This post if part of our series “The Ethics of Freelance Lawyering” and answers the common question: How do freelance lawyers maintain their duty of confidentiality?
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by Erin Cowling (Founder & CEO, Flex Legal) Over 10 years ago, I started my own non-traditional practice assisting other lawyers and law firms with their overflow legal work. I wasn’t sure what to call myself: research lawyer? contract lawyer? associate for hire? I eventually settled on “freelance lawyer”, a term used in the UK
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(Updated May 12, 2022) This is the fourth post in our series on the “Ethics of Freelancing” series. The previous posts in the series were on: “The Duty of Confidentiality”; “Avoiding Conflicts of Interest“; and “Marking-Up Freelance Lawyers’ Fees”. This post examines when a lawyer might have an ethical duty or obligation to engage the
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Lawyers and law firms who hire Flex freelance lawyers often ask us: How do I bill out the freelance lawyer’s time or cost to my client? In response we have drafted our own “Definitive Guide: Billing Out & Marking-Up Flex Freelance Lawyers’ Fees to Clients” based on our research and analysis. You can find this Guide on our
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This is the second post in our series on the “Ethics of Freelance Lawyering”. This post examines best practices to avoid conflicts of interest while freelancing or when hiring a freelance lawyer. (Our first post was on Confidentiality) What should Freelance Lawyers do to Avoid Conflicts of Interest?Avoiding conflicts of interest is an important duty for
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