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Consider the firm or lawyer being compensated on a contingency fee basis -- they must cover all the expenses and overhead related to prosecuting the case, inclu
by kerben 16y ago
Consider the firm or lawyer being compensated on a contingency fee basis -- they must cover all the expenses and overhead related to prosecuting the case, including the salaries for attorneys and paralegals working the case -- and if they lose they get nothing. Since their reward for winning the case is fixed, at usually 1/3, reducing the time and cost they expend on a case, particularly during e-discovery (which can consume quite a bit of time and manpower), is both valuable and in their best interests.
- bane 16y agoAny idea how common this is?
- jakewalker 16y agoVery common for plaintiffs lawyers in many types of cases (consumer class action (sort of), personal injury, among many others). Almost impossible to have a contingency fee for a defendant. And often the defendants are the ones with the burden of producing (and first reviewing) a high level of documents.
- ippisl 16y agoIn the last few years , there was in the legal industry for fixed-fee arrangements(probably because of the financial crisis). Does a similar business model change happens in the defense part?