Most consultations can be scheduled within 24 to 48 hours, depending on the availability of the lawyer best suited to your matter. Where a matter is urgent, ME Law can often begin the intake process sooner so that potentially time-sensitive issues are identified without unnecessary delay.
Scheduling is based on matching you with the right lawyer for the matter rather than simply assigning the next available appointment. ME Law uses a short intake questionnaire before booking to understand the nature of the dispute, assess urgency, and determine the appropriate level of lawyer involvement.
If you are still deciding whether your circumstances justify speaking with counsel now, see When should you consider booking a consultation?.
In practice, scheduling may differ depending on the matter:
- Standard matters: consultations are typically scheduled within 24–48 hours, subject to the relevant lawyer’s court and case commitments.
- Urgent matters: where immediate relief, such as an injunction, may be required, the matter can be flagged through the intake questionnaire. If the most appropriate senior lawyer is not immediately available, a junior lawyer may begin gathering the necessary information so that the matter can be escalated to senior counsel as soon as possible.
- Complex or document-heavy matters: scheduling may take slightly longer where it is important to match the matter with a lawyer already familiar with the relevant area rather than simply the first person available.
If your dispute involves a substantial documentary record, see Do I need to prepare anything before an initial consultation? for how ME Law approaches more complex files.
The purpose of the intake process is to ensure that urgency does not become dependent on a single lawyer’s calendar. Where immediate action may be required, the firm can begin gathering the necessary information before the primary lawyer is available to meet directly.
Once the consultation is scheduled, What happens during a consultation? explains how the meeting itself is structured and how the information you provide is used.
Book a consultation and complete the intake questionnaire so ME Law can confirm timing based on the urgency of your matter and the lawyer best suited to it.