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What is Limited Scope Representation (LSR)?
LSR or unbundling of legal services is a way that our contract attorneys can help you with part of your case while you do the rest of your case with a paralegal or LegalNoodle document assistant.
At LegalNoodle, even if you never talk to our contract attorneys, they are always in the background seamlessly supervising our work on your documents.
For example:
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You can consult with an attorney to prepare or review your paperwork using a LegalNoodle document assistant, and either attend the hearing yourself (not a good idea), or pay the contract attorney $750 to attend the hearing for you;
You can consult with an attorney to prepare or review your paperwork using a LegalNoodle document assistant, and either attend the hearing yourself (not a good idea), or pay the contract attorney $750 to attend the hearing for you;2.You can represent yourself through the whole case, using LegalNoodle to prepare your documents at your instruction, and periodically consult with our contract attorneys who can coach you on the law, procedures and strategy;
You can represent yourself through the whole case, using LegalNoodle to prepare your documents at your instruction, and periodically consult with our contract attorneys who can coach you on the law, procedures and strategy;3.You can use LegalNoodle to prepare all the paperwork and hire our contract attorney just to make the court appearance or deposition for you;
You can use LegalNoodle to prepare all the paperwork and hire our contract attorney just to make the court appearance or deposition for you;4.You may want to do your own investigation of the facts (“discovery”) and ask the attorney to assist you in putting the information into a format which is useful to the court;
You may want to do your own investigation of the facts (“discovery”) and ask the attorney to assist you in putting the information into a format which is useful to the court;5.You may ask the attorney to be on “standby” while you attend the settlement conference or hearing yourself.
You may ask the attorney to be on “standby” while you attend the settlement conference or hearing yourself.With LegalNoodle limited scope assistance, you may be able to handle the whole case yourself, except for a few technical areas, such as “law and motion,” where an attorney can help you. It is really between you and your LSR attorney to decide how much of your case you hire him to do. If you do this, it is important to keep returning to the same attorney. Otherwise, you are paying someone new to get up to speed on your case each time you consult.
Some areas of the law and procedure are extremely technical and it is rare for non-attorneys to effectively handle them. Among these are motions to compel discovery, motions attacking the pleadings such as demurrers, or summary judgment motions, and preparing trial briefs. Also included are substantive areas of law that generally require legal expertise or cases where the offers or proof or burden of proof may be difficult or complicated, such as someone’s intent, a breach of the duty of care in a professional negligence suit, the existence of a verbal agreement, competing claims to title of real property, etc. You will almost certainly need extensive assistance from, or often full representation by, an attorney if your case involves any of these issues.
Why it is important to discuss your case with a legal professional:
If is important to thoroughly discuss all aspects of your case (even those which you think are simple) with an experienced legal professional before deciding which parts you want to do yourself and which ones the attorney will assist you with. It is equally important to realize that there may be important issues presented by your case of which you are not even aware. You could be at legal risk about an issue you don’t even realize exists. If you don’t discuss all potential legal issues with your attorney, how will you know?
Never make assumptions about the law that applies to your case. The law programs you’ve seen on TV are rarely accurate, and just because you’ve “seen it on TV,” doesn’t mean it is correct, or even “legal.” The only way you can be sure is to talk it over with a qualified attorney.
Sometimes new issues will pop up after your case is started. If they do, it is important to advise your attorney and discuss them, so that you know the potential legal consequences. Remember that your attorney can only advise you on matters you tell him about, so it is essential that you provide complete information about your case.
Remember, you and your legal professionals are working as a team. That means good communication and a clear understanding of each person’s assignments is essential.
Call LegalNoodle at (310) 944-2055 for more information.
