In a personal injury law firm that takes every case that comes to it and that charges the same contingency fee, why should it be necessary for the lawyer to set the fee and establish the relationship with the client?

Should this be an ethical rule, or is it really a matter of good practice?

Suppose the initial contact between the attorney and client is a fiveminute meeting to formalize the relationship and the client never speaks to the attorney again because the paralegal ‘‘works up’’ the case, negotiates the settlement, and has all the client contact. Is the attorney maintaining a direct relationship with the client? Does the Lawless case in Chapter 2 help you to decide?