posted by madamejune on Jul 28
Lawyers are typically paid by the hour, but when clients like the ones who own small and medium-sized businesses who seek employer legal advice are unable to afford their fees—at the moment they start at over $300 per hour—they can arrange other forms of payment. These are known as alternative fee arrangements or AFAs. One of the most common types of AFA is the contingency fee, which basically means you pay the lawyer only if the results are in your favour.
This doesn’t mean that a contingency lawyer won’t charge you anything if you lose the case. The only thing you won’t have to pay for ...