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Success billing

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004755

A fee arrangement where a lawyer's compensation is contingent upon a favorable outcome for the client. The attorney receives payment only if the case is won or settled, usually as a percentage of the recovery. This method aligns the lawyer's financial interests with the client's success and is common in personal injury and class action lawsuits.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004755
FieldLaw
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004755",
  "term": "Success billing",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A fee arrangement where a lawyer's compensation is contingent upon a favorable outcome for the client. The attorney receives payment only if the case is won or settled, usually as a percentage of the recovery. This method aligns the lawyer's financial interests with the client's success and is common in personal injury and class action lawsuits.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/success-billing/"
}

Record 4,852 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.