It’s stressful enough having legal problems.
What’s even more stressful is not knowing how much it will cost to solve those problems.
To remove clients’ uncertainty about possible hefty legal fees, Bayberry & Weir Legal offer fixed price payments.
This has many advantages for our clients when compared to hourly billing for legal services.
Let’s look at some of them:
1. Certainty and transparency
We provide an upfront quote for the completion of the legal job at hand. The client receives a breakdown of costs, as well as a description of the scope of our legal services. This removes all uncertainty about how much our clients pay.
When you have control over their finances, you can make rational, informed decisions about legal matters. This way clients have one less thing to worry about and can get on with the specific case.
In comparison, the hourly rates charged by big law firms take certainty and power away from clients, leaving you in a vulnerable position – both financially and legally. There is always the risk that clients will run out of money midway through their case and often they become more concerned about spiralling costs rather than the details of their legal affairs.
2. Avoid fee disputes
In the financial year 2016-2017, the Victorian Legal Services Commissioner received more complaints from the public about lawyers’ costs than any other issue. This is a trend that has repeated itself over the course of many years. Fee disputes can be avoided altogether when flat rate pricing structures are in place.
3. Quality not quantity
With hourly billing, there is a major conflict between the client’s interests and those of the lawyer. The lawyer is not motivated to work efficiently because this adversely affects profits. Ultimately, the client receives poor value for money.
Fixed price payments, ensure that the client’s and the lawyer’s interests are in sync. The lawyer has compelling reasons to finish the legal work in a productive and professional manner and this ensures the best legal outcome for the client.
4. Doing what we do best
At Bayberry Weir, we spend our time productively. We focus on solving your legal problems and do not waste time with all the fiddly, time-consuming work that comes with hourly billing. Our flat fee rates mean that we can concentrate on what we do best: providing quality legal services to our clients.
5. Better communication
When clients know they won’t be charged for every minute of our time, communications are greatly improved. In turn, this enables us to handle our clients’ legal work much more efficiently. All round, this builds trust and confidence in the client-lawyer relationship and as a direct consequence, everything runs more smoothly.
We are not like traditional law firms. We focus on our clients’ interests and successes, whether commercial or personal. Our fixed price payment structure ensures we have time to listen to our clients and ultimately find the best legal solutions for them.
Contact us today to find the best legal solution to your legal problems, and set aside any concerns you have about unexpected costs.