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Take better questions into your first conversation.
Choose the legal-service topic, select the questions you need and print a plan to use with each office. Keep personal documents and the answers in your own private records.
This tool uses topic choices and checkboxes only. It does not ask for your case details, send an enquiry or save a private file. Selections clear on reload.
01 / Choose the questions
What do you need to ask?
02 / Gather what you have
Prepare an index, then ask what to send
- Court or police documents, keeping the dates and original wording visible.
- Court, location, case reference and next notified event, if known.
- Any existing lawyer's details and the work already agreed.
- Interpreter, access or communication needs to discuss with the office.
Keep the index in your own private notes. Ask each office for its intake and secure document process before sharing material.
03 / Your enquiry plan
Criminal law: questions for first contact
0 of 6 questions selected.
Select the questions above to create your plan. You can then print it or save it as a PDF using your browser.
Keep these tasks separate when asking about scope
- Initial advice. Is urgent attendance or representation included?
- A defined court appearance. Who attends, and what is excluded before or after that date?
- Hearing or later-stage work. Are witnesses, expert input, a barrister and extra days separately costed?
Record the office’s answer privately
Office / person contacted: ____________________________________
Date and proposed task: ______________________________________
Included work and exclusions: _________________________________
Costs, assumptions and next step: ______________________________
This is a preparation worksheet, not legal advice or a recommendation. Confirm identity, scope, fees and acceptance directly. An enquiry does not pause a deadline.