Not exact matches
Given the aversion to
limited scope work that continues to plague the bar, and is presumably why so many of Professor Macfarlane's litigants were unable to retain counsel
on this
basis, research
on the point, and
on lawyers» and
clients» satisfaction with unbundled services, would have significant value.
Be careful providing further assistance to a
client after a
limited scope retainer is terminated: In many cases, a matter handled
on a
limited scope retainer
basis will have started before the lawyer became involved and / or will continue
on after the work the lawyer agreed to do was completed.
The real issue comes after the prospective
limited scope client contacts the law firm, when the attorney must consider
on a case - by - case
basis whether unbundled legal services are appropriate for the individual
client's circumstances.
Interviews with 253 SRL's in my recent study (http://www.representing-yourself.com/PDF/reportM15.pdf) expose the reality that despite a decade of provincial Law Societies drafting new rules of professional conduct
on limited scope retainers (LSR's) or unbundled legal services — when lawyers provide services
on an hourly
basis for specific contracted tasks — lawyers who regularly offer their
clients LSR's are still about as rare as a shooting star
on a cloudy night.
She handled all
client matters remotely, primarily
on a
limited scope basis, using state of the art technology to keep in contact with
clients, receive and provide documents, and prepare document productions.
Prepared Phase 1 Environmental Assessments (ESA) and
Limited Site Inspections (LSI) for
clients based on both ASTM Standard and
client - provided supplementary
scopes of work