Ed Divorce 201 Interview Questions
Published on Jun 06, 2022
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How to work effectively with your attorney
Is this really necessary? To spend time on this subject?
Why is that? Why is there such dissatisfaction with attorneys?
Ed: process/structure driven and it's people/expectations driven
What are the biggest complaints?
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Ed: lack of communication, billing, no connection
Ed: poor communication
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Ed: don't return phone calls
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Ed: keep them in the dark
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Ed: don't listen
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Ed: have their own agenda
Ed: #1 - know how your attorney bills. Do they bill every 6 minutes or every 10 minutes? You can the number to be smaller.
Ed: grouping questions makes answering them more efficient. And more effective. Going back and forth like it's a chat session is incredibly inefficient and, therefore, expensive.
Ed: schedule phone calls versus making them on the fly. Same issues.
Ed: it's cheaper if you do some of the work.
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Ed: for example, you could go through your financial records and organize them or have your attorney do it.
Ed: or, you could hire another professional who doesn't charge as much.
Ed: rule of thumb, only use your attorney for work that only he/she can do. Don't use your attorney as a therapist. Don't use your attorney as your financial advisor. Or, your health coach.
Ed: Clients want a connection with their attorney.
How do you connect with people?
You spend time with them.
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Ed: Problem.
Do you want to spend $300 an hour to help create a connection
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Ed: Other complaints:
didn't fight enough
rolled over, intimidated
Ed: defensive, combative, argumentative
"What should women do?"
Control what you can control
Can't control the structure
Can control you
Ed: step one, put yourself in their shoes.
what a typical week looks like
Ed: How long does it take for them to return calls or emails? A lot of attorneys say "within 24 hours."
Okay, so putting yourself in the shoes of your attorney is step 1. What else should women be doing or asking?
Ed: before I wrote that first check, I'd insist on an "expectations" meeting
Ed:
You've put them on notice.
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how do you work best with your attorney?
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Ed: understand, this a job for your attorney. It's not their life. They're invested in your case but not like you are.
Ed: How you treat them matters. They're just as human as you are. It's not okay to be a jackass just because you're paying them $300 an hour.
Ed: Make it easy to work with you.
Tell them you want to develop a strong working relationship with them.
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