Fees & Engagements

Clear engagement structures for defined legal work.

Moorinvest Counsel works with clients through hourly advisory support, fixed-fee arrangements for defined projects, and selected limited-scope reviews. The appropriate structure depends on the nature of the matter, the level of uncertainty, the required deliverables, and whether the scope can be clearly defined in advance.

Legal work should be scoped to match the matter.

Some matters are open-ended and require ongoing advisory support. Others involve a clearly defined document, review, cleanup, or legal project that can be priced on a fixed-fee basis.

The goal is to give clients clarity before work begins: what is included, what is outside scope, how fees are structured, and what steps happen before the engagement starts.

Engagement Structures

Ways to work together.

Fee structures are selected based on whether the work is open-ended, clearly defined, or limited to targeted legal readiness questions.

Hourly Advisory

Best for open-ended legal support, strategic advice, negotiations, regulatory questions, evolving product issues, transaction support, and matters where the facts or scope may change as work progresses.

Fixed-Fee Projects

Available where the scope, assumptions, deliverables, and timeline can be clearly defined before work begins.

Examples may include defined contract projects, website terms, privacy policies, fundraising preparation, commercial documentation, contractor/IP cleanup, and product launch documentation.

Limited-Scope Reviews

Focused engagements designed to identify key issue areas or readiness gaps. These reviews do not include full legal review, drafting, redlines, negotiation support, legal opinions, or compliance certification unless expressly included in the engagement letter.

Published Fixed-Fee Review

Corporate & IP Gap Check — $550

A limited-scope review for founders who want to identify corporate record and IP ownership gaps before fundraising, issuing equity, or accepting new shareholders.

Includes a written report and a 20-minute debrief call to walk through the findings, answer questions, and identify practical next steps.

View Corporate & IP Gap Check

How Payment Works

From introductory call to engagement letter.

Introductory call

A free 20-minute introductory call to discuss the business, the legal issue, timing, and whether Moorinvest Counsel is the right fit.

Conflict & scope review

Moorinvest Counsel reviews conflicts, suitability, scope, assumptions, deliverables, timeline, and the appropriate fee structure.

Engagement letter

If the matter is accepted, the engagement letter sets out the agreed scope, fee structure, assumptions, exclusions, and payment terms.

Payment link

For fixed-fee matters or upfront payments, Moorinvest Counsel sends a payment link after the engagement terms are confirmed.

Work begins

The matter proceeds once the engagement is accepted and the applicable payment arrangement is in place.

Scope management

If facts change or additional work is requested, the matter may require a revised scope, separate engagement, or additional fee arrangement.

Common Questions

Choosing the right fee structure.

When is hourly advisory appropriate?

Hourly advisory is usually appropriate when the matter is open-ended, fact-dependent, urgent, evolving, negotiation-heavy, or difficult to scope in advance. This may include strategic advice, regulatory questions, product/legal issues, contract negotiations, transaction support, and ongoing outside counsel work.

When can a project be fixed fee?

Fixed-fee work is usually appropriate where the deliverables, assumptions, timeline, and scope can be clearly defined before work begins. If the requested work expands, or if new issues arise, the scope may need to be revised.

What is a limited-scope review?

A limited-scope review is a focused engagement designed to identify key issue areas, readiness gaps, or next steps within a defined subject area. It is not a full legal audit, legal opinion, compliance certification, or unlimited advisory engagement unless expressly agreed.

Do fixed fees include unlimited revisions or negotiations?

No. Fixed fees are based on the agreed scope and assumptions. Drafting, redlines, negotiations, follow-up calls, third-party comments, or expanded work are included only if they are expressly included in the engagement letter.

When is payment due?

The payment structure depends on the matter. For fixed-fee matters or upfront payments, payment is typically made after the engagement letter is issued and before work begins. Hourly matters may be billed according to the engagement terms.

Fee structures are determined after an introductory discussion and conflict/scope review. Submitting a request or scheduling a call does not create an attorney-client relationship. Representation begins only after Moorinvest Counsel accepts the matter and the parties execute an engagement agreement.

Scope Boundaries

Defined work requires defined assumptions.

Important scope note

Fixed-fee arrangements are based on defined assumptions, deliverables, and timelines. If facts change, additional issues arise, documents require more extensive review than expected, or work falls outside the agreed scope, the matter may require a revised scope, separate engagement, or additional fee arrangement.

Limited-scope reviews are designed to identify key issue areas or readiness gaps. They do not include full legal review, drafting, redlines, legal opinions, negotiation support, securities law analysis, tax review, or compliance certification unless expressly included in the engagement letter.

Not sure which fee structure fits?

Book a free 20-minute introductory call to discuss the matter, determine fit, and identify whether the work is best handled hourly, through a fixed fee, or through a limited-scope review.

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FEES & ENGAGEMENTS