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Coffee with Claire #45 – Commonly Asked Questions Blog Series

February 20, 2019

What is The Hiring Process? Step Three: The Initial Meeting

Writer’s note: This blog series is meant to act as responses to “quick” questions you may have for attorneys. Think of these answers as a “quick” answer you might receive over coffee from your friendly neighborhood attorney.

If you’ve never hired an attorney before, it can be an intimidating, daunting process. Unknowns about time or financial commitments can cause people to delay their legal questions and action. In the next few posts, I’ll walk you through the attorney hiring process I use at Tralle Law.

This consists of three steps:

1. The Initial Phone Call
2. The Client Questionnaire
3. The Initial Meeting

After I have the questionnaire we can set up the initial meeting to review the questionnaire and officially retain.

The initial meeting usually takes between 1-2 hours. During the meeting we review the completed questionnaire and it allows me to ask follow-up questions from anything I flagged during my review of the questionnaire.

This allows me to better understand what the client needs: what they and their spouse agree or disagree about with their divorce; what is important to them or who they want to name for important people in their estate plan; or information about a loved one’s probate.

In the initial meeting we further discuss the legal process required for their case: if/when court hearings may need to happen and/or what legal documents are required in the case.

If you have questions about divorce or custody proceeding, estate planning, or probate, please contact Claire Tralle to set up a free initial telephone call.

The information in the Coffee with Claire series are intended to provide information only. No legal advice is being provided or implied via this blog post. No attorney-client relationship is formed by providing this information. An attorney-client relationship with Tralle Law, LLC is formed only after a retainer contact is signed by all parties.