Article: Unbundling and the Lawyer's Duty of Care (Hornsby 2012)
This article looks at the standards set in the ABA's Model Rules of Professional Conduct 1.2(c) and how to implement it with actual clients in consultations, document assembly, and advocacy.
Recommended citation: William Hornsby, Unbundling and the Lawyer's Duty of Care, American Bar Association Family Advocate (Fall 2012). Available at https://www.americanbar.org/digital-asset-abstract.html/content/dam/aba….
Year published:
2012
Document Author:
Will Hornsby
SRLN Brief: Rule 6.5 - A Powerful Tool to Diversify Pro Bono and Transform Court Services (SRLN 2015)
Ethics rule 6.5 is a powerful tool to diversify pro bono programs and to transform court services because it allows unbundled lawyers to perform real time services in court-annexed programs without the onerous clerical burdens and limitations under the traditional conflicts analysis. Specifically the model rule states:
Year published:
2015
Document Author:
Self-Represented Litigation Network
Weblinks: ABA Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services (ABA 2015)
The ABA Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services has the mandate to improve access to lawyers and legal services for those of modern income – those who do not qualify for legal aid yet lack the resources for full representation. The committee maintains a robust webpage that contains information on the changing practice of law, access to justice initiatives in bar associations around the country, and comprehensive information on unbundling and the incubator movement.
Year published:
2015
Document Author:
American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services
Weblinks: Attorney Ethics When Interacting with an SRL (ABA 2015)
This web page is an inventory of state ethics opinions on the ethical duties of an attorney when interacting with a self-represented litigant (SRL). It is maintained by the Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services and is available at http://www.americanbar.org/groups/delivery_legal_services/resources/pro….
Year published:
2015
Document Author:
American Bar Association
Article: Attorney-Client Relationships in Cyberspace: The Perils and the Promise (Lanctot 1999)
This Duke Law Journal article of 1999 discusses forming an attorney-client relationshship by giving legal advice and regulating legal advice in non-traditional contexts.
Link to article: http://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1060&contex…
Year published:
1999
Document Author:
Catherine J. Lanctot
SRLN Brief: Integrating Unbundling into Self-Help Services (SRLN 2015)
The states vary tremendously on how they may have integrated unbundling into their service delivery systems. Unbundling is a critical link to devloping a local ecosystem that supports 100% access to justice, and therefore should be a priority area for development in all states. Emerging practices include the following:
Bar or Court Sponsored Unbundled Referral Lists
Year published:
2015
Document Author:
Self-Represented Litigation Network
Report: Analysis of Rules That Enable Lawyers to Serve Self-Represented Litigants with Unbundling (ABA 2014)
The white paper, An Analysis of Rules That Enable Lawyers to Serve Self-Represented Litigants, was prepared by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services.
Year published:
2014
Document Author:
American Bar Association
Tool: Limited Scope Risk Management Materials (California Commission on Access to Justice 2004)
The California Commission on Access to Justice developed comprehensive risk management materials to help lawyers develop ethical unbundled or limited scope practices. The materials are designed to help lawyers document their file and ensure that they and the client are in agreement on the limitations on the scope of your representation, which tasks the lawyer is going to perform and, more importantly, which ones the lawyer is NOT going to perform.
Year published:
2004
Document Author:
California Commission on Access to Justice