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This is a legal agreement. By completing your purchase and acknowledging these terms, you agree to be bound by this agreement for all engagements with Inhouse Counsel P.C. (the “Firm”).
This agreement establishes the general terms that govern your legal services relationship with the Firm. The Firm works with Inhouse AI, Inc. (“Inhouse”) as part of a coordinated approach to legal services that emphasizes quality and efficiency.
Each time you engage the Firm’s services, the specific scope of that engagement will be confirmed in a separate written communication from your attorney (including by email).
This document governs the legal services provided by Inhouse Counsel P.C. For the terms applicable to your use of Inhouse AI’s technology platform, please refer to the Inhouse AI Terms of Service.
A Lawyer Task is the core way the Firm helps you through one (1) hour of focused attorney time on a single matter. A lawyer can be very effective with an hour of work, but it goes fast, so a Lawyer Task is most effective when it’s focused on one clear objective. Before work begins, you and the Firm will agree on the scope, deliverables, and format — a written response, a call, or a combination — in a separate written communication (including by email). All terms of this agreement apply to any such engagement unless expressly modified in that written communication.
One Lawyer Task is more flexible than it sounds. Depending on your matter, an attorney might:
In a single focused hour, an attorney can get one document over the finish line, answer a discrete question, or send a sharp letter on your behalf. Bigger projects, such as standing up a full set of documents, or trading revisions with the other side over time, may run across several Lawyer Tasks or become an Additional Legal Service (Section 1(b)). These are illustrations, not a menu; if your matter is something close by, just ask.
In instances where the allotted attorney time for a Lawyer Task or Tasks is not enough to complete your matter, you may engage the Firm for legal services beyond the scope of a Lawyer Task. Before any Additional Legal Services begin, the Firm will confirm the scope, deliverables, and fees for that engagement in a separate written communication (including by email). All terms of this agreement apply to any such engagement unless expressly modified in that written communication.
The Firm’s attorneys are currently licensed in California, Michigan, and New York. In these states, the Firm can provide legal advice specific to your situation and that state’s laws. For matters governed by the law of other U.S. states or international jurisdictions, the Firm cannot give jurisdiction-specific legal advice or represent you before a court or tribunal where its attorneys are not admitted. It can, however, still play a central role on your behalf: developing your overall legal and business strategy, analyzing how federal law applies, reviewing and explaining your documents and options, pinpointing the questions that need local-law input, and selecting, coordinating, and working alongside local counsel. For example, while the Firm cannot appear for you in a court where it is not barred, it can serve as your strategic counsel, helping shape strategy, coordinating with local counsel, and keeping the work aligned with your business objectives.
Certain substantive areas — such as active litigation, tax, immigration, and criminal defense — call for specialized expertise that may fall outside the Firm’s practice. Here too, the Firm cannot serve as your attorney of record or give specialized advice in the area, but it can explain the process, help you prepare, weigh your options at a strategic level, identify appropriate counsel, and coordinate with that counsel on your behalf.
If, after your acknowledgment of these terms, it is determined that your matter is outside the applicable scope, the Firm may decline or modify the engagement, and your fee will be refunded to the extent unearned. Any services beyond the scope of a Lawyer Task or the confirmed scope of an Additional Legal Services engagement must be separately agreed in writing.
Your subscription plan with Inhouse includes a specified number of Lawyer Tasks per billing period. Each Lawyer Task entitles you to the services described in Section 1(a). Lawyer Tasks are included as part of your subscription and are not separately billed by the Firm. Unused Lawyer Tasks do not roll over between billing periods unless your subscription terms provide otherwise.
Fees for Additional Legal Services as described in Section 1(b) are not included in your subscription and will be confirmed in the written communication described in Section 1(b) before work begins. Such fees may be flat-fee, hourly, or as otherwise agreed. Fees for Additional Legal Services are earned as work is performed unless otherwise specified in that written communication.
If a Lawyer Task engagement ends before work begins, through no fault of your own, the Lawyer Task will be restored to your account for the applicable billing period. If an Additional Legal Services engagement ends before completion, any unearned portion of the fee will be refunded.
No fees beyond those described in this Section will be incurred without your prior written agreement. The Firm does not charge separately for expenses unless agreed in writing.
