WELCOME!
Dealing with a legal issue can be challenging but it doesn’t mean that it has to be stressful and unpleasant.
Having the comfort and confidence of understanding every aspect of your legal matters can make a real difference to your experience and their outcomes.
To make this happen, I can provide direct legal assistance, manage all of your legal affairs, guide you through the legal services market or help you find and implement the right combination of any of these.
In every case, my aim is to make sure that the process of resolving your legal issue is individually and properly structured to achieve the best possible outcome with the least amount of stress and nuisance.
I look forward to doing this for you.
Lev Klyuvgant
VIA LEGALIS AT A GLANCE
WHAT IT IS
Via Legalis is a generalist legal consultancy to service all of your legal needs either through direct legal assistance or with involvement of trusted specialists.
HOW YOU BENEFIT
Via Legalis’ legal and management services can:
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Give you one point of contact for all of your legal matters.
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Free up your time.
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Reduce your concerns when dealing with legal matters.
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Provide alternative to employing in-house counsel or family lawyer.
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Help you make well-informed decisions in relation to your legal matters.
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Professionally manage the process of resolving your legal matters.
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Facilitate meaningful selection of required specialists and understanding of their fees.
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Assist with other practical considerations accompanying your legal matters.
SERVICES
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Direct legal assistance.
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Legal strategy advice.
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Legal process management.
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Selection and engagement of appropriate trusted specialists.
LEGAL ISSUES IT CAN HELP WITH
Initially, Via Legalis can be contacted with any legal issue. Depending on the specific facts of the issue in question, Via Legalis may be able to provide legal assistance directly or involvement of a trusted specialist may be required.
You can see examples of Via Legalis' assistance here.
THE MISSION
To provide the assistance and guidance that will allow you to deal effectively with your legal matters by making considered and well-informed decisions.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
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Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
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Linklaters LLP (2007 – 2019)
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LLB in Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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Languages: English and Russian
WHY VIA LEGALIS' SERVICES
Apart from legal assistance, Via Legalis can provide to you dedicated and clear guidance for practical questions and concerns that often cause confusion and anxiety when facing a legal issue.
Like the ones listed below and many others.
FACING A NEW LEGAL ISSUE
How serious is my legal issue and how quickly do I need to resolve it?
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Where do I start?
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Do I need a specialist?
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Can I get analysis of my legal position before engaging a particular law firm?
CHOOSING
A SPECIALIST
How do I choose a specialist?
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How do I know which specialist is right for my issue?
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What do the various legal directories actually mean and can I trust them?
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How do I approach a specialist without being treated as a
"walk in" client?
FEES AND
FUNDING
What fee structures and funding options might be available?
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How can I determine if the fees that I will have to pay are reasonable?
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Why is there such a huge discrepancy in pricing between law firms?
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Does more expensive necessarily mean better?
PROCESS AND MANAGEMENT
What is the overall process for resolving my legal issue?
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What if I don't have any
knowledge and experience of dealing with legal matters?
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How can I ensure consistency of approach if my issue covers several areas of law?
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What if I can’t or don’t want to be fully involved in the legal process?
HOW VIA LEGALIS CAN HELP
Preliminary legal assessment
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General legal advice
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Early legal assistance
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Assistance with commercial contracts
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Correspondence with third parties on your behalf
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Other relevant legal services
Explanation of procedural and practical considerations relating to your legal issue
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Advice on strategy and immediate next steps
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Advice on dispute resolution procedures
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Introduction to the English legal services market
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Recommendation of suitable specialist
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Introduction to recommended specialist
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Other relevant strategic services
Reduction of your involvement to desired level
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Guidance and assistance in relation to work done by specialist
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Managing work being done by specialist
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Participation in discussions with specialist with you or on your behalf
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Other relevant management services