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Schedule of Rates

United States

Paralegal rate of US$50 per hour plus supervisor’s rate of US$80 per hour for actual work performed, but total billing for ordinary cases shall not exceed the equivalent amount charged for 20 hours of paralegal work (50/hr.) and 10 hours of supervision (P80/hr.) or a total amount of US$1,800 as ceiling regardless of the fact that the number of hours actually spent in the performance of the legal task exceeds 20 hours for paralegal work and 10 hours for supervision. However, for unusually complex or complicated cases, the ceiling of $1,800 shall be disregarded, but the Bureau shall first notify the client on the revised ceiling before undertaking the requested legal task.

Philippines

For Cases Pending in the

Lower Court

Appellate Court

Shepardized Legal Research

P 300.00 per hour

P400.00 per hour

For drafting of persuasive pleadings, briefs, position papers, etc.

500.00 per hour

P600.00 per hour

In addition to the above, in complex cases, the Bureau charges 10% of the basic fee for supervision by a senior legal staff member.

In special cases, and where there is a litigation lawyer available, we may also appear to assist in court, for which we will charge an appearance fee of P2,000-P2,500 per appearance for cases within Metro Manila, and P2,500-P3,000 for cases outside Manila, plus travel and out-of-pocket expenses.