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Re: legalmatch.com--is it worth it?
Posted by Douglas on 12/07/07

    I am with you---I have had clients ask if I could work with them on a payment plan of
    $25 per week when their case is going to run them at least $5,000 (typical middle class
    long island , new york divorce retainer) - I even waived my initial $100 consultation
    fee. I am losing money each month. I have had only one client from legal match and it
    was a pre-nup agreement that barely covered 1 month of the LM fees. I am at a loss as
    to what to do about it.

    On 10/24/07, Rob wrote:
    > I am also signed up for domestic cases. 99.999&37; of the people want free advice
    or
    > have no money and want to pay you $100 per month.
    >
    > On 10/24/07, Mark wrote:
    >> While I'm sure that I will be attacked, I wanted to chime in. I think it all
    >> depends on what practice area you are focussed. I've used LegalMatch in connection
    >> to my domestic relations practice and I have taken in close to 20 clients in a year
    >> and a half. The fees I have generated have already paid for my subscription.
    >>
    >> Admittedly, you have to troll through hundreds of case postings of individuals who
    >> do not have the money to pay a lawyer. However, you can usually glean enough info
    >> from the posting itself to know if its even worth posting a response.
    >>
    >> There are some good cases out there. It just takes time to find them. I just went
    >> through a 4-month drought where I didn't generate a single new case from
    >> LegalMatch. This week, 2 new clients came in, each with $2,500 retainers.

     
     

 
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