Engagement Retainer-Draft

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Dear Mr./Ms. __________________:

Thank you very much for considering the Firm to handle your legal concerns on a
retainer basis. Our professional legal retainer contract includes the following basic
services among others:

1. Review and/or drafting of contracts, agreements, and other legal documents;


2. General consultation on legal matters where _______________________ is a party;
3. Review and/or drafting of employment/project contracts;
4. Legal representation in any courts and/or other administrative or quasi-judicial
bodies;
5. Preparation and transmittal of demand letters for and in your behalf;
6. Other allied services requiring appearances or the Firm’s representation as may
be agreed upon;

The Firm’s monthly retainer fee shall be PhP___________________ which shall be billed
and payable within the first five (5) days of the calendar month;

The retainer agreement, shall be for a period of One (1) year and will commence on
_________________ to _________________ subject for renewal upon agreement of the
parties.

In consideration of our retainer agreement, the Firm shall be waiving in your favor the
customary Professional Acceptance Fees per case wherein your company is a party
litigant requiring legal representation in any court, administrative tribunal or any
other quasi judicial bodies. In lieu thereof, we shall be collecting an Attorney’s Fees
of PhP___________________ for every case referred to the Firm. Moreover we shall
charge you an Appearance Fees of PhP_________________ per appearance within Metro
Manila plus out-of-pocket expenses for cases outside Metro Manila and Pleading
Fees of Php___________________ for every major pleadings or papers filed.

For collection and/or other cases where a claim for damages are prayed for, the Firm
shall be charging an additional amount equivalent to ten (10%) percent as success
fees of any amount that may be collected and/or damages that may awarded by the
courts by virtue of our legal representation.

It is understood however, that all costs and expenses relative to the cases including
out-of-pocket expenses, such as but not limited to Transcript of Stenographic Notes
(TSN), filing and docket fees, representation mutually agreed in advance, shall be for
your account.

Should you find the same in order and acceptable kindly manifest your conformity
below and return a copy for our file.

Thank you and kind regards!

FOR THE FIRM CONFORME

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