This is kind of a more general question but in terms of finding a good lawyer to do X what is the best filtering mechanism?
I’m one of those people that doesn’t have a “I’ll have my lawyer look at that” kind of relationship with anyone as I e never needed a lawyer. How would I best find a lawyer In my city if I have something come up and need one quickly? Is there a ratings system or reviews system? From the outside it’s like a big gray box with cost and word of mouth recommendations being the only sliders.
This is a forever problem. It’s difficult to judge the competency or skill of a professional without also being a professional in the same space. Word of mouth is the usual solution.
Another approach is to pick a few lawyers (read things they’ve written, online reviews, etc.) then do intro calls and pick the one who clicks best. Do a couple of low stakes projects with them to feel out their competency.
I’ll note that it can be worthwhile to match the professional to the task. No reason to pay top dollar to a specialist if all you need is some common boilerplate that any lawyer can do. You’ll also need to line up separate commercial and criminal lawyers.
Can be a good starting point depending on what you're looking to do.
Ultimately peer recommendations are the best - if you know a lawyer ask them to recommend someone good or if you know an accountant ask them to recommend a good lawyer, etc.
I’m one of those people that doesn’t have a “I’ll have my lawyer look at that” kind of relationship with anyone as I e never needed a lawyer. How would I best find a lawyer In my city if I have something come up and need one quickly? Is there a ratings system or reviews system? From the outside it’s like a big gray box with cost and word of mouth recommendations being the only sliders.