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

Summary

This template is an engagement letter formalizing an attorney-client relationship for a civil matter in Virginia 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 a template hourly fee agreement, see Attorney Engagement Letter and Fee Agreement (Hourly Fee Arrangement) (VA). For a template contingency fee agreement, see Attorney Engagement Letter and Fee Agreement (Contingency Fee Arrangement) (VA).