LEGAL FEES

According to the rules of ethics governing the attorney’s profession, legal fees are disclosed through a written proposal drafted after an initial communication with the client and a preliminary analysis of the file to define the client’s needs. Our proposal is adapted to the client’s needs and subject to the client’s approval.

We invoice our clients on a monthly basis, unless the file only requires a one-off service.

Deleporte Wentz Avocat proposes different billing options, taking into account the types of services to be provided:

Legal fees based on time spent
Packaged legal fees
Subscription
Success fee

We bill based on time spent when it is not possible to pre-define the future developments of the file (such as contractual negotiations, or pre-litigation or litigation files).

The fee amount is calculated on the basis of the applicable hourly fee and time spent working on the file.

We may propose a sliding scale pricing for files on time spent spanning over a period of several months and requiring a variable number of hours month over month.

We can provide a packaged fee when, based on our professional experience, we can assess the time necessary to provide the services (such as drafting a given contract, conducting research and formalities for a trademark deposit or a personal data treatment).

Our proposal will identify the services to be provided, the applicable hourly fee and our estimate of total number of hours necessary.

We may propose a sliding scale pricing for files on time spent spanning over a period of several months and requiring a variable number of hours month over month.

For clients with recurring requests (Q&A), we can propose a hot line service, either by telephone or through short written responses to simple questions. This service is proposed as a monthly subscription with either a maximum number of hours or number of simple questions included in the subscription.

A subscription is contracted for a minimum term of three months and invoiced monthly.

For litigation files, we may agree to set a success fee. A success fee is an additional payment based on a specific result having been reached (such as a court decision in favor of the client, or the signature of a settlement contract).

Attorneys cannot be paid exclusively with a success fee. The success fee is paid as an addition to fees on time spent or packaged. Success fees must be agreed in writing and set out in the fee proposal.