Paid lawyer,what to do

[Wolverine17]

Hi guys i contacted a lawyer and paid him the 1st installment for his services just before finding this forums which proved to be of great help and thanks to you all,what do you think i should do,should i just continue with him or can i just continue by myself,i didnt submit or create my express entry profile yet since am still working on collecting my papers and the exam,etc but eventhough if i decided not to continue with him am not going to get back what i already paid

 

[jairichi]

Hi guys i contacted a lawyer and paid him the 1st installment for his services just before finding this forums which proved to be of great help and thanks to you all,what do you think i should do,should i just continue with him or can i just continue by myself,i didnt submit or create my express entry profile yet since am still working on collecting my papers and the exam,etc but eventhough if i decided not to continue with him am not going to get back what i already paid

Probably you might not get the money you have paid. If you have signed any retainer agreement then you owe him that amount too.

 

[Wolverine17]

Probably you might not get the money you have paid. If you have signed any retainer agreement then you owe him that amount too.

Nothing mentioned abt any retainer agreement,what is signed is that for every stage will have to pay an installment,is that whay you mean?

 

[jairichi]

Nothing mentioned abt any retainer agreement,what is signed is that for every stage will have to pay an installment,is that whay you mean?

That is correct.

 

[jasonmac5]

Think you dont have much of an option here. Read through your agreement on what you have signed. We had to pay in stages and there was an option for us that if we were not satisfied with his services we could break from the contract. Check if you have any clauses like that. Also are you based in Canada ?

 

[Wolverine17]

Think you dont have much of an option here. Read through your agreement on what you have signed. We had to pay in stages and there was an option for us that if we were not satisfied with his services we could break from the contract. Check if you have any clauses like that. Also are you based in Canada ?

No am not what about you

 

[jasonmac5]

well yes and the lawyer who was my representative was also here in Canada

 

[Wolverine17]

well yes and the lawyer who was my representative was also here in Canada

So how do u find it so far is it a good experience or not,am
Wondering if i wlll be having access to my profile or that will be only applicable for the lawyer

 

[bellaluna]

So how do u find it so far is it a good experience or not,am
Wondering if i wlll be having access to my profile or that will be only applicable for the lawyer

Usually they have a special consultant access to manage multiple clients, so no, only they can access your profile.

This is it: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/e-services/portal.asp

 

[Wolverine17]

Usually they have a special consultant access to manage multiple clients, so no, only they can access your profile.

This is it: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/e-services/portal.asp

Is it worth it havig a lawyer if the fees arent very high?what do you guys think

 

[johnny123]

Is it worth it havig a lawyer if the fees arent very high?what do you guys think

It depends about your knowledge, adroitness and the expertise of the lawyer itself.
Hard to tell, but if you don't want to spend tons of hours learning about the process and details from scratch, and the lawyer is good, then I would say yes.
Also, if you have some unclear/more complicated situation than usual (possible criminal inadmissibility or smthn) then it's also good to have it.

 

[jasonmac5]

So how do u find it so far is it a good experience or not,am
Wondering if i wlll be having access to my profile or that will be only applicable for the lawyer

Well i did a background research about the consultant I went with. When I went for the initial consultation itself I asked questions like how many cases are you working on currently and what was his success rates like etc. So far my experience with him has been good. The reason I went for with this lawyer was that I had a bit of a complicated case.

In my case only he had access to the profile but he was polite enough to update me with screenshots of my profile whenever I have requested him