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Unbundled Legal Services Practical Ethics Article - May 12, 1999 By the NHBA Ethics Committee Selecting, Hiring and Working With a Lawyer What if I Can't Afford a Lawyer? Unbundled Legal Services - One way to reduce costs is to consider hiring a lawyer to handle part of a case (known as “unbundling of legal services.”) Recently approved court rules permit attorneys to provide limited legal services, if they choose and believe appropriate in your situation. Such services may include drafting a motion, reviewing an agreement or attending one specific hearing, rather than directly handling your entire matter. It is strongly advisable that you sign a client consent form for the use of unbundled services in litigation. Chapter 4: Diversifying Opportunities for Attorney Participation and Client Services Bar News - December 19, 2008 Unbundled Rules--Taking a leadership role, Pro Bono Board Chair John Norton, Pro Bono Director Ginny Martin and others developed proposed unbundled or limited scope rules as a way of expanding access opportunities for lower-income litigants and service/representation opportunities for attorneys. Pro Bono focused its efforts on changes to court rules to allow limited appearances in litigated matters. Advocating before the Court Rules Committee, Norton and Martin stressed the need to overcome the barrier to Pro Bono participation of "once you are in, you can’t get out," which gives volunteers pause in accepting cases on an open-ended basis. Once the rules were adopted, Norton and Martin worked with the courts to develop a simple one-page limited appearance form that is being used today. Ghost-writing was the other major focus of Pro Bono’s advocacy and Norton offered the Court several alternatives to address "behind-the-scene" drafting of pleadings and other court documents by attorneys. For these efforts, the NH Bar Association received the ABA’s prestigious Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access in 2007. A Rush to Mediation? Family Attorneys Voice Concerns Bar News - October 5, 2007 A list of Merrimack County attorneys offering unbundled legal services as of Sept. 15, 2007 is also provided to parties, along with various forms needed by the litigants. Bar News - May 18, 2007 Bar News - May 4, 2007 Bar News - April 6, 2007 By Richard B. McNamara Bar News - March 23, 2007 Bar News - August 11, 2006 NH Bar Receives National Legal Access Award Bar News - February 23, 2007 The Bar Association is now in the process of developing a series of Web pages to explain and promote awareness of the concept of limited (also known as “unbundled”) legal services in New Hampshire to attorneys and clients. Bar News - April 21, 2006 Bar News - April 7, 2006 Bar News - March 3, 2006 Bar News - November 4, 2005 Bar News - June 17, 2005 Bar News - April 8, 2005 Bar News - April 8, 2005 Bar News - February 6, 2004
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