Sentences with phrase «charged by paralegals»

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Hulk Hogan's lawyers say the bill was high in part because lawyer rates were charged for work performed by paralegals.

Your practice may also offer clients options such as charging at cost for cases that only require paperwork to be filled out by your paralegal.

The defence lawyer Joseph Neuberger, assisted by his senior paralegal Grace Condello, charted out the evidence, inconsistencies and the evidence supportive of M.L. M.L. had not seen his son in 9 months since being charged because the complainant had not complied with the family court order.

INCREASE SPECIALIZATION BY LAWYERS AND PARALEGALS Lawyers and paralegals who have specialized in particular practice areas have the capability to work more efficiently and effectively, produce a higher quality work product faster and presumably can charge hiPARALEGALS Lawyers and paralegals who have specialized in particular practice areas have the capability to work more efficiently and effectively, produce a higher quality work product faster and presumably can charge hiparalegals who have specialized in particular practice areas have the capability to work more efficiently and effectively, produce a higher quality work product faster and presumably can charge higher fees.

Both solutions will occur because the power of the news media and of the internet, interacting, will quickly make widely known these types of information, the cumulative effect of which will force governments and the courts to act: (1) the situations of the thousands of people whose lives have been ruined because they could not obtain the help of a lawyer; (2) the statistics as to the increasing percentages of litigants who are unrepresented and clogging the courts, causing judges to provide more public warnings; (3) the large fees that some lawyers charge; (4) increasing numbers of people being denied Legal Aid and court - appointed lawyers; (5) the many years that law societies have been unsuccessful in coping with this problem which continues to grow worse; (6) people prosecuted for «the unauthorized practice of law» because they tried to help others desperately in need of a lawyer whom they couldn't afford to hire; (7) that there is no truly effective advertising creating competition among law firms that could cause them to lower their fees; (8) that law societies are too comfortably protected by their monopoly over the provision of legal services, which is why they might block the expansion of the paralegal profession, and haven't effectively innovated with electronic technology and new infrastructure so as to be able to solve this problem; (9) that when members of the public access the law society website they don't see any reference to the problem that can assure them that something effective is being done and, (10) in order for the rule of law, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the whole of Canada's constitution be able to operate effectively and command sufficient respect, the majority of the population must be able to obtain a lawyer at reasonable cost.

This means that attorneys may lose an opportunity for additional billable hours attributable to support staff when hiring outsourced workers since they can not charge hourly paralegal fees to clients, but virtual workers and legal process outsourcers can still help attorneys save money by giving attorneys more time to add billable hours for actual legal work and reduce overhead costs and employment expenses.

Align legislation with current practice by providing that paralegals may charge for providing legal services.

Unless otherwise agreed to by Client and Firm in the retainer agreement, Clients agree and acknowledge that Trembly Law Firm charges for Partner Brett Trembly, Esq. at the rate of $ 385.00, for Senior Litigation Counsel at the rate of $ 365.00 an hour, Associate Counsel at the rate of $ 335.00 an hour, for research attorneys at the rate of $ 250.00 an hour, and for Paralegals and Law Clerks at the rate of $ 175.00 an hour for time spent performing work on your case.

Since hourly rates charged by attorneys are typically double or triple the rates of paralegals for the same task, law firm economics mandates the increased use of paralegals to minimize costs.