Fee Rates and Policies

Hourly Rate Billing, Flat Fee Billing and Disbursements

Hourly:

Certain legal work (by its nature) is billed hourly at the current hourly rate for legal services provided by JarvisLegal.

Flat Fee Billing:

For some matters such as corporate work and conveyancing, flat fee billing (pre-determined set fees) applies, or alternative fee arrangements may be suitable. We are happy to work with you to come up with a fee and billing solution to suit your needs or your organization’s needs.

Disbursements:

Disbursements, for costs such as couriers/bank charges  are charged on a cost-recovery basis. We do not charge admin fees, nor for printing, copying or other overhead.

Retainer / Payment of Retainer

In all new matters, JarvisLegal requires a retainer to be paid at the outset of opening a file. The retainer amount required may be the entire estimated total fees to be charged, or it may be only a portion of estimated fees. Prior to commencing legal work for you, we will provide you with more information on the required retainer amount and payment(s) of the retainer. The retainer is paid into trust and held by JarvisLegal for your account, and unless otherwise agreed to, the retainer is applied towards invoiced amounts for legal services provided.

Invoice/Account Payments

At this time, payment of an invoice or towards an account may be made by cheque to: “JarvisLegal Law Corporation” or by e-transfer.

Hourly Rate Billing – What is Billed vs. Not Billed

What is billed:

• time spent working on a matter when applying or providing legal knowledge or advice;

• time spent on correspondence (emails, phone calls, faxes, videoconference or other) or in meetings with with your or your organization’s representatives when such correspondence relates to or involves JarvisLegal applying or providing legal knowledge or advice; and

• research time that is agreed upon in advance.

What is not billed:

• time spent working on a matter or setting up a matter that does not involve providing legal knowledge or advice;

• time spent on correspondence (emails, phone calls, faxes, videoconference or other) or in meetings with with your or your organization’s representatives when such correspondence does not relate to or involve JarvisLegal applying or providing legal knowledge or advice, such as:
  • calls or emails to inquire about whether or not we provide certain legal services or general inquiries;
  • calls or emails for referrals to other legal or business professionals.
• research time that is not agreed upon in advance;

• introductory meetings; and

• discussions of estimates of legal fees or any matters relating to your account and retainer.