Self-Help Law, Limited Legal Services : MyLawyer.com : Law That You Can Afford

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The “unbundled law” law movement is expanding.  "Unbundled" or "limited legal services" is a form of legal service delivery where lawyers represent clients for provide a limited and discrete service for a fixed fee. This is a good alternative for consumers who cannot afford to pay a law firm to handle every aspect of their case, which can be costly.

When a law firm delivers a limited legal service, the client does part of the work, and the law firm does part of the work. For example, in an contested divorce case, the law firm will prepare all of the forms and provide legal advice, but the client attends the divorce hearing, which is often just a formality, without the benefit of counsel. By eliminating counsel at the hearing, the client saves the additional cost of paying for the lawyer’s time to attend the hearing, and the usual waiting time that precedes the hearing itself. This can result in a significant cost saving.

For additional information on this trend see; UnBundled Law  and the American Bar Association's Pro Se/Unbundling Resource Center, published by the ABA Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services.