Rashid Family Law | Legal Technician
Unbundled Services
Unbundled Legal Services
We recognize and appreciate that not all individuals facing divorce and family law issues need, want, and/or can afford to have a lawyer handle all aspects of their divorce on their behalf. One way to limit lawyer involvement (and reduce legal fees) is to limit the things your lawyer is asked to do for you. As skilled, experienced practitioners, we understand that clients can be well-served, even if we limit the scope of our work.
Rather than having your legal practitioner provide the “full bundle” of things that lawyers do, (such as gather information, provide legal advice, negotiate, draft papers, go to court, etc.) you can perform some tasks on your own while asking Rashid Family Law to do the things that you need a lawyer to do for you.
For example, you can gather your own information and even gather information from your spouse and negotiate some of your issues, and then have Rashid Family Law advise you on other issues, negotiate a final resolution and draft the final papers. Here are some other examples of unbundled legal services, (sometimes called Limited Scope Representation):
- Rashid Family Law provides legal advice on a paid, consultation basis (which can even include having papers you have drafted reviewed).
- You and your spouse reach a full agreement (either through mediation or on your own) and want the Rashid Family Law to simply draft the final paperwork.
- You draft all of the papers and need Rashid Family Law to provide guidance and procedural information on how to file and/or serve legal documents
- You are in mediation with your spouse and you need someone to give you legal advice in between mediation sessions, (or even during the mediation sessions).
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