went to c top lawyer re discrimination case....very disappointed. anyone else had same experience or want to share advice?

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went to c top lawyer a couple of days ago as I believe I have a case. this lawyer kept telling me all the risks and putting me off making a a case telling me it would be cheaper if I fight myself.....er well why would I bother coming to them if that was the case????? the only reason why i wanted to take further in legal sense is that I had exhausted all I could do myself. I have wasted hundreds of pounds on this pre consultation before it reaches a case. Even though my session did not last full hour I got charged for that time anyway. and to top it of felt like lawyer was bored of what I was saying and wanted to go home. So upset and shell shocked by this session

Have you posted this in the right section?

It sounds like an awful experience I hope you get the legal support you want

That sounds disappointing. But it would appear that they don't agree that you could win your case and are encouraging you to do it yourself if you really feel you have to because if you employed them they think you'll spend an awful lot of money but still lose. I'm sorry if I'm reading too much in to what you've written though.

Do check the contract for the initial meeting though. They are usually free so I'm surprised you paid. At least ask if you can have a pro rata refund if you paid for a certain amount of time, ie 25% refund of the fee if you paid for an hour but got 45 mins. Generally though, when you are paying for a professional's time they round up to the nearest hour or half hour but in your case it's worth asking.