Greene & Taylor, LLC
2921 Lemay Ferry Rd
St. Louis, MO 63125
Jennifer@greenetaylorlaw.com
GMtaylor@greenetaylorlaw.com
Phone (314) 894-7900
Fax (314) 894-2156
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Unbundled Legal Services
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What is unbundled legal services?
How can unbundled legal services help me?
I thought a lawyer could either accept your case or decide not to represent you. Is unbundled legal services allowed?
Does Greene & Taylor LLC offer unbundled legal services?
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What is unbundled legal services?
Unbundled legal services is a form of limited scope representation. To illustrate, say you are going through a divorce. You gather all your information, financial documents, etc. but now you don’t know what to do, but you cannot afford the down payment to retain a lawyer. Unbundled legal services allows you to enter into a limited scope representation agreement with a lawyer who is hired to complete only a particular task, say to draft the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, for a small fee. Or if you want to go one step further and draft the pleading yourself, but want a lawyer to analyze what you have drafted to make sure it conforms with the law and to local court rules, you can end up paying even less.
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How can unbundled legal services help me?
If you are in need of a lawyer but cannot afford representation, a lawyer who offers unbundled services will take on a limited scope representation for a much lower fee. This is possible because the lawyer is not taking on all the responsibility of your case, but instead only a specific task. Since you are in control with how much work you do for yourself, you are also in control of how much you spend. It’s a win-win situation. You get only the help you need at a much lower cost.
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I thought a lawyer could either accept your case or decide not to represent you. Is unbundled legal services allowed?
Missouri Supreme Court issued Rule 4-1.2(c) to provide ethical guidelines which lawyers must follow when taking on this type of representation. The rule states that the client must give “informed consent in a writing signed by the client.” And to assure that both parties understand the specifics about the agreement for limited services, the writing should also spell out what the attorney will do and what the attorney will not do. The lawyer undertaking representation should also explain to the client the risks and benefits of limited representation during consultation on limiting the scope of representation.
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Does Greene & Taylor LLC offer unbundled legal services?
YES! It is important to address a perception among many individuals, and a reality of some, that they cannot afford to hire a lawyer to represent them. We see this most often in divorce cases, but can offer such services in a variety of scenarios.
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