How to Hire a Lawyer

The scope of legal services provided by the firm’s lawyers on each case is discussed with Senior Managing Partner, who also performs preliminary evaluation of the costs for the services, forms a working team, appoints the team leader and supervises the process.

You should arrange for a meeting with Senior Managing Partner beforehand by calling at +7 495 961 00 19. 

Preliminary evaluation of the legal outcome of the case

Prior to proceeding with working on any case, we perform preliminary evaluation of the legal outcome of the case, its complexity, and hence its cost. Such evaluation is performed by Senior Managing Partner Yury Scheglov and is normally carried out at the first meeting with a client right after he/she explains the matter. 

If circumstances require, the firm’s leading specialists are involved for the quick analysis of the case. However, if it becomes clear that it would be difficult to determine the complexity and outcome of the case without additional studying of the documents and the legislation related to the particular matter, preliminary expertise is normally offered to a client.   

Results of such expertise are presented to a client in the form of written legal opinion on the case with references to the documents and the legislation. Such legal opinion includes the expected legal outcome of the case and the legal position, if any. 

Having the results of the preliminary expertise allows the client to evaluate the outcomes and hence protect him/herself from unnecessary illusions and expenses, or vice versa become firmly convinced in propriety of his or her claims.   

Signing Retainer Contract 

Prior to proceeding with the job, a Retainer Contract has to be signed between the firm and the client. All terms of the performance of the contract, scope of services, costs of these services, additional expenses, names of lawyers, phases of the process and list of responsibilities of the firm are discussed with the client at signing the contract. 

The contract is signed by Senior Managing Partner, who is the only person with the right to sign contracts on behalf of the firm.

Appointing an Attorney

Usually an attorney is appointed upon signing the contract. If a case is complicated, a working team of attorneys is assigned. Normally such team includes from 2 to 5 specialists headed by the leading attorney. Such scheme when a case is dealt with by several specialists allows carrying our detailed elaboration of legal issues and pretrial examination of the case on every level. It also guarantees that all attorneys working on a case can change each other, which ensures continuity of the process and observance of deadlines. Furthermore, every time a client wants to get updates on the case, he or she can always get it from any member of the working team.     

Total supervision of every case is performed either by Senior Managing Partner of Scheglov & Partners Law Firm or a partner attorney supervising particular case.