The firm I work for charges a fee for the initial consultation which is about an hour long and includes review of a limited amount of documents.
When doing a new client intake and asking for the fee about 3/4 of the clients say they will call back but never do, or the potential client will say well it will be quick I just have 1 question.
I think these people think the consult is free.
Does your firm charge for the initial consult?
I am in Massachusetts.

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I’m in PI, and we don’t charge for the initial consultation or any doc review at or prior to the meeting.

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When the potential client is referred to us by the local bar association they are supposed to get a 30 minute consult for $25.00 but the script we read says that the consult is an hour and a half, which includes document review prior to consult, and we ask for the hourly rate plus the $25.00. I am not a sales person and that's how I feel when I give my spiel to the potential client.

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I have worked at previous Lawfirms and it mostly depends on the type of law/lawyer. I have noticed that if the call is limited to 30 minutes it tends to be free but if its longer and documents are involved then the attorney has a fee but its usually small and reasonable.

I think it depends on the area of law, but all the firms I’ve worked at have not charged for the consult.

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