You are planning to hire a lawyer. Maybe you desperate need a lawyer right now. However, you should not pick the first you find and forget about important things you might need having into account. One of those things, inarguably, is that the lawyer speaks your language.
Why is it so important?
Have you ever talked to a person in your own language without understanding anything that he or she was saying? It is a normal feeling when someone speaks about things that are not in our daily life. Specially, technical stuff. It feels like they are speaking in another language. This become worst when the person in front of you is actually talking about technical stuff in another language. Even worst when that person is your lawyer, so part of your future and money depends on that person. You need to understand her or him.
So, we will see it the way it is: legal stuff is difficult to understand for anybody. Even more if you have to deal with it in a language that is not your own. There are tones of words that change their meaning when they are in a legal context. So, even tough, you know other language, the lawyer may be talking about a completely different thing to the one you know with that same word.
It sounds awkward, but you might read carefully to this advise, because it can save your life. It might be the difference between winning a trial or going to jail. And, this may not be your case, but you can miss the opportunity you were looking for in the first place. And, above all, you will be loosing lots of money because you did not choose the perfect lawyer. And the perfect lawyer, again, needs to speak your language.
Steps you need to understand
A legal process is a complicated and, usually, a long one. So, in this path you need a person beside you that has clear and direct communication. Someone you can trust. And it is always easier to feel that way when someone speaks your language.
It is also important to realised that your culture is different from the country you are in now. So, there are going to be acts you are not familiar with. Actually, this may happen even in a country were everything is written in your language. As we said before, legal stuff is difficult. However, having a lawyer that speaks your language will probably mean that she or he also is familiar with your culture and how people around you usually see things. This little detail can help a lot in order to understand the process.
Having all of this on the table, you will be able to easily comprehend the legal strategy for your case and be sure 100% on how the case is evolving. We know that for lots of people, legal processes are like stepping to the unknown. However, we are here to guide you and make it easier with a lawyer that speaks your language.
