However, being an effective provider of
unbundled services comes with its own challenges.
In this episode, the «Father of Unbundling,» Forrest («Woody») Mosten explains how
unbundled services came to law practice, discusses the future of unbundling and its potential for closing the access - to - justice gap, and lays out some best practices for lawyers who want to offer unbundled services.
Not exact matches
Some of our
services remain eligible for legal aid; those that are not are provided at a fixed price, so people need not fear the uncertainty of not knowing what the
service will cost them...; We offer modular [
unbundled]
services, so that we can put together bespoke packages that suit everyone's pocket; We offer extended
services by phone and email, so that people who do not want to
come into an office don't need to (whether it's because they are simply busy or because they've been subjected to violence and prefer to remain in a place where they know they are safe); We offer flexible hours, including evenings and weekends; We demystify law by talking to clients in plain English...
Coming soon: different types of
unbundled services, ethical issues, keeping the court and opposing counsel advised of limited - scope representation arrangements, and more.
The Wired GC politely refers to «
unbundling corporate legal
services,» but really (s) he's talking about invoking the
service ethic buried in an old hamburger jingle (Burger King's «Have it your way») when it
comes to helping corporate GC's cut costs.
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.
Celebrating Our 50th Podcast Episode: A Review of the First 49 Episodes, Announcing Exciting Changes to
Come, and Our Vision for the Long - Term Impact of
Unbundled Services
Details on the first national training for
unbundled legal
services taught by Woody
coming up during March in Chicago
Second, if the lawyer does not thoroughly vet out the legal need of the client ahead of time in the intake process, it is possible that there will be extraneous circumstances that will
come up to make the work more appropriate for full
service representation than
unbundled.
Our new free legal forms consumer portal with a Law Firm Directory of «virtual law firms» delivering «
unbundled legal
services» online at http://www.mylawyer.com is an example of whats
coming.
It all
comes down to WHO is ACTUALLY Serving WHO??? AND I believe true
Unbundling of
Services could and would serve Justice.
Unbundled legal
services can
come in many different forms and in a variety of practice areas.