3 Top Questions To Ask When Choosing A Real Estate Lawyer

by

Chris Harmen

Choosing a legal professional is a very personal decision, and can have a marked impact on the eventual success of your case. You must find someone that you feel you can understand, but there are also technical qualifications that must be met. When you are seeking a real estate lawyer, there are additional qualifications beyond what a regular legal professional should provide. While there is no guaranteed checklist for finding a successful attorney, asking these questions can help you ensure that you choose the best possible real estate attorney for your case.

Question 1: How Long Have You Been Licensed To Practice Law?

This question is among the most basic, yet a surprising number of potential clients forget to ask it. In order to become a real estate lawyer, or to be legally permitted to give legal advice of any kind, the professional must attend law school and pass an exam known as the Bar exam. This exam is specific to each state, and a lawyer who wishes to open up a practice in another state must pass that state’s bar as well before he may practice. Asking your potential advocate how long he has been licensed to practice will give you an idea of his experience while also confirming that he is in fact a technically qualified legal professional and can legally represent you.

Question #2: How Long Have You Been A Real Estate Lawyer?

Virtually every attorney chooses one specialty, which most will follow throughout their professional career. Some may specialize in two related fields, but it’s rare to find anyone more diversified than that. There is a very good reason for such specificity: legal precedent, a major factor in many court decisions. In order to maintain consistency in court rulings, courts will take into account former rulings when they make decisions in current cases. Thus, in order to support his claims, a real estate attorney may reference these former decisions and use them as part of a current argument. Following these developments in the different courts statewide and even nationwide takes a lot of time, which in addition to the specialized depth of knowledge required creates a practical limit of one specialty per advocate. Some will occasionally switch specialties mid-practice, but asking will easily reveal that.

Question #3: How Many Clients Do You Typically Carry At Once?

A small law office may quickly become overburdened if the caseload is too high, but a larger office may end up shuttling you off to a young, inexperienced real estate attorney or even a caseworker. You want to ensure that whatever size office you choose has the right amount of staff to give you the attention you need. There is no magic number, but a single lawyer handling more than 10 intensive cases is almost certainly overburdened.

The Right Real Estate Attorney For You

Finding a good legal professional requires persistence, perseverance, and a high level of comfort asking tough questions. The right legal professional won’t hesitate to answer, will be knowledgeable, and will be open and honest with you from the beginning. If you find someone who has the necessary legal qualifications and seems to have a strong grasp of property legislation as well, you can find the person who will help you best.

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By Duncan Freer

The Construction Industry operates on a global scale with many opportunities to work abroad. The developed world maintains many types of project, including continuation, decommissioning and environmental work, much of which is implemented by some of the industry’s leading companies, who are diversifying into new markets. Factors such as tourism and the continuing rise in the global population have increased the demand for housing, commercial buildings, high-rise constructions, industrial processing plants and new and improved transport infrastructures.

New markets are arising in countries with unused natural resources. Countries such as South Africa, South America and Russia are providing budding opportunities in this area, whilst countries in the Middle East, such as Saudi Arabia and Dubai are plowing billions of pounds worth of investment into housing, hospitals as well as residential and tourist developments. Other industries are having a positive effect on the construction industry; India has achieved an almost overnight success within its IT sector. As outsourcing and the off-shoring of international business have grown in conjunction with the development of this IT industry so, too, has the demand for commercial, residential and retail constructions. China is also offering substantial opportunities for jobs in construction as its changing infrastructure demands new housing and power developments.

UK qualifications are well-respected worldwide by construction recruitment organizations, offering British workers considerable opportunities to work overseas. Whilst overseas project tend to favour more experienced graduates, many multinational companies will readily take on more-recently qualified graduates into their ranks. Contracts overseas can mean long periods of time away from the UK and, in some cases, working longer hours than UK contracts stipulate. However, in these circumstances, many companies offer employees additional pay allowances and extra money to assist the costs of intermittent flights back to Britain. Many consider this to be a career for single people, as the long periods away from home and the frequent lack of facilities to cope with dependants often take a toll on married couples or those in relationships.

Construction jobs overseas require a variety of employees with a variety of skills, such as site managers, site engineers, plant engineers, electricians, quantity surveyors, structural engineers, store managers, finance personnel, personnel managers, catering staff and procurement managers. Working abroad can also present language and cultural challenges, whilst trying to oversee a large build, but this leaves extra room for graduates to use their qualifications to their best advantage.

Of course, British engineers and specialists are not confined to finding construction jobs overseas; with the advent of the 2012 Olympics in the UK. Since 2006, the Olympic Committee has been sourcing the best candidates for the required builds and competition between companies is fierce for the relevant contracts. As the Games approach, there will be more and more opportunities for qualified candidates to consider making their mark on British soil, as well as taking into account the benefits offered by working overseas. The Olympics are being heralded as a showcase for the talents of UK construction companies, which is hoped to generate further work abroad.

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