If you are unsure about how to broach the subject, here are some of the most popular
types of alternative fee arrangements.
Not exact matches
«At times, we have utilized
alternative fee arrangements — sometimes at our own initiative, sometimes at a client's request — but I wouldn't say there's a significant increase in the
types of matters that are services using a flat, block or
alternative fee arrangement.»
Our size, location, resources, and experience all strengthen our ability to offer
alternative fee arrangements, new
types of services, geographical reach, and diverse teams.»
Determining what
alternative fee arrangement will depend on your department, your budget, your outside counsel and the
types of projects you're working on.
That
type of inside information is invaluable to law firms when they propose
alternative fee arrangements, says Martin Beirne, founding partner
of Beirne, Maynard, & Parsons in Houston, one
of the challenge's 32 finalists.
As well as combining
alternative fees with «rigorous project management at every step,» Silversides says York has chosen similar, fairly routine file matters, and are running each file on a different
fee arrangement, to see which
arrangement might be best for those
types of files.
Product offerings might include
alternative types of listing contracts such as flat -
fee or seller - assisted listings, or perhaps affinity
arrangements with other service providers.