What “legal advice” can I expect from my conveyancing lawyer?

Your conveyancing lawyer can provide you with legal advice from both the contract of sale, legislation and court rulings. A lawyer is generally expected to keep up to date with proposed changes to legislations so that they can properly advise clients of impending changes that may impact on their transactions. Your conveyancing lawyer can also advise you on what terms and conditions should be drafted into your contract to protect your best interest. They can also tell you what’s missing from the contract documents. 

Your conveyancing lawyer would also be able to research into court rulings to advise you on what is the “likely outcome” of certain steps that you are proposing to take. Whilst your lawyer will not be able to give you a definitive answer to complicated matters, the best lawyers will be able to perform a risk analysis for you, so that you can be confident that you have made an informed decision.