When your legal assistant (non billing) drafts discovery demands; how do you bill for it?

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A1 seems to assume staff got it right without your review, which they never do… “Revise and finalize interrogatories, production requests, and admissions requests directed to John Doe.”

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You inherently have to make an assumption in answering this Q. We had different interpretations of the Q, both of which are plausible. I’m not disagreeing with you.

You don’t…

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You don’t for drafting them. You can bill the time spent reviewing them.

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Guys sorry, clearly didn’t phrase it right. I meant reviewing / editing these demands. Thanks!

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Bill for reviewing the demands

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