Webinar Replay & LIVE Chat: The Art, Science & Ethics of the 21st Century Retainer Agreement

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Webinar Replay & LIVE Chat: The Art, Science & Ethics of the 21st Century Retainer Agreement

By The Legal Connection

Date and time

Wednesday, March 4, 2015 · 9:30 - 11am PST

Location

Online

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Description

Webinar Replay & Live Chat:

The 21st Century Retainer Agreement

Speaker: Carolyn Elefant, Esq


This is a replay of the popular Art, Science & Ethics of the 21st Century Retainer Agreement webinar presented by Carolyn Elefant in 2013 in which she covers:

  • Back to Basics: A quick summary of the basic structure of the Retainer Agreement;
  • See the Fee: Providing for alternative billing, like flat fees or "subscription" fees in the Retainer Agreement -- and whether there's really such a thing as a "non-refundable" retainer;
  • Electronic expectations: What do clients need to know about electronic communication, e-billing and storage?
  • Cloudy or clear: should the Retainer Agreement notify clients of your use of the cloud to house client data?
  • Outing Outsourcing: What should your retainer agreement say about outsourcing work to vendors, contract attorneys and virtual assistants? And as a bonus, a discussion of the types of agreements that you'll need for outsourcing to ensure confidentiality and ensure compliance with rules on independent contractors;
  • The Long and Short of it: One-page retainer agreement versus multiple pages. Which works best for you? And how understandable are retainer agreements to clients;
  • Draft versus Design: Today's lawyers draft documents, but increasingly, design counts too. Learn more about trends in form design and how to incorporate these principles into your agreement;
  • iPad versus legal pad: Non-traditional ways to execute the retainer agreement, as well as trends in document automation and ways to streamline execution of the retainer agreement.

and so much more!

Members of The Legal Connection Community Site and Non-Member Premium Registrations also receive link to download The Art, Science & Ethics of the 21st Century Retainer Agreement ebook, containing sample agreements, clauses and phrases, a compilation of relevant ethics rules and opinions for all 50 states, and Appendix with sample website privacy policies, web disclaimer language and checklist of issues to address in law office policies.

Carolyn Elefant, a Washington D.C. attorney with her own firm, creator of MyShingle.com and author of Solo By Choice: How to Be the Lawyer You Always Wanted to Be.

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