VLS is committed to assisting you to maximize your profitability regardless of the issues and obstacles you are facing. While we provide a host of litigation support, our basic research and writing services start at $80.00 per hour and increase based upon the nature and complexity of the issues. For other projects, such as discovery and document review, please contact us so that we may discuss a rate appropriate for your project. Clients are not charged for services provided by VLS project managers. In an effort to assist our clients in maximizing their profitability, we use two distinct billing methods:

• • Flat Fee – This is a billing method used for smaller, clearly definable projects in which the parties agree to a pre-determined fee for project completion.
  
  

  
  • Incremental Billing Blocks - This billing method is used for projects in which the total time required for completing the project is speculative or in which the project is ongoing in nature. Under this billing method, the Client posts payment for a block of time to be billed by VLS toward completion of the project. For example, a Client may have a project estimated at 10 hours for completion. After consultation with a VLS project manager, the Client would post payment for 10 hours with the understanding that additional sums may become necessary to complete the project. VLS will never exceed the initial project estimate without prior client approval.

VLS focuses on two specific areas to increase profitability for our Clients:

• • Quality of Work Project – Many other companies who provide “outsourced” legal services end up costing their Clients additional time and resources by not providing work product that is in an acceptable final form. VLS is committed to employing only high quality, U.S. attorneys to provide its legal services, and we have added an additional layer of quality control by using a work model that assigns a project manager (also an attorney) to every project we handle.
  
  

  
  • Low Billing Rates – It is important to understand that VLS Clients are not billed for the time our project managers devote to their project. In addition, our low hourly billing rate for VLS associates allows our Clients maximum leverage to increase profitability. Of course, each Client will need to be aware of their State's ethical rules regarding how VLS services may be billed to their own Clients.