unbundled

Definition

Refers to a legal service model where a lawyer performs only selected, specific tasks for a client rather than managing an entire case from start to finish.

Etymology

The word is a combination of the prefix 'un-' (meaning to reverse or release) and 'bundle' (from the Middle Dutch 'bundel'), historically meaning to separate items from a unified package.

In the news

The article uses the term to describe an alternative to comprehensive representation, where legal tasks are broken down into individual, discrete units that can be priced as separate products.

Limited scope representation is trendy—but litigation clients need more

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