How we may assist
- Review of contracts, agreements, letters and notices
- Drafting of straightforward formal correspondence
- Plain-English explanation of important clauses and obligations
- Drafting of suitable non-reserved agreements and supporting documents
- Comparison of proposed amendments or competing versions
- Practical execution and document-management guidance
When this service may be useful
- You have been asked to sign a document and want the important terms explained.
- You need a formal letter or straightforward agreement drafted for a defined purpose.
- A document contains amendments and you want the differences identified.
- You want a document written clearly before sending it to another party.
What you can expect
We focus on the specific legal task you want completed. We review the available information, identify any important date, clarify the outcome you are seeking and then confirm the proposed work before substantive time is incurred.
- Marked-up or reviewed document
- Draft document or formal letter
- Written comments or action points
- Explanation of any issue requiring specialist or reserved work
How it works
- Send the essentials: a concise summary, the key document and any deadline.
- Suitability check: we assess whether the requested task falls within our lawful and professional scope.
- Scope and price: we confirm what is included, important exclusions, who will undertake or supervise the work and the fee or charging basis.
- Advice or drafting: we complete the agreed work and explain the practical next step.
- Referral where required: if reserved, separately regulated or specialist work is needed, we explain that clearly rather than extending the service beyond its proper scope.
Guide fees for this service
These guide prices apply to clearly defined work of ordinary complexity. Before substantive work begins, we confirm the task, the person providing or supervising it and the price or charging basis in writing. Consumer prices are shown inclusive of VAT where VAT applies.
| Review of a short legal document | from £150 |
| Straightforward formal letter | from £175 |
| Advice letter following document review | from £225 |
| Bespoke straightforward agreement | £350–£650 |
Urgency, unusually large document volumes, additional conferences or work outside the agreed scope may require a revised quote. We will normally agree that with you before carrying out the additional work.
Scope and regulatory limits
We do not prepare reserved instruments, conveyancing documents for registration, probate application papers, notarial acts or documents requiring administration of an oath through Phrasing Ltd. We will identify those boundaries before accepting the task.
Whether an activity is reserved or separately regulated depends on the substance of the work, not merely the name used for the service. We therefore assess the requested task before accepting instructions.
Discuss this service
Tell us what has happened, the outcome you want and any deadline. We will confirm whether Phrasing Legal can assist and, if so, the proposed scope and fee.