Never Be Your Own Lawyer

Years ago, when I was working for Harry Goodrich, Harry got involved in a case against him that would have best left to someone else to deal with. I could say a lot about Harry, but the only thing I need to say here is that he was an excellent Solicitor and that acting as his own lawyer ruined him.

Like 'do-it-yourself' credit management, 'do-it-yourself' debt collection is something that anyone can learn. The principles are relatively simple; there are numerous relatively simple books to learn from - and a glance at Amazon.co.uk shows that people are buying those relatively simple books in relatively large numbers because they can and want to learn, and because self-sufficiency is very satisfying as well as being much cheaper than relying on somebody else.

This blog - like those relatively simple books - has always been about doing things yourself, and I am a great believer in self-sufficiency, but I have to say that there are limits to DIY. It's important to recognise them.