Clear information about Tajima LLP’s hourly rates, initial deposits, and the alternative fee arrangements considered for select matters.
| Role | Hourly rate |
|---|---|
| Managing Partner | $750 |
| Partners | $690 |
| Senior Counsel | $650 |
| Counsel | $600 |
| Associates | $380 |
| Paralegals | $200 |
At our discretion, we generally maintain the pricing agreed at the start of an engagement for a reasonable duration of that matter. This helps clients plan around a predictable cost structure and sustain the resources needed to pursue a favorable resolution. New matters may be subject to the firm's then-current pricing.
In our view of the Southern California legal marketplace, particularly Los Angeles, significantly lower rates can raise questions about a firm's sophistication or capacity to handle complex disputes. Significantly higher rates may reflect practices designed for much larger disputes and corporations, including those served by the world's largest law firms. Hourly rates alone do not establish a firm's capabilities.
Tajima LLP delivers sophisticated representation for complex disputes through direct senior-attorney attention, focused staffing, and disciplined litigation strategy. Our hourly rates are slightly below those of comparable boutique complex litigation firms in Los Angeles, allowing clients to devote more of their resources to advancing their case.
We litigate against some of the world's largest law firms, whose hourly rates are significantly higher than ours. Our cost structure gives clients a competitive advantage: financing a lawsuit is often as important as the evidence, and a sustainable litigation budget helps clients pursue their positions through the demands of a complex case.
Initial deposits generally start at $10,000 for pre-litigation matters and $25,000 for matters in litigation. These are starting amounts; matters requiring substantial additional work or presenting greater complexity may require significantly higher deposits. The deposit required for a particular engagement depends on the matter's scope, complexity, urgency, and anticipated demands. The deposit is not a flat fee. Hourly attorney and staff charges, litigation costs, and other expenses are billed as provided in the written engagement agreement, and replenishment of the deposit may be required.
In addition to our standard hourly rates, we often consider alternative fee arrangements on a case-by-case basis. We are highly selective about the matters we accept on these terms.
Suitability depends on the merits, potential recovery and collectability, expected costs and duration, and the resources the matter requires.
All alternative fee arrangements require our agreement and a signed written fee agreement defining the success fee, covered work, and other terms. Litigation costs and expenses are separate from attorney fees; responsibility for them, including if there is no recovery, is governed by the agreement. No outcome is guaranteed.
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