Why Russell Jones & Walker
It is a well recognised fact that Divorce and Family law disputes rank as one of the most stressful life events that can happen to an individual. For police officers such stress can often be exacerbated not only by the demands of the job but legal advisors that do not understand the Police as an organisation.
As a result of this lack of knowledge costs are increased, delays are incurred and the outcome achieved is less than fair.
The Russell Jones & Walker Family law experts can offer you:
Our Family law Expertise especially for Police personnel
The RJW Family team have years of experience of dealing with police officers facing a wide range of Family law disputes. Our expertise has been further developed by working very closely with key organisations such as Police force pension departments, Police Credit union and Police Mutual Assurance Society. Our links with these organisations ensure that our Family lawyers are kept up to date with changes in police pensions and investments. Furthermore, if the RJW Family team requires any information from these organisations, they are on hand to respond immediately.
As solicitors, legal training does not cover issues such as police overtime, shift patterns and Special priority pay. Each new member of our team has to undertake a fairly lengthy training programme to ensure that they are aware of these principles.
Court representation of Police officers in relation to Family law hearings
Many solicitors rely on barristers to represent clients at court hearings, which notoriously increase their costs. At RJW our Family law experts working with police officers believe that there are very few chambers in the country that have expertise in relation to police pensions. As a result of this we undertake the majority of court hearings ourselves. Russell Jones & Walker's Family lawyers tend to find that this finds favour with the police officers who prefer continuity of representation.
Cost savings exclusive to Police officers
At Russell Jones & Walker we offer all police officers, support staff and personnel a discount on our fees. Where possible we try to negotiate a fixed fee to enable clients to budget. The first appointment is always free which enables Russell Jones & Walker's clients to access the options available to them.
The RJW Family team aim to keep costs down by involving police officers in the running and preparation of the case. For instance, it is well known that police officers are experienced in preparing statements. Instead of spending a whole hour preparing a statement on an officer's behalf, we very often request that the officer prepares the statement themselves. They can then email their statement to us whereupon we can make the necessary amendments. This way, costs are kept to a minimum and the officer feels as though they have assisted with the running and development of their case.
Technology
The demands of your job mean that it is often difficult to attend a face to face appointment with a solicitor. At Russell Jones & Walker we have the benefit of all the latest IT which means that we are always on hand to correspond with you wherever in the world you may be. All of our offices have the benefit of video conferencing and each member of the team has a Blackberry which means the RJW Family law experts are able to respond to your e-mails immediately.
It is a well recognised fact that Divorce and Family law disputes rank as one of the most stressful life events that can happen to an individual. For Police officers such stress can often be exacerbated not only by the demands of the job but Legal advisors that do not understand the Police as an organisation.
As a result of this lack of knowledge costs are increased, delays are incurred and the outcome achieved is less than fair.
Russell Jones & Walker’s Family law team is proud to provide Police officers with the complete Family law service including but not limited by Police divorce, Police pension, Police pay, Police shift patterns and others.
The Russell Jones & Walker Family law experts can offer you:
Our Expertise in Family-related issues specific to Police officers
The RJW Family team have years of experience of dealing with Police officers facing a wide range of Family law disputes. Our expertise has been further developed by working very closely with key organisations such as Police force pension departments, Police Credit union and Police Mutual Assurance Society. Our links with these organisations ensure that our Family lawyers are kept up to date with changes in Police pensions and investments. Furthermore, if the RJW Family team requires any information from these organisations, they are on hand to respond immediately.
As solicitors legal training does not cover issues such as Police overtime, shift patterns and Special priority pay, each new member of our team has to undertake a fairly lengthy training programme to ensure that they are aware of these principles.
Court representation of Police officers in relation to Family law hearings
Many solicitors rely on barristers to represent clients at court hearings. Involving barristers not only increases costs. At RJW our Family law experts working with Police officers believe that there are very few chambers in the country that have expertise in relation to Police pensions. As a result of this we undertake the majority of court hearings ourselves. Russell Jones & Walker's Family lawyers tend to find that this finds favour with the Police officers who prefer continuity of representation.
Cost savings
At Russell Jones & Walker we offer all Police officers, support staff and personnel a discount on our fees. Where possible we try to negotiate a fixed fee to enable clients to budget. The first appointment is always free which enables Russell Jones & Walker's clients to access the options available to them.
The RJW Family team aim to keep costs down by involving Police officers in the running and preparation of the case. For instance, it is well known that Police officers are experienced in preparing Statements. Instead of spending a whole hour preparing a statement on an officer's behalf, we very often request that the officer themselves prepare the statement and then, e-mail them us whereupon we can make the necessary amendments. This way, costs are kept to a minimum and the officer feels as though they have assisted with the running and development of his case.
Technology
The demands of your job mean that it is often difficult to attend a face to fact appointment with a solicitor. At Russell Jones & Walker we have the benefit of all the latest IT which means that we are always on hand to correspond with you wherever in the world you may be. All of our offices have the benefit of video conferencing and each member of the team has a Blackberry which means the RJW Family law experts are able to respond to your e-mails immediately.
