In this document you will find a range of questions you may want to ask when you meet your lawyer for the first time
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Engaging in unqualified legal practice, or falsely claiming that you are qualified to engage in legal practice, is a criminal offence in Victoria. Each year, we investigate instances of unqualified legal practice by individuals and/or businesses.
Generally, three things may be unqualified legal practice:
You need a lawyer. What do you pay?
For most complaints you must try to resolve the issue with the lawyer first. If you have tried and cannot fix the problem, or it's not reasonable for you to do so, we may be able to help.
Please consider the information below before making a complaint.
When you hire a lawyer in Victoria they charge professional fees for their services.
How much they will charge you depends on a few things such as:
There are several billing methods that lawyers may use to charge for their services.
