Less «lawyering» might simply mean
unbundling services so that there is less low paying (unprofitable) legal work, and more high paying work by tapping into Richard Granat's latent legal market.
The new ecosystem is giving buyers more options, and presents the opportunity to use technology - enabled services to meet client demands for cost - effective solutions, to
unbundle services so clients get what they want, and to increase collaboration among law firms, in - house counsel and alternative legal services providers.
Not exact matches
I offer cost - effective
unbundled services and flat fees
so you can get just the help you need without creating more strain on your finances.
So are airliners beginning to not only
unbundle, but also beginning to offer quality
service at reasonable prices?
For example, the Federation of Law Societies of Canada's publication, «Inventory of Access to Legal
Services Initiatives of the Law Societies of Canada,» (Sept. 2012) recommends lowering legal costs so as to preserve the existing system by means of using much less competent alternatives to using experienced lawyers — students, paralegals, unbundling of legal services, and the unpredictable capacity, availability, and timing of services provided p
Services Initiatives of the Law Societies of Canada,» (Sept. 2012) recommends lowering legal costs
so as to preserve the existing system by means of using much less competent alternatives to using experienced lawyers — students, paralegals,
unbundling of legal
services, and the unpredictable capacity, availability, and timing of services provided p
services, and the unpredictable capacity, availability, and timing of
services provided p
services provided pro bono.
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.
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...
So Sam, Lawyerist has been around for 10 years and in that time you've probably either written or solicited 50 posts related to
unbundled services and alternative pricing models and I'm excited for today's conversation but I'm also a little wary because it's hard for me to conceive how this is still a thing we need to talk about.
Law firms are responding by providing
unbundled legal
services through different models, and doing
so without sacrificing revenue.
In a 2012 survey of Alberta family law lawyers (PDF), the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family found that 40 % of its respondents never offer
unbundled services, and that those who do work on such a basis did
so in an average of only 12 % of their cases.
It seems to me that this data argues powerfully for both increasing eligibility for legal aid,
so that fewer litigants are left without counsel, and lawyers to consider the
unbundling of legal
services, providing
services at a flat rate or on a barter basis, and exploring other creative approaches to paid legal
services than the billable hour.
«What we're trying to do is operate a lightweight, customer / client - focused law firm which uses technology to allow us to deliver cost - effective,
unbundled services and, in doing
so, actually increase the amount of direct contact we have with clients, and
so clients are experiencing this approach,» Mangan says.
Rise's students obtain temporary articles with the Law Society of British Columbia
so that they may provide legal advice, assist with
unbundled legal
services, and in some cases represent clients in court.
Also educate the clients
so that they know the value of your
services and the difference between full -
service and
unbundling.
Then walk them through the
unbundled no - contest divorce
service so that they understand the differences in
services, the value and the cost associated with each option.
But Embry believes that the work in a mass tort case can be «
unbundled»
so that much of the commodity type work is done by alternative legal
service providers at flat fees.
However, traditional law firms are just as equally capable of delivering
unbundled services and many have done
so for years but just don't call it that.
Darren understands that every client faces a different situation,
so he offers a range of payment plans and representation options, including limited scope,
unbundled services, and coaching.
«Woody Mosten has successfully practiced what he has
so persuasively preached about
unbundling legal
services and now he has written a comprehensive guide to delivering legal
services a la carte.
Because the «
unbundled legal
services» and «virtual law firm» concept is
so new, our law firm network does not yet cover all 50 states.
The result of the project,
so far, is a video («Justices Speak Up For
Unbundling») intended to convey some introductory information about the concept and to dispel some of the concerns lawyers might have about offering
unbundled services as part of their practice.
Remember,
unbundled services represent a whole new market of clients who never had the means or desire to hire lawyers to begin with —
so a virtual practice opens doors to new opportunities.
I offer cost - effective
unbundled services and flat fees
so you can get just the help you need without creating more strain on your finances.
While some are willing to offer
unbundled or coaching
services if asked by a client, most still do
so under the radar.
My wish for Access for Justice in Canada this holiday season is that every lawyer in Canada commit to assisting at least one SRL over the holiday season with
unbundled legal
services at an affordable hourly rate — and that they enjoy working with a SRL
so much that they make this a permanent part of their practice going forward into 2015.
Unbundling legal
services or providing clients with assistance à la carte can go a long way in helping to solve the access to justice problem that is
so apparent in family... Read more
Unbundling legal
services or providing clients with assistance à la carte can go a long way in helping to solve the access to justice problem that is
so apparent in family law, says Toronto - area family lawyer
In this issue, we hear from
so - called traditional brokers who are
unbundling services as a result of client demand («Just what the client ordered»).