What does the lawyers staff charge and how are responsibilities delegated?
A. Whatever can be delegated to a lesser charging worker should be, so long as the work product is actively supervised by an attorney. There are a number of tasks that can be handled efficiently and inexpensively by staff or legal assistants. They provide a huge cost benefit to you. So long as the lawyers are not delegating legal functions to unsupervised persons this practice should be encouraged and supported. Diane Dancy, who manages our office, came to me as a divorce client in 1992 and has become the most competent legal assistant within the Coachella Valley.
