Working with Yelaw
Working with Yelaw = the guarantee of a smooth collaboration!
As explained below, this flexibility is our priority. Therefore, we adapt our services to your needs and expectations.
Making contact
Once you have contacted us, we will set up an initial meeting by video conference, telephone or in person, depending on your preference, to understand your needs.
Communication of our fees
If you wish so, we work on the basis of prior estimations and fee quotes, like all other service providers (there is no reason why this should be different for lawyers). There are no unpleasant surprises at the end. If unforeseen elements arise, we discuss them with you immediately.
Alignment with the fee quote
Once we have agreed on our fees or on the estimations, we will send you our engagement letter and our general terms and conditions.
Collaboration
We can provide you with our advice in writing or orally, as you wish. If we provide you with a written answer, it will be concise and will always start with the answer to your question. If there are two possible options, we will tell you which one is better.
Follow-up
We contact you proactively to ensure that the case is properly followed up.
Debriefing and closing
If necessary, we organise a debriefing to address any remaining issues and ensure that expectations have been met before closing the file.
Rates
Our fees are set according to the time spent on the case.
We make sure that these fees are:
Clear: We keep you regularly informed of the time spent in your file. The general / administrative costs of the firm (opening the file, sending letters, costs related to the filing of documents and brief, photocopies, travel costs, etc.) are entirely covered by our fees. We therefore do not charge such costs in addition to our fees.
Competitive: We offer you an excellent quality / price ratio. You can benefit from experienced and available lawyers at a lower price than a large law firm. Furthermore, we are pragmatic and solution-oriented: our primary goal is not to “sell” you a long memo but to answer concretely and efficiently your request. Depending on your expectations, we may favour a phone call (which may or may not be followed by a short written confirmation). We also take into account what is at stake in the case in order to avoid disappointment.
For employers
Furthermore, if, as a company, you entrust Yelaw with a regular volume of files, we also offer financially advantageous subscription packages for a guaranteed number of hours. Please contact one of our lawyers if you wish to discuss this.
For employees
As an (ex-)employee, it is possible that you can benefit from the total or partial intervention of a third-party payer, for example, because you have taken out legal protection insurance. We therefore advise you to check this point. It should also be noted that our fees are generally tax-deductible as professional expenses, provided that you opt for the real expenses system.