Hourly or Salary?

njjel · September 2004

We are hiring an attorney for a period of 3 months to work on a special project. Would you pay him hourly or salaried?

Parabeagle · September 2004

I wouldn't pay him at all! x;-)

Seriously, though, I would prefer to negotiate a flat "project rate", i.e., this is the project, what will you charge us to complete it?

Lawyers are accustomed to billing by the hour, so that might be the simplest.

njjel · September 2004

We don't have a project rate for this and can't negotiate one at this point so you then are saying we are ok to pay him hourly? (which is where I think he should be)

Jewel · September 2004

Usually attorneys get paid via billable hours. Just be sure to get the billable hour rate in writing and ask for monthly itemized invoices.

Jewel

Dutch2 · September 2004

Same here. When we need an attorney for a special project we pay him/her by the hour.

POPEYE · September 2004

Just make sure you get him to punch your timeclock!!! Just kiddin'.

Don D · September 2004

Hire his paralegal. She'll do it for one seventh his rate and she winds up doing his work anyway. I think you're getting way more advice than you asked for......x:-)

Parabeagle · September 2004

Besides, parabeagles - er - paralegals are more thorough and less prone to misteaks. x;-)

POPEYE · September 2004

T-Bone or Ribeye?

Hourly or Salary?

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