicitors this means that they will be covering many different aspects of law including landlord and tenant , family law etc.. they may not be experts in immigration law .
Ask them about there experience in immigration law.
3) Find out the charges upfront
Make sure you ask them how much they will charge up front :-
There are 2 main ways charging is done
Fixed fee service
Hourly charge
4) If employing an hourly charged solicitor
Make sure you get an idea of the amount of costs the solicitor will charge ask them how much time they think they will spend and what the total cost will be .
5) No win no fee solicitors
It will be rare to find solicitors who will work on this basis for immigration cases.
6) will the represent you at the immigration appeal board
Find out if they will be there with you at the immigration appeal board.
If not then it might be better to find an expert immigration lawyer in the first place who will be able to help you all the way through the process .