Fees & engagements

Tailored legal coverage.
Matched to your needs.

We publish our rates and starting deposits to make pricing clear from the outset.

Representation is billed hourly. Deposits are held as security and do not include legal work.

Assess fit

Consultation

From $40030-minute verbal discussion

An opportunity to discuss your matter with an attorney and assess fit.

Before a lawsuit

Pre-litigation

From $7,500Initial deposit

Representation before a lawsuit is filed, tailored to your matter.

Once a case is filed

Litigation

From $25,000Initial deposit

Representation in a filed case.

The required deposit depends on the matter’s needs and anticipated work.

Representation tailored to your matter

We recommend attorney staffing and an initial deposit based on your matter’s complexity, objectives, and anticipated work. We also consider your preferences for attorney communication and involvement. More demanding matters may require substantially higher deposits.

Efficiency that protects your litigation budget

We combine smart implementation of AI and technology with lean staffing and lower overhead. This helps reduce duplicative work and direct more of your budget toward advancing the case. Experienced attorneys remain responsible for strategy and professional judgment, delivering sophisticated representation with disciplined use of resources.

Deposits require replenishment; fees are paid separately.

Hourly rate schedule ↗

Consultations exclude legal advice and deadline review. Representation requires firm acceptance and a signed engagement letter.

Complex Litigation. Considered Pricing.

Effective November 1, 2026. All rates are in U.S. dollars per hour and are subject to change.
Role	Hourly rate
Managing Partner	$1,000
Partners	$700
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.

Tajima LLP delivers sophisticated representation through focused staffing and disciplined litigation strategy, with a primary attorney contact suited to the matter and the client’s needs.

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.

Selective Alternative Fee Arrangements

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.

Hybrid contingency

A reduced hourly rate plus a success fee tied to an agreed outcome. The hourly portion remains payable regardless of the result.

Pure contingency

No hourly attorney fees; our compensation is based entirely on a success fee tied to the outcome defined in the fee agreement.

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.

Tailored legal coverage.Matched to your needs.