Set a flat fee for your Project
Set the attorney fee before you post. Lawyers can review the posted fee, and you see the full cost before you hire.
An example $3,000 attorney fee, $300 Lawtrades fee and $90 processing fee add up to a $3,390 project cost.
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New features
Set the fee before applications arrive
Small-business clients can set the attorney fee when posting a flat-fee Project. Lawyers see that amount when applying. Review the candidate’s proposal and final terms before hiring.
Before you publish
Available editing controls depend on the Project’s current hiring and payment state. Review the current scope and terms before proceeding. Use the amounts shown for your own Project; an illustrated example is not a quote. Fixed-fee worklogs record activity without adding hourly charges to the agreed fee.
Share files before hiring
Send documents in your Project conversation before hiring a lawyer.
A sample brief.pdf moves from a message draft into the Project conversation before hiring.
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Share the document behind the discussion
Clients and lawyers can attach files to an active pre-hire Project conversation. Use this to share the draft, brief or supporting document someone needs to understand the proposed work.
File limits and access
Pre-hire messages accept PDF, Word, PNG and JPEG files, up to 10 files per message and 10 MB each. Earlier conversations marked read-only remain read-only. If sending fails, the composer retains attachments so you can retry.
Schedule interviews in your Project
Schedule an interview from a candidate or message thread. Keep the request, the details, and the call link in your Project.
Authored illustration with example attorney data: a pending request appears in Interviews with two proposed times and View request.
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Move from a profile to a conversation
Clients can request an interview from a Project candidate or message thread. The Project’s Interviews tab keeps requests, scheduled calls and completed interviews together.
A request is not a confirmed meeting
Check the request’s status before treating a proposed time as booked. New interview requests require an eligible hiring Project and the appropriate candidate action.
Improvements
Find agreements in Project Files
Talent can find the agreement for the engagement alongside the files shared in its Project conversations.
An example talent agreement opens from the Files tab of its Project.
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Find the paperwork for the engagement
Talent can find the matching engagement’s agreement in Project Files, alongside documents from its associated hiring conversations.
If the document is unavailable
Only documents available to your account appear. Check the Project and document name. If the browser blocks a new window, allow it for app.lawtrades.com and retry; contact support if the document still cannot open.
Keep message drafts between Project tabs
Step out of Messages to check your Project, then come back to the conversation you were writing.
A message draft remains in place after switching to Files and back within the same Project.
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Check a detail without starting your message again
Switching tabs within the same supported Project now preserves the message composer and its uploads. You can check Overview or Files, then return to the draft you were writing.
What is preserved
This applies to tab switching within the same Project. It does not promise recovery after a page reload or closing the browser. Talent can also use View project scope from Messages to check the recorded engagement scope.