WHAT IS A RETAINER AGREEMENT?
A retainer agreement is a legal contract between a law firm (or attorney) and the client by which the client agrees to hire the law firm for particular legal services. The retainer agreement provides a detailed description of the parties to the agreement, the scope of legal services to be performed, the rules and manner in which those services will be performed, and a recitation of the agreed-upon fee arrangement between the parties. Generally speaking, the law firm will require the client to review the agreement, sign the agreement if there are no changes to be made, and return the executed agreement along with a retainer fee (or deposit) to the law firm before any legal services are performed on a particular matter.
A retainer agreement is a legal contract between a law firm (or attorney) and the client by which the client agrees to hire the law firm for particular legal services. The retainer agreement provides a detailed description of the parties to the agreement, the scope of legal services to be performed, the rules and manner in which those services will be performed, and a recitation of the agreed-upon fee arrangement between the parties. Generally speaking, the law firm will require the client to review the agreement, sign the agreement if there are no changes to be made, and return the executed agreement along with a retainer fee (or deposit) to the law firm before any legal services are performed on a particular matter.