Builder's dailyhourly rate - does this sound right?

mojacarkev

brownbake wrote: »

Solicitors have to train for a lot longer than a joiner / builder - up to 7 years of reading, reading and more reading of the most mind numbingly boring rubbish!! We are held to ransom with them "cos it's the law"!! and most politicans are or were legal professionals and they do a lot for their money don't they!!

My point is that if you were bright enough and had enough nous and practical ability if you left school at 16 got an apprenticeship with a decent tradesman you could learn enough in four years to set up on your own. By the time you were 20. You don't see many 20 year old solicitors with their own practice but it is perfectly feasable to own your own building, joining, plumbing business by that age. See my point?

My solicitor charges £20 for a phone conversation and £40 just to read a letter and another hour fee to put his name on a reply!! LOL.

But that's the law!!!

yeah yeah yeah hell i done 4 years as apprentice brickie and another 3 as stone mason then another year drystone didnt start own business til i was 28. a friend of mine working as a lawyer has done a correspondence course for 2 years and is classed as trained....imstill learning 32 years on so you cant say solicitors are more skilled in the early 80's i could easily earn 300+ a day now struggle to scoop 150 a day ...less than i have by law to pay my labourers !!!!!! but hey ho lol

phill99

Its bizarre that you have dragged up a thread that is nearly 2 years old.

However your arguements are well balanced: you jave a chip on both your shoulders.