The 5 Greatest Benefits of Ongoing Legal Support for a Company
A client to whom we provide ongoing legal assistance recently told us: "until we had lawyers, we did not even know how much we needed them". Running a business does create a need for many consultations, or for entrusting particular matters to a trusted attorney-at-law (radca prawny). Today we look at the benefits a company gains from concluding an ongoing legal services agreement with a law firm. At least five such advantages can be identified straight away.
1. Professional and Dedicated Advice Based on Knowledge of the Company's Specific Character
Our practice shows clearly that a lawyer today acts not only as an expert on legal provisions in the traditional sense, but also as an adviser with general business knowledge. It is the ability to use that business knowledge, combined with specialist legal knowledge, that defines a good attorney-at-law. As attorneys-at-law providing ongoing legal support to a given company, we can learn its specific character and needs in detail, unlike when we advise only on individual matters, which are fragments detached from the company's business as a whole. With ongoing support, every matter is handled in line with the company's policy and with regard to its business model.
2. Saving Time and Money
Our Law Firm has developed two different systems of settling accounts with clients under ongoing cooperation: settlement based on hourly rates, or a fixed monthly amount for legal support. The client chooses one of these models according to the company's needs, and in the vast majority of cases the second model is preferred. Clients quickly see the comfort of knowing that both the people managing the company and its employees can remain in constant contact with the attorneys-at-law by email, by telephone or, where the matter so requires, in person. This allows entrepreneurs to make decisions differently and saves them a great deal of time. In business, speed of action is often the key to a company's growth. The possibility of urgent consultations and legal support from lawyers dedicated to the company often makes it possible to avoid misguided business moves and financial losses. In addition, the costs an entrepreneur incurs by commissioning individual matters are, as a rule, higher overall than if the cooperation were based on ongoing legal services for businesses.
3. Priority Service for Regular Clients
Where situations arise in a company that signal court proceedings, speed and correct action are extremely important, for example because of pressing limitation periods for claims or other time limits arising from contracts or legal provisions. A letter sent on behalf of a law firm can often resolve the matter at the pre-litigation stage. In addition, a lawyer who knows the company well through ongoing support can handle negotiations or mediation where the matter so requires. By maintaining ongoing cooperation with a law firm, the client can be sure that the lawyer will treat its instructions as a priority. The client does not have to search suddenly, under stress, for a suitable law firm in the hope that someone will deal with the matter quickly and efficiently. The client knows that the lawyers working with it on a permanent basis are available and act immediately on receiving instructions.
4. A Wide Range of Work Under the Fixed Fee for Legal Support
When providing legal assistance under ongoing cooperation, we offer the client a full range of services. This includes, among other things, day-to-day advice by email, by telephone or at face-to-face meetings, preparing pre-litigation letters, drafting court pleadings, representation before courts, representation in enforcement proceedings for debt recovery, preparing and reviewing contracts, drafting terms and conditions and internal regulations, taking steps before the National Court Register (KRS), preparing documentation required by law, including on personal data protection, and other work.
5. Running a Business with Peace of Mind
Last but not least. Arranging ongoing legal support for a company, and thus access to professional representatives, quite simply gives the entrepreneur peace of mind. We keep regular clients informed on an ongoing basis about changes in legal provisions that matter for their business activity. We also often advise on introducing changes to the legal solutions used in a given company that are beneficial from a business point of view.
The peace of mind that comes from ongoing support by professional representatives shows itself in one more respect. In some business situations, entrepreneurs often feel uncertain without legal assistance. This happens particularly when concluding important commercial contracts, where entrepreneurs are not sure whether the contract provisions sufficiently secure the company's interests, or whether they carry too much legal risk and are drafted solely for the benefit of the other party. Without expert legal knowledge, even a very careful reading of the contract by the entrepreneur may be of little use. Using ongoing legal support, which will point out possible risks and secure the company's interests, gives the entrepreneur psychological comfort. Is there anything more valuable than peace of mind?
