The consultation fee for legal services covers the identification of the client's or prospective client's legal issue in full and without errors, determining what needs to be done regarding the said issue, and sharing legal information to find a solution.
As explicitly stated in Article 164 of the Attorneyship Law, providing any form of legal advice, conducting legal transactions, and pursuing legal procedures are subject to a fee. If any work is done without charging a fee, this situation must be reported in writing to the bar association. Therefore, lawyers cannot perform their duties, including free consultation services, without financial compensation. This practice is problematic from a professional ethics perspective. In fact, a lawyer providing free consultation services on a continuous basis would create unfair competition against fellow professionals. Such conduct would be contrary to the honor, discipline, ethical rules of the legal profession, and also the rights of attorneys. Therefore, the lawyer could be subject to administrative sanctions imposed by the bar association to which they are affiliated.
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Lawyer Consultation Fee – Turkish Bar Association
According to the Lawyer Minimum Fee Schedule published by the Turkish Bar Association at the beginning of each year, which is binding for lawyers, the Lawyer Consultation Fees are as follows:
In-office Verbal Lawyer Consultation Fee (per hour): 1,540.00 TL
Phone/Online Lawyer Consultation Fee (per hour): 1,540.00 TL (Comparatively)
On-site Verbal Lawyer Consultation Fee (per hour): 2,225.00 TL
Written Lawyer Consultation Fee (per hour): 2,225.00 TL
Lawyer Consultation Fee – Istanbul Bar Association Schedule
The consultation fees according to the Izmir Bar Association's annually published and advisory Lawyer Minimum Fee Schedule, which is separate from the binding Lawyer Fee Schedule imposing tax obligations by the Union of Turkish Bar Associations, are as follows:
In-office Oral Legal Consultation Fee (Per hour): 5,200.00 TL
In-office Oral Legal Consultation Fee (Per fifteen minutes): 1,300.00 TL
Telephone / Internet Legal Consultation Fee (Per hour): 4,500.00 TL (Comparatively)
Telephone / Internet Legal Consultation Fee (Per fifteen minutes): 1,125.00 TL (Comparatively)
On-site Oral Legal Consultation Fee (Per hour): 8,500.00 TL
Written Legal Consultation Fee (Per hour): 10,000.00 TL
However, it should be noted that the Legal Consultation Fee is determined separately for each specific case by lawyers, taking into account factors such as the workload, knowledge burden, time, scope of the consultation, and the legal benefit to be provided.
Kurçaloğlu Law Firm not only provides legal consultation services in-office but also offers online legal consultation services for individuals who are in other countries or cities or cannot come to our law firm due to time constraints.
Charging a fee for the expertise and knowledge that a specialized lawyer provides upon the client's request in a consultancy service is required by law and fairness. There is no difference whether this is done face-to-face or online.
Those wishing to avail online legal consultancy services should first confirm the consultancy fee amount through the Support Line at 0850 30 80 888. Afterward, they can proceed to make the consultancy fee payment through the online payment system located at the bottom of this page or on our homepage. If there are any documents or papers for review, they should be sent to us via WhatsApp at the number 0850 308 88 80. Upon submission, a specialist lawyer will respond at the earliest convenience.
Kurçaloğlu Law Firm, serving in Istanbul, provides specialized and experienced legal consultancy and litigation services to our clients. We offer legal representation and advice in Criminal Law, Divorce Law, Execution Law, Inheritance Law, Foreigners Law, and Labor Law. For legal representation, consultation, and inquiries, you can contact our LAWYER SUPPORT LINE at 0850 308 88 80 or reach out through other communication channels.
For emergencies and outside of business hours, we also offer online video legal consultancy via WhatsApp.
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