Looking for friendly local solicitors in Sudbury? Wayman & Long is a traditional, full-service, high street firm that has enjoyed a long-established presence in Suffolk.
With branches in Sudbury and Clare, we offer warm, family-oriented legal advice delivered by highly skilled, qualified legal experts.
We believe there are distinct benefits associated with choosing a local firm like ours as opposed to opting for a big, national firm, and we’ve outlined several of those benefits below.
Choosing to engage with solicitors who are based close to where you live or work opens up the opportunity for face-to-face meetings with members of your chosen firm. In-person interactions with legal professionals are a great way to build trust and ensure your solicitors fully understand your situation.
With a local firm, you are more likely to be given one point of contact to handle your legal matters. They will be the person you get in touch with whenever you need support or advice, and that’s certainly the case here at Wayman & Long.
We are strong believers in continuity, so much so that we assign all of our clients a dedicated solicitor who will stay with you throughout the entire process. In our experience, clients really appreciate having a familiar face and trusted guide with them from the start of their legal proceedings to their successful conclusion.
Large, big city firms can’t always deliver this kind of personal service. It may well be the case that you find yourself communicating with a different member of the team every time you contact a big firm. This can soon become frustrating, as the person you communicate with is unlikely to know the ins and outs of your situation in as much detail as someone who is your dedicated point of contact.
It’s a simple matter of numbers. With a big national law firm, you’re likely to be just one of their many, many clients. Some of these will probably be large international clients paying huge fees, so it unfortunately often means that they will receive priority treatment at these sorts of firms.
Local firms, on the other hand, tend to have a smaller pool of known and referred clients, enabling them to offer you a faster, more personalised and prioritised service.
The better a solicitor gets to know your needs, the more tailored the legal advice and support they can provide. Solicitors at smaller, local firms will likely spend more time getting to know your specific requirements and dealing with your matter, compared with a legal representative at a big city firm who will most likely have more clients and therefore less time to dedicate to you.
Local solicitors will often have expertise on regional legal matters that the big city firms are unlikely to possess. As legal processes can vary from area to area, instructing a local solicitor who is familiar with local laws and court procedures can save you time and money, and result in a better outcome.
Of course, solicitors at local firms will also be able to help with all legal matters, not just local issues. Here at Wayman & Long, our team of regulated solicitors stay up to date with all laws and regulations, ensuring that we are ready to provide full service legal assistance whenever you need it.
Whilst the digitisation of many legal processes enables forms and documents to be signed and exchanged online, there are still situations in which physical, hard copies of paperwork must be exchanged between a solicitor and their client.
In such cases, working with a solicitor who is based locally opens up the option for you to hand deliver the required documentation to their office. This negates the need for you to travel halfway across the country or pay recorded delivery postage.
It also gives you the peace of mind of knowing that time critical documents can be in the possession of your solicitor at short notice or before a deadline expires – with no risk of vital paperwork getting lost in the post.
When it comes to proving your identity – a common requirement for many legal proceedings – having the opportunity to have your ID certified by a lawyer in-person will speed up the process. Also, choosing a solicitor who is based nearby creates an opportunity for you to pop-in for a quick face-to-face discussion with your legal representative, and to arrange in-person meetings when required.
Here at Wayman & Long, we pride ourselves on being accessible to our clients and will do all we can to accommodate your needs, even at short notice. We are happy to organise both in-person and online meetings to suit your requirements and preferences.
By choosing to instruct a local solicitor rather than a big national firm, you’re showing your support for local businesses and helping your local economy and community to thrive. Wayman & Long has deep roots in Sudbury and we are committed to serving the needs of local people by making the legal process less intimidating and more comfortable for all who live and work in the area.
Wayman & Long is an independent high street firm that is not affiliated with any other law firms. This enables our team to provide more personalised and local legal services in the following areas:
To discuss your requirements with one of our friendly team, please contact us today. You can email us at enquiries@waymanandlong.co.uk, call us on 01787 277375 or book a consultation via our online form.
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