Comments on: Contract for Legal Services vs. Client Plan

By: Litigation Lawyer Minneapolis

Litigation Lawyer Minneapolis — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:42:53 +0000

Great ideas. I like your client focus.

I generally use a “retainer agreement” for all matters. One retainer agreement form is for litigation and other matters requiring a retainer fee. The other form is for fixed-fee matters. I understand the rationale for not calling the fixed-fee agreement a “retainer agreement,” but in my view, the client is still retaining me: this document records that I have been retained for an attorney-client relationship.

By: Andrew Flusche

Andrew Flusche — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:45:53 +0000

@Chuck – I generally like the “retainer agreement” title. But it confuses me, due to the technical meaning of “retainer” in the context of legal fees. Since a “retainer” fee is paid to reserve an attorney’s time, it seems appropriate that a “retainer agreement” would be an agreement where the client is paying a retainer fee.

I know that’s nit-picky. You can retain someone’s services without the technical meaning of the legal fee system.

Thanks for your comment!

By: Chuck Newton

Chuck Newton — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:00:27 +0000

We call them retainer agreements. Somehow an agreement has a better interpretation than an contract. An agreement seems to mean that there is an agreement between a couple of people, and a contract has a meaning similar to “we have taken out a contract on you”.

By: Andres Berger

Andres Berger — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:12:33 +0000

Thanks for the quick tip, quite often you forget how some of your earlier written documents may not be up to par. Which reminds me I need to go back and tweak mine.

Thanks for the reminder

By: Andrew Flusche

Andrew Flusche — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:02:51 +0000

@Veronica – I’m glad you like it. I thought it was hilarious!

By: Veronica

Veronica — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:54:13 +0000

This picture of sandwich face is quite funny. I remember when I used to make some these when I was a kid.

By: DanGTD

DanGTD — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:34:46 +0000

Nice tip.
It will put the emphasis on what you are going to do for the client, instead on creating a negative impression.

By: Spearypearl

Spearypearl — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:36:47 +0000

The post is good. There will be growth only when others try to hinder us. A good and healthy competition.