Taken from the above - referenced LAWPRO Magazine article, here are several steps you can take to reduce your exposure to a claim when providing legal
services on a limited scope basis:
Here are several steps you can take to reduce your exposure to a claim when providing legal
services on a limited scope basis.
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 with communications when opposing counsel is acting
on an unbundled
basis: The commentary under 3.2 - 1A.1 provides that: «a lawyer who is providing legal
services under a
limited scope retainer should consider how communications from opposing counsel in a matter should be managed.»
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.
Dental insurance policies can vary greatly
based on the
scope of
services covered and coverage
limits.