At Lawwave, we believe that
temporary contract attorneys provide significant value to our clients» firms while reducing their costs.
Surely $ 550 or $ 1,000 is a bit of a steep marketing for what Ted Frank of the (anti-class-action pro-class-member non-profit) Center for Class - Action Fairness calls an «unemployed real - estate lawyer doing first - tier securities litigation document review as
a temporary contract attorney,» who is probably being paid about $ 50 per hour, tops?
Not exact matches
Law firms often use «
contract lawyers» (
temporary attorneys hired on ad - hoc basis) to flex capacity.
It seems that
temporary or «
contract»
attorneys are commonly supervised by staff
attorneys on the massive document reviews and other projects they take on for BigLaw, and some
temporary attorneys are not - so - secretly pleased at the recent turn of events.
Temporary staff, delegation, outsourcing:
Attorney will not employ
temporary employees, including so - called «Temps» or
contract attorneys or other staff from outside companies, nor «outsource» or delegate work, nor charge for summer associates, law clerks, or student clerks, (collectively «
temporary staff» even if not temporarily employed) without full advance disclosure of the employee's
temporary or short - term status to client, including disclosure of the actual amount paid to the individual.