Attorney tells Client that Client can review and flag relevant documents, rather than paying attorney to review discovery. Client has no legal training.
provided it was response to client's request to cut costs, and attorney advised client of the risks involved, and client knowingly decided to take that risk, i say it's totally 100% fine.
Sorry, but that's funny. I so wish I could do that!!!! Just hand off the mundane aspects of our job duties to our clients. Awesome. Our clients would never let us get away with that, though. They would throw it right back at us in a heartbeat. Did the client protest when the attorney made this suggestion?
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provided it was response to client's request to cut costs, and attorney advised client of the risks involved, and client knowingly decided to take that risk, i say it's totally 100% fine.
It was not at Client's request. Client does not want to review the documents. Cient senses that Attorney is too busy to be bothered with doc review.
Sorry, but that's funny. I so wish I could do that!!!! Just hand off the mundane aspects of our job duties to our clients. Awesome. Our clients would never let us get away with that, though. They would throw it right back at us in a heartbeat.
Did the client protest when the attorney made this suggestion?
Yeah, it would be great if you could just tell your clients to do their own doc review.
Hypothetical Client contacted another attorney to inquire about doc review rates.
I think only at client's request and even then the attorney wouldn't really be providing the best representation. Not the best strategy.
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