Two independent lawyers.
One funded path at a time.
Settlement oversight and courtroom advocacy are performed by two independently retained lawyers in separate roles.
You approve each funded stage.
Clean Law handles settlement, timing and escrow oversight.
If contested court work becomes necessary, the client chooses and separately retains a courtroom lawyer under a separate costs agreement.
Aligned incentives.
Stage-based funding.
Client authority preserved.
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The Structural Issue Most Clients Never See
In most litigation, settlement work and trial preparation are performed within one blended role.
This is not about lawyers doing the same work.
It is about how different work is organised.
When both paths sit inside one billing framework, timing and scope can become difficult to see, particularly in early stages.
Clean Law separates those roles.
We do not conduct trial preparation. We focus on:
negotiation and mediation
timing and strategy
stage-based cost oversight
escrow control
The courtroom lawyer focuses exclusively on:
pleadings
evidence
contested hearings
advocacy
Each role remains independent.
The structure is designed to fund one primary path at a time through defined stages, while allowing necessary protective work where required.
How Incentives Stay Aligned
Clean Law charges:
fixed fees for settlement and escrow oversight
results bonus only if settlement avoids trial costs
We do not take percentages of damages.
We do not receive referral fees.
We do not share profits with courtroom firms.
If early settlement avoids identifiable trial costs, Clean Law may receive a results-based bonus under the agreed fee structure.
If a matter takes longer, Clean Law’s settlement and oversight fee does not increase merely because of delay.
This alignment is structural, not a promise that litigation will be cheap, simple or risk-free.
Three Structural Client Protections
Separation of Roles
One lawyer handles settlement and cost safety.
One lawyer handles trial advocacy.
The roles do not blend.
Escrow Authority
Your funds remain your trust money within the agreed escrow arrangements.
No stage begins and no funds move without your written approval.
Each stage is defined.
Completed work is paid.
Unearned funds remain yours.
Independent Tendering
Clean Law prepares one client-side case analysis.
Courtroom lawyers chosen or shortlisted by you respond independently.
No panels.
No commissions.
No fee sharing.
You compare strategy, timing and cost on equal footing.
When This Structure May Help
Commercial disputes
Business or shareholder conflicts
Building or strata matters
Other civil litigation where cost escalation risk is significant
Clean Law does not act in contested hearings.
Courtroom advocacy remains fully independent.
Why Clean Law Exists
Clean Law was created so important client protections are built into the structure of the retainer, not left to reassurance.
Two independent roles.
Client-controlled funding.
Audit-governed safeguards.