You are interviewing a new client. The client wants to hire your office to help negotiate the…

You are interviewing a new client. The client wants to hire
your office to help negotiate the purchase of a small business. The seller has
offered $20,000. The new client would be willing to pay this amount, although she
thinks it is a bit high, but does not feel comfortable negotiating with the
seller and would rather have an attorney involved in the deal for her
protection. The new client is suspicious of legal assistants and attorneys and
is especially concerned about how much her case will cost. You inform the
client that the attorney will be the one who actually talks to her about the
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You are interviewing a new client. The client wants to hire
your office to help negotiate the purchase of a small business. The seller has
offered $20,000. The new client would be willing to pay this amount, although she
thinks it is a bit high, but does not feel comfortable negotiating with the
seller and would rather have an attorney involved in the deal for her
protection. The new client is suspicious of legal assistants and attorneys and
is especially concerned about how much her case will cost. You inform the
client that the attorney will be the one who actually talks to her about the
fee issue, but that typically this type of case is taken on an hourly basis and
that the attorney will only be able to give her a very broad estimate of what
the total matter will cost. The client states that this would be unacceptable
to her because she does not have a lot of money to pay overpriced attorneys.
The client also states that she would like this matter settled as soon as possible.
You must prepare a memorandum to the attorney outlining the facts of the case.
What type of fee arrangement would you suggest to the attorney? Please keep in
mind the client’s anxieties and her particular needs

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