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Do you feel like your employer has trampled over your rights as an employee for the last time? If so, it might be time to seek out a labor attorney with the knowledge and the experience you need to fight back. As statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor show, there are nearly 800,000 lawyers in the United States, meaning that if you want to narrow your choices down to only the best employment rights attorneys, you’re going to need to be smart.
One of the best ways to narrow down your choices of employment attorneys is to meet with each option for a consultation. During that consultation, there are three big things you need to keep in mind. Doing so, you can weed out the worst labor attorneys from the very best.
What You Should Expect When Consulting with Labor Attorneys
- Complete Transparency
- Mutual Respect
- Hard Work without False Promises
As FindLaw.com suggests, from the minute you walk into a lawyer’s offices, they should make a point to be completely transparent. This means that they shouldn’t be trying to avoid the question of price, win rates, or specialties. If you feel like they’re being less than open with you, look for someone else. There are plenty of pros in this sea.
For Lexis Nexis, one of the worst things that can happen during a consultation is a weird sort of tete-a-tete with the lawyer. If you don’t like each other or there is a lack of mutual respect, chances are things aren’t going to well as they could. If you find yourself saying things like “this should be easy” or you find the lawyer judging you and your situation, move on.
Because the American justice system is based on the ability to argue points of law and the specific traits of each individual case, there can never be any guarantees when it comes to the outcome of a case. That’s why you need to be wary of any lawyer who tries to guarantee success. Here’s the thing: a good lawyer can improve your chances of success, but no one can promise to win a case for you and mean it.
Do you work as an employment lawyer? What do you think Americans should expect when going in for their first meetings with labor lawyers? Let us know in the comments below. Great references here.