Your Lawyer Task or Additional Legal Services engagement will be managed by a licensed attorney assigned by the Firm. That attorney may draw on other Firm attorneys and legal staff, and on Inhouse’s technology and support team, to handle research, drafting, and operational work — always under the attorney’s supervision and subject to the confidentiality obligations in Section 5.
The Firm leverages best-in-class legal AI tools to keep quality high and cost accessible. Pairing experienced attorneys with Inhouse’s technology, including AI tools that prepare drafts, run research, and surface issues for review, lets routine work move quickly so your attorney’s time goes to the judgment that actually needs a lawyer. Inhouse provides the platform and operational support; the legal analysis and final review are always the Firm’s, performed by your attorney in the exercise of independent professional judgment.
When your matter needs jurisdiction-specific or specialized expertise the Firm doesn’t provide, it may refer you to outside counsel. In some cases the Firm may receive a referral fee from the outside lawyer; any such fee comes out of that lawyer’s fee and never increases what you pay. The Firm will share a fee with a lawyer outside the Firm only as the applicable rules of professional conduct allow, and only after separately telling you, in writing, who is involved and what each lawyer will receive — and getting your written agreement at that time. This agreement is not that consent; the Firm will seek it separately, if and when a specific referral comes up.
You agree to cooperate with the Firm, respond promptly to requests for information or documents, and inform the Firm of any new developments relevant to your matter.
You remain responsible for the accuracy and completeness of factual information in any materials you provide, including AI-generated drafts. You acknowledge that the Firm’s work is based on the information and documents you provide; the Firm does not independently investigate facts, third-party agreements, or external records unless separately agreed.
A conflict check will be conducted before substantive work begins on any engagement. If a conflict of interest is identified, the associated limited engagement will be voided, any unearned fees refunded, and Inhouse may, at its discretion, restore a Lawyer Task to your subscription.
All information and documents you provide will be kept strictly confidential. The Firm takes commercially reasonable measures to protect confidentiality, including when using secure AI tools. The Firm will return any client-provided documents at any time upon request.
Communications will often occur by email or other electronic means. While the Firm takes reasonable precautions, you acknowledge the inherent risks of electronic communication.
The Firm maintains an electronic copy of your file for seven (7) years after a matter closes, after which it may be securely destroyed.
This agreement takes effect upon your acknowledgment at checkout and remains in effect for as long as you maintain an active subscription with Inhouse, or until terminated as provided below.
Each Lawyer Task engagement concludes upon delivery of the agreed work product or when the allotted attorney time has been used, whichever occurs first. Each Additional Legal Services engagement concludes upon delivery of the agreed work product or completion of the agreed scope, whichever occurs first, unless extended by written agreement.
Either you or the Firm may terminate this agreement or any individual engagement at any time, with or without cause, by written notice. Upon termination of an individual engagement, the Firm will have earned fees through the date of termination, any unearned fees will be refunded, and Inhouse may, at its discretion, restore a Lawyer Task to your subscription. Upon termination of this agreement, all pending engagements will conclude and the Firm’s obligations under Sections 5(b) and 5(d) will survive.
Nothing in this agreement is a promise or guarantee of any particular outcome.
This is a limited scope representation agreement governed by California law, without regard to its conflicts of law principles.
Any dispute arising out of or relating to this agreement, the Firm’s services, or the attorney-client relationship shall first be discussed informally for resolution. If the dispute is about the Firm’s fees or costs, you have the right to elect non-binding arbitration under the California State Bar’s Mandatory Fee Arbitration program (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6200 et seq.). The Firm will notify you of that right when a fee dispute arises, and nothing in this agreement waives it.
If unresolved, the dispute will be submitted to binding arbitration in Los Angeles County, California, under the California State Bar’s Mandatory Fee Arbitration Program or another mutually agreed arbitration provider. You may wish to consult independent counsel before agreeing to these terms.
NOTICE: By agreeing to these terms, you are waiving your right to a trial in court, including your right to a jury trial. Other rights that you would have in court may also be unavailable or limited in arbitration.
If you have any questions about these terms, please contact us before acknowledging. We look forward to working with you.
