Legal & Compliance

Attorney Retainer (Hourly)

Engagement agreement for legal representation billed at hourly rates, with retainer deposit, billing cycle, and trust-account terms.

📄 2 signers📅 30-day expiry🏷 Legal & Compliance🔖 retainer, attorney, hourly, legal-fee, engagement

About this template

The Attorney Retainer (Hourly) is a ready-to-use legal & compliance template you can send for signature in minutes. It is written for 2 signers (attorney and client) and, by default, expires 30 days after it is sent if left unsigned. It covers retainer, attorney, hourly, legal fee, engagement. Like every Abundera Sign template it is a convenience draft structured for ESIGN Act and UETA compliance, not a substitute for legal advice. Each signed copy is sealed with PAdES-LTA digital signatures, dual RFC 3161 timestamps, and a tamper-evident evidence package in WORM storage.

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# Attorney Retainer Agreement (Hourly) This Attorney Retainer Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into as of the date last signed below, by and between the attorney and the client identified below. --- ## 1. Parties **Attorney / Law Firm** Name of Attorney: ___________ State Bar Number: ___________ Law Firm Name: ___________ Address: ___________ Email: ___________ **Client** Client Name: ___________ Address: ___________ Email: ___________ --- ## 2. Matter The Attorney agrees to represent the Client in connection with the following matter: Description of Matter: ___________ Court / Jurisdiction: ___________ The scope of representation is further described in Section 7 of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement obligates the Attorney to undertake any matter not expressly described herein or in a subsequent written addendum signed by both parties.

Fields (21)

attorney name
text · required
attorney bar number
text · required
law firm name
text · required
attorney address
textarea · required
attorney email
email · required
client name
text · required
client address
textarea · required
client email
email · required
matter description
textarea · required
court or jurisdiction
text · required
partner rate
currency · required
associate rate
currency
paralegal rate
currency
billing increment
radio · required
initial retainer
currency · required
replenishment threshold
currency · required
replenishment amount
currency · required
billing cycle
radio · required
late interest rate
number · required
scope description
textarea · required
governing state
select · required

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