Our Fees

We, Legit Solicitors, are committed to providing honest and high-quality service. Our fees policy is fair, transparent, reasonable, and simple to understand. We are pleased to discuss with you whether you require legal advice or representation and the steps we could take on your behalf.

Initial Consultation

For a new matter, we offer an initial consultation. You can telephone us on 0208 004 4424 or email us to info@legitsolicitors.com. Your matter will be forwarded to one of our legal team members who will take brief instructions from you and will advise you the best options available for you. Face to face one off appointment is also available to obtain initial advice.

How We Charge...

Fixed Fees

In some cases, where the work we are going to do can be reasonably defined in advance, we can offer a ‘Fixed Fee’ for the work to be undertaken. The benefit of a Fixed Fee Agreement is that you know at the beginning of the case what your legal costs will be.

Hourly Rates

In other cases, our fees will be based on the amount of time we spend working on your case, at an hourly rate. We will try to estimate the likely costs in your case at the beginning, or as soon as possible afterwards. We can provide no guarantee that the final charge will not exceed the estimate because there are many factors outside our control that affect the level of costs. If it becomes clear that the costs will be greater than the amount estimated, then we will give you a revised estimate and the reason for the revision.

Our hourly rates vary according to the seniority of the team member and the nature of the work.

Principle Solicitors	£200-£250
Solicitors	£150-£200
Senior Caseworker	£150-£200
Other Caseworkers	£100-£160
Trainee solicitors	£100-£160

Discounted Fee Agreement (DFA)

If we are assisting you with Judicial Review proceedings or other court litigation, we might be able to offer you a Discounted Fee Agreement (DFA). This involves us charging at a discounted hourly rate if your case is not successful. We will tell you if we believe that your case is suitable for a DFA.

Disbursements

The fees quoted above are the legal fees, paid to Legit Solicitors. There might be other fees you will have to pay, sometimes called disbursements. These are costs such as visa or application fees, the Immigration Health Surcharge, court fees, fees for medical reports or translations, and courier or Special/Recorded Delivery fees. We will advise you at the beginning of the case of any anticipated disbursements.

Example fixed fees and likely costs where we charge hourly...

Immigration

Visit Visas	£500 – £1500
Entry Clearance as partner or child	£1000 – £2000
Leave to Remain as a Partner or child	£800 – £2000
Settlement Applications including SET (M), SET(LR)	£1000 – £2000
Naturalisation as a British Citizen	£750 – £1500
Registration of a child as a British citizen	£600 – £1250
EEA Application	£750 – £2000
PBS Business (Start-Up, Innovator, Sole Representative)	£2000 – £4000
PBS Worker (Skilled Worker visa, Sponsor licence application)	£1200 – £2000
PBS Student	£500 – £1000
Asylum – Pre-decision	£1500 – £3000
Asylum – Appeal	£1500 – £3000
Family Reunion Application	£750 – £1500
Family Reunion Appeal	£1000 – £2000
Bail Application	£750 – £1500
Travel Document Application	£300 – £750
In-country Appeals + Human Rights	£1500 – £3000
Fresh Claim	£1500 – £3000

Family

Divorce proceedings	£750 – £2000
Child Arrangements Order	£1500 – £5000
Domestic abuse non-molestation injection	£1250 – £2500
Occupation order	£1250 – £2500
Prohibition order to stop child removal from jurisdiction	£1250 – £2500
Application to High Court Under Inherent Jurisdiction	£2000 – £5000
Relationship agreement	£750 – £1000

These are examples of some of our more common applications, but we are experienced in the full range of immigration and asylum work and will give you a fixed fee quote wherever possible. To find out more about our fees and services, please get in touch with Legit Solicitors today and talk with one of our team.