Getting nervous about my lawyer

Not sure if i should be concerned, but with my FDR coming up, i''m getting a little worried about my lawyer - his communications are regular which is a good thing, but his language is erratic and sometimes doesn''t make sense. It''s the same when dealing with a third party and the STBX lawyer.

This often leads to confusion and further clarifications which no doubt will appear on my bill.

Having said that, his responses to the court appear water tight and language is concise and unambiguous.

Should I be worried here or is is this normal?

I just expect professionals to be professionals in all contexts.

Hi Turbo,

I think it''s natural to be nervous when approaching a court hearing, esp when you''ve put your good faith (and £££s!) into the hands of someone else.

What do you mean by the language being erratic? Legal jargon is often like a different language, and solicitors aren''t always good at translating that jargon into plain English.

its more like he has rushed a response, missed various words out of a sentence that changes the meaning of what he is trying to convey or request.

Misses off attachments on emails and that sort of thing.

Often looks like its being done on the fly on a portable device.

Or it could be that the clerical staff have made the errors?

You have said that " his responses to the court appear water tight and language is concise and unambiguous", so try not to get too hung up about a few missing words. Clerical errors are not uncommon - my solicitor referred to me as "Mr Tuesday" in my draft divorce Writ

Thanks. That''s reassuring.

Like you say i''m probably nervous!

yes don''t worry about it, my stbx''s solicitor''s clerical staff made so many mistakes on their letters and forms I felt like returning them with red pen stating "must try harder"!! I couldn''t believe that they had made it out of the office but there you go all you need to do now is type them up and stick an esignature on them.

Thanks. Re-assuring to know. Just not the way I like to operate. Maybe I need to lower the bar!