1st Call Legal is a legal services company operating in Birmingham and the West Midlands, formed following the Carter Review of legal aid to provide support services to solicitors to enable them to meet the challenges of the new legal aid regime when it is introduced in January 2008 Our duty qualified court advocates and Higher Court advocates provide a comprehensive court advocacy service including: bail applications, first appearances, PTR's, preparation and conduct of trials, applications for Legal Aid, sentencing hearings; all carried out to Preferred Supplier standard with full reports and appropraite client care 1st Call is committed to preserving your client relationships and we take pride in delivering excellent client care on your behalf 1st Call’s staff are mainly accredited police station representatives but we also have solicitor/advocates