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For a arbitration that practices contingent litigation managing income is vitally important. Sadly managing ones cash flow is an afterthought for the majority of trial lawyers. Income is very sporadic as they only receive money when cases are successfully concluded. With many cases taking several years to bring to conclusion projecting ones cash flow can be a daunting task.

Contingent firms typically advance all of the cost of litigation upfront in return for a percentage from the recovery. In the contingent case a company may invest countless attorney hours and thousands of dollars in to a case. In case a firm loses a case it loses not merely its time but the cash invested in hard costs too. It worsens, a firm isn't allowed to deduct the cash they have tangled up is case costs. Practically they have to fund the money up front however they have to fund it with after tax dollars. They repeat the cycle and plow the fees from successful cases into the next band of cases.

The missing ingredient in improving cash flow for most contingent law firms is something most businesses have already been utilizing for many years. Leverage. Most lawyers have funded costs out of pocket since they started, only because that's the way it has always been done.

A revolving personal credit line can be one of the most crucial tools in the plaintiff lawyers fight for justice. Through the use of borrowed money to finance litigation expenses a company can eliminate the negative tax consequences of self funding. The firm actually realizes the wages it is receiving in fees. Any interest a strong pays could be offset with the money which was tied up just in case costs available for firm expansion or outside investments. However the biggest advantage has stopped being using after tax dollars to finance case development expenses.

We're in a time where trial law offices have more options than ever before when it comes to financing their practice, from traditional banks and specialty finance companies to legal finance consultants. Contingent lawyers can and should pay attention to the important thing if they need to continue helping their potential customers.