JSL Lawyer on Demand

NON-LITIGATION GENERAL SERVICES FEE AGREEMENT

Lawyer-On-Demand Subscription Plan

JSL LAW, LLC (the “Firm”) will provide the following legal services as offered in its “JSL Lawyer-On-Demand” monthly subscription plan, (the “Plan). Such services include:

1. One 15-minute phone call with an attorney at the Firm for each month in which client is an active participant in the Plan. This phone call is intended to address any employment-related legal questions or concerns the client may have on a monthly basis and to provide ongoing management-side employment law advice to enable the client to make informed decisions about its ongoing employment practices;

2. One 30-minute comprehensive initial audit consultation to identify and troubleshoot the business’ current practices and identify any risk exposure task items which need to be addressed from an employment-law standpoint;

3. Client will receive weekly employment law-based educational content from the Firm (video/articles), which addresses common issues faced by small businesses; and

4. A reduced hourly rate as identified herein for any additional non-litigation general counseling services provided outside of those services listed in Paragraphs 1 through 3, herein, to include, but not be limited to, preparing new and/or updating existing employment manuals and handbooks, drafting and reviewing employment contracts, drafting and reviewing employee job descriptions to ensure legal compliance, conducting training (including mandatory annual sexual harassment training), providing legal advice, as needed, to assist the company in carrying out its day-to-day employment-related functions to mitigate risk and exposure, and providing any other legal services within the firm’s expertise as may be necessary to assist the client with its employment-related needs.

This agreement does not include the provision of any legal services relating to any litigation matter.

FEE: For the above-referenced services, client agrees to pay the Firm Two-Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per month, beginning with the first payment made when initially subscribing and continuing on the first day of each consecutive month thereafter for as long as the client desires to participate in the Plan. For those services provided to client as articulated in Paragraph 4, above, client agrees to pay the Firm a reduced hourly rate of One-Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) per hour, which rate is applicable for each month in which the client is an active participant in the Plan.

Client understands and agrees that this agreement continues from month-to-month, unless the client terminates its subscription to the Plan. Should the client terminate its subscription to the Plan, any non-litigation general counseling services rendered by the Firm thereafter will be charged at the Firm’s regular hourly rates. The hourly rate of the Firm’s attorney, Jolianne S. Alexander, is $250.00 per hour.

TERMINATION OF SUBSCRIPTION: Either party may terminate this agreement at any time, subject to our obligations under the Rules of Professional Conduct. Should, at any time, the client desire to terminate its subscription to the Plan, the client agrees that it will provide prompt written notice to the Firm’s attorney, Jolianne Alexander, by email at jolianne@jslworks.law. The services offered under this agreement shall continue through the end of the month that the Firm receives the client’s notice of termination and the payment received for that month is nonrefundable.

CLIENT’S RESPONSIBILITIES: We cannot effectively represent you without your cooperation and assistance. You agree to cooperate fully with us and to promptly provide all information known or available to you that is relevant to the representation. Your obligations include timely providing requested information and documents, cooperating in scheduling and related matters, responding timely to telephone calls and correspondence, and informing us of changes in your address, telephone numbers and e-mail address. It is important that you retain all communications from and to us, including e-mails and attachments to e-mails.

DOCUMENT RETENTION: Currently, it is our policy to destroy files seven years after the termination of the representation.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION & ATTORNEYS’ FEES: If a dispute arises between us and you regarding our fees, our firm reserves the right to initiate legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction within the State of Illinois. Should our firm prevail in an action to enforce the terms of this agreement, you agree that you will be responsible for the payment of any and all reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the firm or its retained counsel to enforce this agreement.

NO ADVICE REGARDING THIS FEE AGREEMENT: We are not acting as your counsel with respect to this agreement. If you wish to be advised on whether you should enter into this agreement, we recommend that you consult with independent counsel of your choice.