The Role of your Lawyer
Your lawyer is your adviser, and is the ONLY person in the transaction whose role it is to protect your legal interests.
As your lawyer, it is our role to represent you during the conveyancing transaction. This role requires us to examine the contract or a situation to determine whether you are in dispute with a party to the transaction, decide which party (there may be more than one) is involved, and to determine your rights or responsibilities in relation to that party. We must then provide you with legal advice, obtain your instructions, and do what is necessary to properly fulfil your instructions.
Sometimes a potential adversary may attempt to convince you that it is in your interests to do things their way. For example, the real estate agent may claim to be assisting you by writing a condition into the contract on your behalf. Or your finance broker may tell you to do something that is contrary to our advice.
Remember, no other party to the transaction is being paid specifically to advise, assist and protect you. “Free” advice offered by others is often only worth what it costs!