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"Simplify Your Retainer Agreement"

This post was written by Sam Glover: "When I took my first case, I used a retainer that I found in the back of a practice manual. It was 9 pages if I used 10-point Times New Roman. Even I did not understand it all. I soon whittled it down to a 3- or 4-page retainer that was a little better, but I am pretty sure most clients took my word for its contents, then stared at the pages for a few minutes.

My current retainers are all one page or less, 11-point Georgia, with plenty of white space for readability. Your retainer is a sign that you understand how to communicate, that you are straightforward, and that you have nothing to hide. There is no reason your retainer should be longer than one page..."

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Source: Lawyerist.com, 9 September 2010. © 2007-2010 Lawyerist Media, LLC. Reproduced with permission of the site editor, Sam Glover.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on September 09, 2010 (boomark / email).