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Meredith G. CoxMeredith G. Cox
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ON DEMAND LEGAL COACHING AND UNBUNDLED SERVICES – LIMITED SCOPE RETAINERS

Unbundled legal services and limited scope retainers enable clients to access legal information, advice and coaching without retaining a lawyer to take care of the entire case. You only pay for what you need.

The goal of unbundled services and limited scope retainers

The unbundled legal services model allows cost-effective and affordable access to legal advice.

Limited scope retainers benefit clients who do not have the resources or do not wish to pay for the traditional full-service legal model. Further, they wish to retain control of their case and its progress. The client obtains legal advice, coaching and information as and when needed.

Services available under this model

Providing timely legal information and advice

Helping you navigate the process of separation and divorce

Assisting with organization of relevant information and presentation of a case

Ghost Writing – drafting correspondence and court material

Preparing financial statements, calculations (spousal support, child support and property division)

Strategizing with you on offers to settle, court attendances, negotiations, mediations

Making limited appearances in court at conferences

How it works

The client attends the lawyer’s office or sets up a virtual meeting to discuss their unique situation and the limited services the client wishes to purchase.  The lawyer and the client then discuss either a fixed fee for the service or agree on a task to be performed by the lawyer without a specific fixed fee at the lawyer’s hourly rate.

Legal Coaching

What it looks like

Legal coaching on strategy

Information on the court-driven legal model – how a judge might view the case

Advice on how to negotiate or present an argument

Communication support for handling a case when the other side is represented by a lawyer

Drafting court documents, agreements and organizing information and calculations

Focused and supportive advice on how to keep the legal issues at the forefront and the emotional issues in the background.

Potential pitfalls and solutions

The limited scope lawyer only knows what the client discloses, which may leave out significant facts. The solution is to ensure the lawyer has all the relevant details so that the information provided can be helpful.

The lawyer can help with presenting the case in an organized and persuasive style whether in writing or orally.

The unbundled lawyer can narrow down what the judge will want to know and how best to persuade the court that the client’s position should prevail.

With timely legal coaching, the client can be confident that he or she possesses all the strategies and techniques to put his or her best foot forward.

What is legal coaching?

Lawyers coach their clients as part of a full-service retainer, but there is no reason why the coaching aspect of the case cannot be the single service provided by the lawyer. In a coaching model the lawyer assists the client by providing substantive or procedural legal information along with advice on how to attend mediation or court successfully. Key aspects of the service provided will include negotiation and settlement coaching on demand.

What is ghost writing?

Lawyers are trained and experienced in the persuasive presentation of legal information and arguments.   A lawyer’s ghost-written document can be laid out in an organized way, with arguments and content structured clearly and in keeping with legal models. Further, lawyers are trained to put forward the issues the judge or mediator would be most likely to deal with. Lawyers can also assist with keeping unhelpful emotional writing out of the document.

Legal representation in court, negotiations or mediation

Lawyers may attend with a client using a limited scope retainer to act for a client when the client does not wish to appear on his or her own or if the client believes legal representation may serve him or her better than attending alone.

Benefits to the limited services model

The scope of the engagement is agreed upon in advance so the client knows exactly which services will be provided by the lawyer. The lawyer and client decide together prior to the lawyer starting the work.

If possible, the fees for a discrete task are set in advance so the client can budget before deciding which services to purchase.  When the cost is known in advance, the client can determine how he or she wishes to proceed.  The fixed fee option is not as useful for a complex legal matter or if a client wants a lot of involvement from the lawyer. This model will only apply successfully to a specifically outlined service.  If more time is necessary, the client can always purchase additional services from the lawyer as needed.

Legal services on demand

Phones, email and the Internet make communicating with legal professionals convenient.  Clients can obtain legal services on demand from anywhere in the world without having to leave work, travel plans or family obligations.

Unbundled Services / Limited Scope Retainers / Coaching

You decide which services you need, when you need us and how much you want to spend.  Based on your budget, we can provide any of the following:

Strategy development for negotiation, mediation and court

Advice and coaching from behind-the-scenes

Legal advice and Information at each stage of the process

Assistance with creating and evaluating options at each stage of the process

Determination of next steps to move forward to the finish line

Making sense of what’s happening

Reviewing and writing correspondence

Drafting legal documents

Researching legal issues

Providing resource material

Financial statements and net family property statements

Preparing support calculations and evaluating scenarios

Phone consultations with you when you are in court

Attending meetings, mediation or court with you

Reality checks to help you maintain balance

Compassionate and objective sounding board

Advice and Coaching – in person or out of office

Conflict coaching is a set of skills and strategies used to support peoples’ ability to engage in, manage, or productively resolve conflict.

You control how much you spend.  We help you develop a sound strategy, leave out the unimportant details and understand the legal system whether you are in court, mediating or negotiating.

You will learn about your rights and obligations in the following areas of family law:

Separation or divorce

Marriage and cohabitation

Parenting

Relocation of a Parent

Money and Property Division

Child Support and Spousal Support

“Meredith was able to manoeuvre my multiple cases in the proper direction at all times and I would highly recommend her services to any potential clients.”

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