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How to Get Paid as a Lawyer
Lawyers are paid by sending their clients a bill for the time that they spend working on their case. A lawyer asks for a retainer at the beginning of the case because they want to have some money set aside in their trust account to bill again, so that way they their not having to constantly ask their client for money. Some areas of law probably struggle with this more than others - estates and trusts attorneys b if you're planning your divorce or bankruptcy.