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Project example · Written Discovery
A hiring attorney delegated a first request for production, targeted at the other side's affirmative defenses, as a flat-fee project.
The details
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$400
Flat fee paid to the freelance attorney
6.25 hours
Hours the attorney billed their client
$756 (billed at $185/hr)
Attorney profit
Bankruptcy, Contract
Area of law
3 days
Application period
5 days
Project completed
The posting
The hiring attorney needed an initial request for documents prepared to one defendant, focused on obtaining documents pertinent to the affirmative defenses asserted in response to claims for breach of contract, aiding and abetting breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, slander of title, and negligence. Copies of the complaint and answer were provided to the selected applicant.
Prepare initial request for documents to one defendant focusing on obtaining the documents pertinent to the affirmative defenses asserted in response to the following claims: (i) breach of contract; (ii) aiding and abetting breach of contract; (iii) breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (iv) slander of title; and (v) negligence. Copies of the complaint and answer will be provided to the selected applicant.
As posted by the hiring attorney
Delegate your next one
Set your flat fee, describe the work, and pick from verified freelance attorneys. You supervise; they draft. Keep the difference as profit.