Legal Consultancy
Legal consultancy helps individuals and companies prevent likely disputes before they reach the courtroom, in the face of increasingly complex legislation and the risks of everyday life.
Legal consultancy is the most effective legal shield for individuals and companies, allowing them to prevent likely disputes before they reach the courtroom in the face of increasingly complex legislation and the risks of everyday life.
Traditionally, people turn to a lawyer only when a lawsuit has been filed or a legal crisis has erupted. Yet the modern legal system is built on preventive lawyering.
In our legal system, the principle that "ignorance of the law is no excuse" applies.
An uninformed signature on a contract put in front of you, a small clause overlooked in a commercial agreement, or a missed statutory deadline in the division of an estate can cause irreparable financial and personal harm (attachment, compensation, loss of rights).
The cost, duration and emotional toll of a lawsuit filed after a dispute arises are incomparably heavier than those of consultancy obtained at the outset.
To map your risks correctly before taking legal steps, determine the safest strategy in your current disputes and secure your legal position for the future, Bursa Mudanya Law Office offers transparent and professional guidance throughout with its experienced team of specialists.
What Is Legal Consultancy?
Legal consultancy is a service in which a specialist lawyer examines the legal problems that individuals or organisations face or are likely to face, and produces solutions in line with current legislation.
In this process, the lawyer does not simply answer the client's questions; they analyse the situation as a whole, identify hidden legal risks and take steps to protect the client against them.
In short, it is the art of solving problems before they grow and securing legal rights to the fullest extent.
Legal Consultancy for Individuals
In daily life, individuals unknowingly become parties to many legal transactions. Renting a home, signing an employment contract, buying property or taking out a consumer loan are all acts with legal consequences.
Individual consultancy aims to prevent citizens from losing their rights in these processes.
Contract and Dispute Analysis
Standard-form contracts presented to you as a routine procedure usually protect the interests of the party that drafted them.
A non-compete clause you sign when starting a job, or the penalty clauses in a contract with a developer when buying a home, may threaten all your savings in the future.
A specialist lawyer reviews these contracts before signing, identifies the clauses that work against you and removes the legal traps that could weaken your position in a future dispute.
Family and Inheritance Law
Family and inheritance law are sensitive areas where emotional strain is at its highest but rational, lawful decisions must still be made.
Legal advice on drafting an uncontested divorce protocol, determining alimony and custody rights, preparing a will or dividing an estate prevents proceedings from dragging on in court for years and family conflicts from escalating.
Legal Risk and Rights Assessment
When you are wronged (for example, unfair dismissal, medical malpractice or defamation), the clearest answers to questions such as "Will I win if I sue?", "How much will it cost?" or "What evidence do I need?" come from a legal rights assessment.
Your lawyer examines the facts and gives you a risk and success analysis, so you do not waste time and money on a case you cannot win.
Corporate Legal Consultancy
Commercial life requires the simultaneous monitoring of many disciplines, such as tax, employment, commercial and administrative law. For companies, legal consultancy is not a cost item but the most important insurance protecting the company's existence and reputation.
Regulatory Compliance and KVKK for Companies
Legislation is constantly being updated, and companies must adapt quickly to these changes (tax legislation updates, e-commerce rules, consumer rights, etc.).
In particular, incomplete compliance with the Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) No. 6698 or failure to register with VERBİS exposes companies to administrative fines running into millions of lira.
Corporate consultancy ensures that every department of the company operates in full compliance with this legislation.
Contract Management and Risk Audits
Every document a company signs with its suppliers, customers and employees is a commercial risk.
Drafting non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), structuring franchise agreements and auditing employees' personnel files for compliance with the Labour Law are core duties of the lawyer. A poorly structured commercial contract can even lead a company into bankruptcy.
The Obligation for Joint Stock Companies to Retain a Lawyer
The clearest expression of preventive lawyering in Turkish law is Article 35 of the Attorneyship Law.
Under this article, joint stock companies whose capital is five times or more the minimum share capital set out in the Turkish Commercial Code are required to retain a lawyer under contract (i.e. to receive ongoing legal advice).
Companies that fail to comply face heavy administrative fines equal to two months' minimum wage for each month in which no lawyer is appointed.
How Our Consultancy Works
Legal needs vary from person to person and company to company. Our legal consultancy services are therefore designed to be flexible and accessible according to our clients' time, location and the nature of the dispute.
Online Legal Consultancy
A system designed for clients who live outside the city or abroad, or who cannot find time to visit our office because of a busy schedule.
You send us the contracts or case documents you want reviewed in advance through secure channels (email or our corporate WhatsApp line).
Then, on the day and at the time you choose, we hold our legal meeting by video or voice on platforms such as Zoom or Google Meet and clearly set out your legal roadmap.
In-Office Consultancy and Retainer Services
A consultancy model in which we welcome you at our office, for complex case files requiring extensive document review, estate divisions, or situations where a face-to-face meeting is more appropriate.
With our retainer agreements for companies in particular, we respond immediately by phone or in person during business hours to the legal issues your firm encounters in its daily commercial activities, working much like your company's own in-house legal department.
Conclusion
Legal consultancy is the smartest legal investment you can make: it resolves disputes before they reach the courts and protects your time and financial savings.
The legal system has strict deadlines and formal requirements that do not forgive a "let's wait and see" or "let's use templates from the internet" approach.
A wrong signature or a short objection period missed can put you in the wrong even when you are right, and leave you with financial burdens that cannot be undone.
To identify risks before problems become crises, build the safest strategy in your current disputes and protect your legal rights, Bursa Mudanya Law Office is your most reliable partner in all your individual and corporate legal matters.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Legal Consultancy
Fees are set with reference to the "Minimum Attorney Fee Tariff" published each year by the Union of Turkish Bar Associations, according to the length of the meeting (hourly), the volume of documents to be reviewed and the complexity of the legal matter.
Yes. Under the Attorneyship Law and professional rules, lawyers are strictly prohibited from giving free legal advice or reviewing files free of charge; doing so is a disciplinary offence.
Consultancy means reviewing the file before or during a dispute, identifying risks, answering questions and drawing up a roadmap. Litigation means taking the dispute to court, with the lawyer actually conducting all hearings and written submissions.
For individuals it is, as a rule, not mandatory — you can file your own case. However, because procedural rules are strict and the risk of losing rights is high, legal support is vital. For companies, joint stock companies whose capital exceeds the statutory threshold are legally required to retain a lawyer.
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Yasal UyarıThis content has been prepared for general information on Legal Consultancy; it does not constitute legal advice and does not create an attorney–client relationship. Please consult a lawyer about your specific dispute. The content complies with the Turkish Bar Association's Regulation on the Prohibition of Advertising. Last updated: 4 May 2026.