Legal English Challenge 3.0 – Day 16

Read the short text about retainer agreements, then select the correct option from the list to complete (1) ….. to (10) ….. .

A retainer agreement falls between a ___1___ and full-time ___2___. It is common for a person ___3___ of a lawyer to pay a ___4___ to the lawyer, to draft legal documents, to do legal research or to ___5___, ie. until the the end of the court proceedings,

A retainer agreement usually sets forth the obligations of the ___6___ (provider of professional legal services) and the ___7___, the attorney’s fee, the ___8___ (the legal services that a lawyer will provide to a client), the costs, expenses, and other expenditures. In addition to the retainer fee, an agreement between a client and an attorney may provide for a ___9___, the payment of which will depend upon the successful outcome of the case. If the attorney terminates the retainer agreement, s/he must fulfill those urgent legal matters that come up until the client is able to ___10___ another law firm or attorney.

Now, press the START button to select the correct option from the list to complete (1) ….. to (10) ….. .

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A retainer agreement falls between a ___1___  …

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… and full-time ___2___.

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It is common for a person ___3___ of a lawyer …

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… to pay a ___4___ to the lawyer, to draft legal documents, to do legal research …

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… or to ___5___, ie. until the the end of the court proceedings.

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A retainer agreement usually sets forth the obligations of the ___6___ (provider of professional legal services)…

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… and the ___7___, the attorney's fee, …

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… the ___8___ (the legal services that a lawyer will provide to a client), the costs, expenses, and other expenditures.

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In addition to the retainer fee, an agreement between a client and an attorney may provide for a ___9___, the payment of which will depend upon the successful outcome of the case.

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If the attorney terminates the retainer agreement, s/he must fulfill those urgent legal matters that come up until the client is able to ___10___ another law firm or attorney.

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