Why Contract Attorneys Make Sense?
Temporary or contract attorneys are an established feature of the legal profession. They provide a low-cost, high-quality, targeted solution for only as long as you need them. Using temporary attorneys can offer a 30% to 70% savings on the equivalent hourly cost of additional full-time lawyers.
Corporations have long been using contract attorneys. In-house legal staffs have been downsized while workloads have been upsized. We help them get the job done without the addition of full-time staff.
From the law firm’s perspective, the savings are increasingly hard to ignore. Contract attorneys enable the firm to respond to unpredictable workloads in a timely, cost-effective manner with no sacrifice in quality. Corporate clients praise this innovative solution.
Typical costs for contract attorneys range, on an hourly basis, from $55 to $165. You pay only for on-the-job time. We conduct our business in compliance with all laws and ethical rules regulating the practice of law, and we published the first code of ethics in our industry.
Relationships: The Key to Success
Assigned Counsel® builds relationships with our clients—ones based on similar career experiences, in-depth knowledge of your needs and fast response. We are here to help you for the long term.
We will assist you in every stage of the placement process. Your team includes a client service representative, your point person at Assigned Counsel legal staffing services, and a recruiting attorney, who works behind the scenes to find the best candidates for you. Both have significant experience and training in attorney sourcing.
Your client service representative will meet with you to determine the skills, experience and qualifications of the attorney you need. Then your Assigned Counsel recruiting attorney refines the scope of the need, searches and reviews resumes, interviews candidates and performs comprehensive references checks. Assigned Counsel also takes steps to see that confidentiality is maintained by all contract attorneys.
Because our recruiting attorneys are experienced attorneys, we speak your language. You will only receive candidates qualified for your assignment. All you do is select the one you prefer.
It doesn’t end there. Your client service representative will follow up regularly to ensure you are completely satisfied.
