Limited Scope Representation

Discrete Task Representation or Limited Scope Representation or Unbundling all refer to the practice of lawyers providing  clients with assistance for certain parts of their case such as document drafting, document review, case coaching or a single court appearance.  

 

Maryland Rules of Procedure 

• Rule 2–131. Appearance
• Rule 2–132. Striking of Attorney's Appearance

 

• Rule 3–131. Appearance
• Rule 3–132. Striking of Attorney's Appearance

 

• Rule 1–321. Service of Pleadings and Papers Other than Original Pleadings
• Rule 1–324. Notification of Orders, Rulings, and Court Proceedings

 

• Rule 19-301.2. Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Between Client and Lawyer

 

 

Background Information: 

 

ABA Limited Scope Resources

 

National Center for State Courts (NCSC) Articles on Limited Scope

 

Self-Represented Litigation Network (SRLN) Resources on Unbundling

 

MSBA LIMITED SCOPE CONFERENCE RESOURCES

Conference: Building an Effective “Limited Scope” Practice in Maryland
Presented by the MD Access to Justice Commission and the MSBA Section on Delivery of Legal Services
October 14, 2016, 8:30am – 1pm; University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

 

Limited Scope Representation in Maryland - A White Paper  (LIMITED SCOPE REPRESENTATION IN MARYLAND A White Paper of the Maryland Access to Justice Commission) September 2009

 

Richard Zorza blog post, "Tools to Create an Unbundled Oriented Lawyer Referral Service." Posted on  October 31, 2011.

 

Richard Zorza blog post, "Legal Malpractice Insurance and Unbundling"

Posted on October 27, 2011

 

Op Ed in the New York Times, 01/02/2010

A Nation of Do-It-Yourself Lawyers by John T. Borderick and Ronald M. Geroge

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/02/opinion/02broderick.html?th&emc=th