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Every lawyer knows how to write a simple contact because they had contract law as a 1L. Right? Wrong! Here are the top ten common mistakes made on fee agreements and engagement letters, followed by clear instructions on how to fix them. This will help you address:

• What to do with old templates with clauses you don’t remember the purpose of
• The dangers of editing a contract piecemeal and how to clean it up
• How to not just have an ethical, ironclad contract, but also attract clients and engage them in the legal process
• Learn what clauses should be in every agreement and how to write them well

WHY ATTEND
Your fee agreements and engagement letters are designed to establish a “meeting of the minds” between the lawyer and client — on both the scope of the work to be performed and the ground rules each party will follow. And since you had contract law as a 1L, you must know how to draft a simple client representation agreement, right? Wrong!This one-hour webcast explores the top ten commonly made mistakes on fee agreements and engagement letters, and provides clear instructions on how to fix them. It will also review the clauses that should be in every fee agreement versus those that are used more selectively. If you want to improve your client-lawyer relationships and protect your firm from future fee disputes, this program is not to be missed.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Watch this webcast and learn:

• What to do with old templates with clauses you don’t remember the purpose of
• When editing a contract piecemeal can be dangerous, and how to clean it up
• How to not just have an ethical, ironclad contract, but also attract clients and engage them in the legal process
• What clauses should be in every agreement and how to write them well
• How MRPC 1.4 (communication), 1.5 (fees), and 1.6 (confidentiality) apply to these agreements

Register for this program to better anticipate – and eliminate – possible sticking points between you and your clients. Small changes to your standard fee agreements just might make a critical difference!