So, you are injured at work and made a workers compensation claim. After days of waiting, you received a written response stating that your claim is been rejected. At this point, you are unable to work due to the injury, and have no income as a result of not able to work. Life seems pretty off the track at the point, doesn’t it? If this is the situation you are in, do not worry. It doesn’t need to be like this. A competent compensation lawyer can help you.

Lawyers? Aren’t they expensive? Yes, they can be expensive but not always the case, especially if your lawyer can get your claim accepted and get your life back on track. Well, it sounds good but where do I find the best compensation lawyer for my claim? And how do I know if the lawyer I found is going to help me to get better outcome? To answer your questions, we need to address a few of your concerns here.

Concern 1 – Legal Costs:  In countries like Australia, contingency fees for personal injury claims are not allowed. You may have heard stories that lawyers take a large portion of your compensation payout as their legal fee. This is an unlikely scenario in WA as legal fees is highly regulated to prevent situations like this to occur. Now, if you have no income while injured, it will be difficult for you to pay a lawyer upfront to assist your claim. Right? Well, there many lawyers and law firms in offers No Win No Fee personal injury claims. This means you don’t pay the lawyer’s legal fee unless they get a successful settlement for you.

That sounds too good too be true, does it? What is the catch? Well, this depends on your no win no fee cost agreement. Some cost agreements offered by some larger firms include a financial agreement. The nature of the financial agreement may be different from one firm to another firm. It is important that you understand what your financial agreement entails before you sign the agreement.

If you are concerned about financial agreements, the best way to eliminate your concern is to choose a lawyer that do not force their clients to sign a financial agreement.

Concern 2 – Expertise: Now, you found the lawyer that offers No Win No Fee legal representation, but how do I know if the lawyer has the relevant expertise. The best way to find out is to ask the lawyer if they are specialised workers compensation claims lawyers. If the lawyer has a background in personal injury claims, the chances are they are most likely have dealt with workers compensation claims in the past. At this point, it is important to stress that the workers compensation system is very complicated and it differs state by state. It is very important that the lawyer you talk to has the relevant workers compensation claim experience in Western Australia.

Concern 3 – Get Results:  you now found a lawyer that offers the right fee structure and have the right expertise, but how do you know that he or she is the right lawyer for you. Will the lawyer be able to get result for you? Is the lawyer easy to work with? Does the firm have a support structure around your claim? These are important factors that enables the firm or the lawyer to get result for you. The easiest way to find out about this is to talk to the lawyer, and talk to their past clients. If you don’t know any previous clients by the firm, look them up online. Any reviews online about them? Are you comfortable when talking to them about your claim? Are you able to relate to him or her? If the firm has good reputation, and you feel comfortable with the lawyer you are going to be working in. The chances are, they will be able to get result for you.

The final note – getting the best compensation lawyer is not an easy process. However, if you can focus on the three points above when choosing a lawyer, you will stand a good chance to get a good lawyer that works well for you.