an advance paid to a lawyer or expert witness. As the lawyer works on your case, he or she will bill time against the retainer.
Act of a client in hiring an attorney. Also denotes fee client pays when retaining attorney.
An ongoing fee paid to a professional person to engage his or her services.
When an agent merely gives a right to expect professional service when requested, but none which is not requested. It binds the person retained not to take a fee from another against his/her retainer, but to do nothing except what he is asked to do, and for this he/she is to be distinctly paid.
An advance payment made to a lawyer to secure their services.
Act of the client in employing an attorney or counsel; denotes the fee which the client pays when retaining an attorney to act for him or her.
down payment required by a lawyer.
A fee charged in advance to retain the services of a professional
a certain amount of money which is placed in the lawyer's trust account
a deposit against fees your lawyer may charge - the amount depends on the lawyer's estimate of how much work will be required to complete your case
a deposit or advance payment to the firm of some of the fees and costs which the firm anticipates it will incur to represent you
a deposit to assure representation by an attorney
a dollar amount that represents a certain number of the lawyer's work hours at a set price, sometimes representing an estimate of the total cost of the lawyer's services on the case
a down payment on legal fees and costs
a fee charged in advance of any work, and is an advance on the hourly rate for a specific issue or case
a fee paid to a lawyer for advice or services or for a claim on services when needed
a fee paid to an attorney or other representative for future or concurrent services
a fee paid to one party in a surrogacy arrangement (generally paid to the Surrogate) up front once they agree to work together
a fee that you pay at the outset in order to retain the lawyer's services for the duration of your divorce
an advance against the final fee and is typically not the final fee
an advance deposit paid to the attorney, to be applied toward legal fees
an advance on legal fees to be charged in the future
an advance payment estimated to cover the cost of legal services
an agreement between the law firm and the client
an amount of money paid by the client to a lawyer at the time when the client hires the lawyer
an amount of money paid by the client to the designer and applied to the balance due at the completion of the project
an amount of money paid to a lawyer as a deposit in advance for the work he will do for a client on a specific matter
an amount of money that is requested by your Attorney to be paid up front
an amount you may be asked to pay as an advance payment of the fee when you retain a lawyer's services
an attorney's security blanket
a non-refundable amount, paid by a prospective tenant, to secure a property pending satisfactory references being obtained and/or the commencement of the tenancy
an up-front fee charged as a sort of down payment on legal services
a payment to insure a lawyer's availability to work for a client and is usually nonrefundable
a prepaid service fee, usually paid monthly
a professional relationship between an advisor and a client in which a client engages the services of a professional through payment of a fee
a sum of money paid by a client to secure an attorney's availability over a given period of time
a sum of money paid by a social care employer to encourage people to train and then work for them after qualifying
a sum of money tendered to a lawyer solely to secure his or her availability
a sum of money which is paid to a law firm by a client
a working arrangement by which a writer is paid a fee at regular intervals but works for the client irregularly, on an as-needed basis
A deposit paid to a lawyer when he is first retained (hired). The lawyer's hourly fee is deducted from the retainer as work is done on the case. When the retainer is used up, it has to be replenished, usually on a monthly basis. Initial retainers in divorce cases usually range from $2,500 to $10,000,or more.
Most lawyers require clients to give them some money before they will begin working on their case. This is called a retainer. The lawyer puts it in the bank and bills her/his work against it. Once the initial amount is used up, the lawyer will require the client to provide another lump sum of money.
The contract by which you hire a lawyer to take your case. It can also mean the sum of money you give the lawyer to be applied to fees and disbursements.
A basic fee or wage paid to sales persons. A commission is usually paid as well.
A sum of money paid in advance to retain the services of an attorney, which sum should be taken into account in determining the ultimate fee to be charged for services rendered and results obtained.
Refers to the up front payment a client gives a lawyer to accept a case. The client is paying to "retain" the lawyer's services.
A fee paid to retain a professional's services, usually on a long-term basis.
An upfront fee paid by a client to a lawyer.
money paid by the client to the lawyer to obtain a commitment from the lawyer to handle the client's case. A retainer is a deposit against which the lawyer's fees are charged as they are earned. Some retainers are refundable and some are not. You will need to check with your lawyer.
the fee a defendant pays for an attorney to represent him.
A pay me nt made to an attorney to secure his or her services. The retainer is placed in a trust account and, as the attorney works, the charges are deducted from the retainer until the money is used up. After the money is used up the attorney would usually bill on a weekly or monthly basis, or would ask for a new retainer.
Act of the client in employing the attorney or counsel, and also denotes the fee which the client pays when he or she retains the attorney to act for them.
A contract between a lawyer and a client• Solicitors - Legal Practitioners
A sum of money paid in order to ensure a person or company is available when required.
The fee paid to an attorney or other professional for their services, sometimes representing advance payment for anticipated future services.
A fee paid to an attorney to work on a case.
A sum of money paid to a lawyer for services to be rendered.
downpayment required by a lawyer.
Advance payment of fees, or fees and costs, made by a client to an attorney when the client retains the attorney to act for him or her.
A fee paid in advance for services to be rendered. Return to List
Act of the client in employing the attorney or counsel. The word also can refer to the fee which the client pays when he or she hires an attorney to act for them.
A contract between a lawyer and his (or her) client, wherein the lawyer agrees to represent and provide legal advice to the client, in exchange for money. The signed retainer begins the client-lawyer relationship from which flow many responsibilities and duties, primarily on the lawyer, including to provide accurate legal advice, to monitor limitation dates and to not allow any conflict of interest with the relationship with the client.
A fee paid in advance to a lawyer to secure her services. It acts as a down payment, ensuring that the lawyer won't get stiffed and that the client will be represented.