Intake does not look the same in every practice area.
A family enquiry arrives in the evening. An employment enquiry arrives with a limitation date. A criminal enquiry arrives with a hearing already listed. Eight pages, one per practice area, with the situations you will recognise and what the triage brief would surface.
Family law
Separation with children on a Friday evening, child maintenance variation, urgent orders.
Employment law
Unfair dismissal and the tribunal limit, settlement agreements, bullying at work.
Criminal law
A court summons, a police interview at the weekend, a complaint to make.
Immigration law
A visa about to expire, a family reunion application with no decision, work permission.
Property law
A defect found after completion, notice on a commercial lease, a leasehold dispute.
Construction law
Defective work after completion, a contractor leaving site, adjudication.
Commercial litigation
A shareholder dispute, an unpaid invoice from a major customer, a terminated supply agreement.
Inheritance and probate
An estate stalled between beneficiaries, a contested will, an executor’s conduct.
Your practice area is not on the list? The product does not change: the area agreed with you on day one is what sets the triage grid. Let us talk it through in the audit.