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lundi 11 août 2014

Hiring Tips For A Pro Bono Civil Rights Attorney

By Tanisha Berg


Getting into trouble with the government or the law will actually require you to get the services of lawyers. Through the lawyer, you can easily defend yourself or you can have someone represent you in the trial court. This is the expertise of the lawyer so you should hire one when you have a legal case against you or if you are planning to file one.

While the services of the said legal professional is necessary, not everyone can actually afford to hire one. In such cases, looking for a pro bono lawyer is an option that you can use. Especially if you are looking for a civil rights attorney Brooklyn, going for someone who gives his or her aid for free should be beneficial to you.

If you want to have an easier time handling your legal case, then you have to hire the said legal professional. When you are thinking of this, then you just have to go through a few steps for the said hiring. Here are those steps that will allow you to hire qualified lawyers who offers his or her services to you for free.

First, contact the Public Attorneys Office. The said office should be able to provide you with a list of the lawyers who are offering pro bono work to the less fortunate. If you have this list, then you should be able to contact the said lawyers and ask them whether they can provide you with the pro bono service you are searching for.

If you have obtained a list of lawyers who are providing pro bono work, then you should proceed into writing a letter to them. You have to tell that lawyer of your intentions to ask for their assistance for a legal case. You have to be polite when you are asking for his or her help. Show your intentions through the letter as well.

In your letter, you got to be brief and concise. Make sure that the legal professional will understand your plight to your letter. Of course, you have to keep it short because time for these legal professionals is very valuable. They will usually not read a letter if it will take them hours to finish it.

The letter should clearly say the circumstances that have put you in your predicament. You have to state your side and why you are in trouble, in as few yet concise words as possible. Through your letter, you have to move the legal professional's heart and make him or her agree to representing you in a court of law for free.

After you have submitted the letter asking for the legal professional's pro bono services, you will just have to wait for a reply. More often than not, the reply will arrive in your mailbox within a period of two years. If not, you can call up the legal professional's office and follow up on your request.

There are expenses that you have to personally take care of. Legal cases do not only mean you have to pay for professional's fee. There are expenses for the documents that you have to take care of. You will be the one to pay for these papers for the completion or progress of your legal case.




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