Proposal for Annual Legal Retainership

Package 1 – Basic Retainership

₹12,500/- per month

Annual Professional Fee: ₹1,50,000/-

Essential Administrative & legal protection and continuous professional guidance for the day-to-day functioning of educational institutions.

The Basic Retainership is designed for schools seeking regular consultation, assistance in addressing routine disputes and professional support in responding to notices and communications from government authorities and other stakeholders.

Services Included:

1. Unlimited Telephonic Legal Consultation

Unlimited telephonic legal advice and consultation concerning routine legal, administrative and regulatory matters relating to the institution, including issues involving parents, students, employees, government departments and education authorities.

2. Drafting and Issuance of Legal Notices – 3 Per Month

Drafting and issuance of up to three legal notices per month on behalf of the institution relating to disputes with parents, employees, vendors, contractors, service providers or other concerned parties.

3. Replies to Government and Legal Notices – 3 Per Month

Preparation of up to three replies per month to notices, show-cause notices, demands and other communications received from government departments, education boards, affiliation authorities, regulatory bodies or other concerned parties.

4. Parent and Student-Related Legal Issues

Consultation and guidance concerning admission disputes, fee-related grievances, disciplinary action, complaints by parents, allegations against school management and other student-related matters.

5. Staff and Employment-Related Matters

Consultation concerning appointment, resignation, termination, misconduct, disciplinary proceedings, employment conditions and disputes involving teaching and non-teaching staff.

6. Institutional and Regulatory Guidance

Advice concerning recognition, affiliation, school administration, statutory obligations, government directions and routine legal issues arising in the functioning of educational institutions.

7. Preventive Legal Advisory

Guidance on the legal implications of proposed administrative, disciplinary and institutional decisions so as to reduce the likelihood of disputes, litigation and regulatory complications.

8. Management Consultation

Telephonic discussions with the Chairman, Director, Principal or authorised management representatives concerning routine legal issues affecting the institution.

Package 1 – Key Benefits

Continuous access to professional guidance.

Up to 3 legal notices and 3 replies every month.

Advisory support concerning parents, employees and government authorities.

Preventive legal guidance for day-to-day administration.

A predictable monthly legal advisory budget.

NOT INCLUDED

Any Litigation or Cases Fee or Lawyer fee for case.

Monthly Retainership: ₹12,500/-

Payment Schedule

The Payment will be paid Quarterly Basis , Half Yearly Basis or Yearly Basis .In Payment of Yearly Basis further Dsicount of 5% will be given .

Package 2 – Comprehensive Legal Retainership

₹22,000/- per month + Tax

Annual Professional Fee: ₹2,64,000/-+Tax

An extended in-house legal department for comprehensive institutional protection, documentation, contractual management and continuous professional legal support.

This package is specifically designed for educational institutions seeking a wider and more structured legal support arrangement covering regular legal advisory, drafting of legal notices, verification of agreements, preparation of contracts and comprehensive assistance in handling institutional legal affairs.

Package 2 – Key Benefits

Extended in-house legal department support.

Unlimited telephonic legal consultations.

Up to 7 legal notices and 7 replies every month.

Legal verification of routine institutional agreements and contracts.

Drafting and redrafting of routine school agreements.

Comprehensive assistance concerning staff, parents and regulatory authorities.

Preventive compliance and institutional risk-management guidance.

Priority attention to routine legal advisory requirements.

Monthly Retainership: ₹22,000/-

Terms and Conditions

1. Duration of Retainership

The retainership shall ordinarily remain valid for a period of twelve months from the date of commencement, unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing.

2. Payment Terms

The professional retainership fee shall be payable quarterly in advance.

Basic Package: ₹37,500/- per quarter+TAX

Comprehensive Package: ₹66,000/- per quarter.

3. Additional Legal Notices and Replies

Notices and replies exceeding the monthly entitlement under the selected package shall be charged separately at mutually agreed professional rates.

4. Court and Tribunal Proceedings

Representation before courts, tribunals, commissions, statutory authorities or other adjudicatory forums, including filing of writ petitions, civil suits, criminal proceedings, appeals, revisions and other contested matters, is not included in the monthly retainership.

However, institutions covered under either retainership package shall be offered preferential or discounted professional fees for such proceedings, subject to mutual agreement and applicable professional conduct requirements.

