Attorney Engagement Letter and Fee Agreement
(Alternative Fee Arrangement) (MO)

Summary

This template is an engagement letter formalizing an attorney-client relationship for a civil matter in Missouri with an alternative fee arrangement (i.e., not standard, hourly billing). This template is tailored for a corporate client, with options to customize it for an individual client. This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate and optional clauses. An engagement letter must contain certain essential information, such as the client's identity, the intended scope of the contemplated legal work, and the fee arrangement (including billing frequency). You can customize this template for different alternative fee arrangements using alternate and optional clauses. The options include fee cap, fixed fee, portfolio fixed fee, risk collar, and holdback contingency. For an annotated hourly fee agreement, see Attorney Engagement Letter and Fee Agreement (Hourly Fee Arrangement) (MO). For an annotated contingency fee agreement, see Attorney Engagement Letter and Fee Agreement (Contingent Fee Arrangement) (MO). For an annotated flat fee agreement, see Attorney Engagement Letter and Fee Agreement (Flat Fee Arrangement) (MO). For a template non-engagement letter for use in Missouri, see Attorney Non-engagement Letter (MO). For a template disengagement letter, see Attorney Disengagement Letter (MO).