The attorney's fixed fee for the work plus the By the Matter workflow fee. You see the full total before you choose, and there is no hourly billing.
For most requests. You tell us what you need, attorneys quote a fixed fee, and you choose. The By the Matter workflow fee covers everything in between.
For when you want us to do it all: we work out what you need with you, arrange the drafting from scratch, and help you at every step until the work is done.
Every quote is one number with two parts: the attorney's fixed fee for the work, which each attorney sets, and the By the Matter workflow fee, which covers preparing your request, the quotes, payment and the record of the work.
On Premium, By the Matter's part is the one-time Premium fee instead, because we do more of the work with you.
For comparison, attorneys in New York bill an average of USD 421 an hour for contract work (Clio, New York attorney rates, updated March 2026), and a short contract review often takes one to three hours. On By the Matter the fee is fixed before work starts.
No. USD 59.00 is the By the Matter workflow fee on Standard. Your total also includes the attorney's fixed fee for the work. Every quote shows the full total before you choose.
Premium is for requests where you want us to handle everything from the start: working out what you need, preparing your request, arranging the drafting from scratch, and helping you whenever you have a question until the work is done. You pay the attorney's fixed fee plus a one-time Premium fee instead of the By the Matter workflow fee.
No. Premium is a one-time fee for one request. There is no monthly plan and nothing renews. We tell you the Premium fee with your quote, before anything is charged.
Only when you choose a quote. Sending a request and getting quotes is free, and you can choose none.
Each attorney sets their own fixed fee for your request. By the Matter does not set attorneys' fees or take a percentage of them.
The quote is fixed for the scope it describes. If you ask for more, for example a second round on a new version from the other side, the attorney sends a new fixed quote for that work, and nothing is charged unless you accept it.
Describe it in a few lines. Fixed-fee quotes come to you, and nothing is charged until you choose one.