5. Scope of Agreements and Documentation

The Comprehensive Package includes verification, drafting and redrafting of routine agreements and contractual documents arising in the ordinary functioning of the institution. Specialised transactions, complex commercial documentation, substantial restructuring exercises and extraordinary assignments shall be separately discussed and charged where applicable.

6. Exclusion of Statutory and Incidental Expenses

Court fees, statutory charges, stamp duties, government fees, postage, courier charges, travel expenses and other out-of-pocket disbursements shall be borne separately by the institution, wherever applicable.

7. Unutilised Services

The entitlement for legal notices and replies shall be calculated monthly. Unutilised entitlements within a quarter may be availed during the remaining months of that quarter, but shall not be carried forward to any subsequent quarter.

8. Mode of Consultation

Unlimited routine legal consultation shall ordinarily be available telephonically during reasonable working hours and also through the assigned softwere . Physical meetings may be arranged by mutual convenience and subject to the terms of engagement.

9. Applicable Taxes

Taxes, if applicable, shall be charged in accordance with the prevailing law.

10. Professional Engagement

All services shall remain subject to applicable law, professional conduct rules, confidentiality obligations, conflict-of-interest requirements and the terms of the formal engagement agreement.

Package 3 – Premium Legal Retainership

Complete Legal Advisory, Institutional Support & Litigation Management

Monthly Professional Fee: ₹33,000/-

Annual Professional Fee: ₹3,96,000/-

Quarterly Payment: ₹99,000/-

Your Institution's Extended In-House Legal Department — From Everyday Legal Advice to Courtroom Representation.

Scope of Professional Services

1. All Services Under the Comprehensive Legal Retainership Package

The institution shall be entitled to all services and benefits available under the Comprehensive Legal Retainership Package of ₹33,000 per month, including:

Unlimited telephonic legal consultation and advisory support.

Drafting and issuance of up to 7 legal notices per month.

Drafting of up to 7 replies per month to legal, government and regulatory notices.

Verification of routine institutional agreements and contracts.

Drafting, modification and redrafting of routine school-related agreements.

Legal advice concerning parents, students, staff and employment disputes.

Legal assistance concerning recognition, affiliation and education department matters.

Preventive legal compliance and risk-management guidance.

Review of routine institutional policies, undertakings and administrative documentation.

Dedicated management advisory support and priority handling of routine legal requirements.

2.District Court/Tribunal Litigation – Professional Fees Included

One of the principal benefits of the Premium Package shall be the inclusion of the firm's ordinary professional litigation fees for representing the institution before District Courts and tribunal.

The services shall include:

a. Representation and defence of the institution in civil and other legally permissible proceedings before District and Subordinate Courts.

b. Preparation and filing of routine applications, affidavits, rejoinders, written submissions and supporting documents required during the proceedings.

c. Appearance through the firm's advocates on the dates of hearing.

d. Conducting arguments, examination and cross-examination of witnesses and other ordinary stages of trial, wherever applicable.

e. Legal advice concerning litigation strategy, evidence, procedural requirements and available remedies.

f. Monitoring the progress of pending proceedings and providing appropriate updates to the authorised management representatives.

The firm's professional litigation fees for ordinary District Court proceedings involving the retained institution shall be included in the Premium Retainership Package, without any separate appearance fee, subject to the agreed scope of engagement.

3. EXCLUSION OF SENIOR ADVOCATES' FEES

Notwithstanding the inclusion of District Court litigation and one High Court case, the professional fees of any Senior Advocate, designated Senior Advocate, Senior Counsel, or other independently engaged advocate or specialist counsel shall not form part of the retainership.

Where the nature, complexity or importance of any matter necessitates engagement of a Senior Advocate or independent counsel, such engagement shall be undertaken only after consultation with and approval of the institution.

The entire professional fee payable to such Senior Advocate or independently engaged counsel shall be borne separately by the institution and shall not be adjustable against the monthly or annual retainership fee.

4. LITIGATION MANAGEMENT AND CONTINUOUS LEGAL SUPPORT

The firm shall assist the institution in coordinating its covered litigation matters, organising legal documentation, evaluating available remedies and providing suitable professional guidance concerning the conduct of proceedings.

5.SPECIALISED INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL ADVISORY

The institution shall also receive legal consultation concerning significant management decisions, sensitive employee disputes, major parent-related complaints, regulatory proceedings, potential litigation and matters requiring preventive legal intervention.

MONTHLY RETAINERSHIP: ₹33,000/-

Comprehensive Institutional Legal Support. District Court Litigation. One High Court Case. One Dedicated Legal Partner.

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