Creative Legal Services (UK)
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- HomeCreative
Were currently working with a large network of solicitors who are putting together a range of legal services targeted at the creative industry. It's main goal is to provide an extremely affordable industry specific service/resource.
At the moment they will be splitting the advice down by employers, freelancers, new starts and established agencies, and will offer a level of packages for each. There will also offer a fully bespoke service which will more than likely be backed up by a 24hr legal helpline.
So what i'm asking is, as industry pro's is there anything besides, the normal things I see people asking for everyday on this site. (Intellectual property, contracts, copyright issues, Invoice T&C's you would want expect to see offered?
- cannonball0
Insurance litigation, real estate both commercial and residential, incorporation, and protection from the IRS. Those could be part of your mid-to-enterprise package.
- thebottlerocket0
Help in chasing debtors would be excellent.
For unpaid invoices, a standard letter on the firms letterhead asking them to pay up is a service offered by some law firms at a set fee. Info about how and how much interest one can charge for unpaid invoices. Then advice on further avenues you can pursue the debt through (County court, etc).
- Nice. We've come a cropper on that one in the past to.HomeCreative
- Just checked. Thats covered
HomeCreative
- trooper0
i think it will need to be EXTREMELY affordable for you to catch any work.
things for you to work into might be:
Getty scare letters
contract disputes and debt chasing (legal letters of recovery)
- thebottlerocket0
from a freelancig perspective, legal advice regarding companies, freelancing inhouse and IR35
- cannonball0
A service where you devise a preliminary "threat" letter for your clients would be gangbusters. Usually that's only all it takes.
- MrDinky0
any networked lawyers suck. i had two different services, and ended up getting a good one with retainer
- Networked as they have 70+ offices, and were top ranked by Chamber & Partners in this field. So they cant be that badHomeCreative
- PIITB0
Sexual Harassment forms.
- 23kon0
do they know their shit about online laws both in the UK and around the world?
e.g: say i had an idea for a site that could literally become as big as something like ebay, something that was new and unique and needed possible help from lawyers to make sure wording/process/terms and conditions were all OK in the eyes of the law. These lawyers couldnt copypaste their answers from other T&C's on other sites or some template that they give to every client (like privacy policy T&C's - but just change the company name throughout the document) as the idea is so different to anything out there.
- Uk definitely, worldwide I'll have to check.HomeCreative
- 23kon0
"Networked as they have 70+ offices, and were top ranked by Chamber & Partners in this field. So they cant be that bad"
Greggs have over 1000 shops throughout the UK, that doesnt make them the best bakers in the UK.
- Haha you wouldnt say that if they were your client and were probably reading this!
HomeCreative
- Haha you wouldnt say that if they were your client and were probably reading this!
- 23kon0
lol.
If chambers rates them then they have to be good, i know that - they have to succeed at high levels in certain areas to get accreditation for those areas.
I knows this from having done sites for a few big law firms.
When looking for a law firm, just because they say they are rated highly with chambers doesnt mean that they are good in the area YOU want them to be.
i.e yes they might be the best in the UK in EMPLOYMENT LAW and thats how they advertise "voted the best by chambers". they may not publicise that its "best in EMPLOYMENT LAW" - so they might be shit lawyers when it comes to "marraige law" for instance
- HomeCreative0
True, they are top ranked for employment law. Not sure about the other sides, but apparently were marked as ones to watch in other areas.
How do you find dealing with law firms with lots of partners? Do you go though design by committee too? Man its painful!!!
- 23kon0
Oh yeah - law firms are "design-by-committee"
Usually we'll deal with one or two people who are directly involved in overseeing the web project within the company.
But things can change all the time after each board/partner meeting."The client is always right", but in the end theyve come to you for your advice and expertise so as long as you are confident in your own work and can backup why youve put things here and there and why something works like it does then usually they are agreeable and easily persuaded.
- ian0
One thing to keep in mind, "Creative Legal Services" sounds like a bunch of mafia type lawyers trying to figure out loopholes in the law with which they can launder money.
Or not, i dunno.
- HomeCreative0
lol, I see what you mean. The name as of yet is un-decided. They want (surprisingly) want to create a edgy sub-brand.
- 23kon0
I did a site like you are on about. It's out-law.com it's a new media and creative branch of a bigger Scottish law firm. The site has got crapper than when first designed about 8 years ago
- 23kon0
bump in case you missed that last post - might help
- HomeCreative0
Sorry had to go to the dentist to be half tortured. Yep had a look thanks for that.