Attorney of Record
The partner attorney is the attorney of record and the only party providing legal services to the client.
Attorney-controlled model
The attorney keeps the authority. Scale supports the operations around it.
The model works only when the attorney's legal independence is clear, documented, and operationally protected.
Attorney of Record
The licensed attorney owns the legal relationship.
Client Approval
No matter proceeds without attorney acceptance.
Conflict Veto
The attorney can reject any matter for any reason.
Funds Control
Payouts and client funds stay attorney-controlled.
Attorney control points
Conflict Review
The attorney receives matter information, runs conflicts, and can decline any opportunity before engagement.
Engagement Authority
Only the attorney approves engagement terms, scope, fees, legal deliverables, and final client communications.
Final Sign-Off
Any draft support remains subject to attorney review, revision, professional judgment, and sign-off.
Operational boundary
- Scale can help with marketplace profile support and operational coordination under attorney authorization.
- Scale can gather administrative facts and prepare non-legal drafts for attorney review.
- Scale can coordinate schedules, task lists, intake summaries, and follow-up workflows.
- Scale cannot provide legal advice, accept clients as counsel, or replace legal judgment.
Plain-English promise
The attorney should never feel that Scale is asking them to risk their license. Scale functions as a support system that makes the attorney more efficient while keeping legal authority exactly where it belongs.
Ready to evaluate the partnership?
Start with the application and we will review fit, practice area, capacity, insurance, and operating preferences before any onboarding step.