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You could try to handle legal delivery yourself, BUT…
- You’re unsure what an inducement letter is, or what a non-disturbance letter is, or what a COA is, so you end up paying someone to do it for you anyway.
- You’re swamped with your next project and can’t spare the 40 hours needed to get this done on your own.
- You know how to deliver, but higher paying and more important work keeps taking priority—and delays are frustrating your clients, producers, and bosses.
You could hire a cheap assistant, BUT…
- They keep making mistakes, and now the buyer refuses to pay because of faulty delivery.
- It takes them twice as long to learn the process, burning through 3-6 months while your financing interest piles up.
- They don’t enjoy the work (no one does), find a better-paying job, and leave you back at square one—wasting more time and money training a replacement.
You could hire a paralegal or lawyer with minimal experience in legal delivery, BUT…
- They take forever because their main job pays more.
- They could miss crucial legal distinctions like the difference between “music,” “compositions,” or “tracks,” exposing you to a lawsuit over improperly licensed music.
- They didn’t check the different license levels for online stock footage leading to a company coming after you when your project uses a clip that isn’t cleared for commercial use.
You could hire a high-priced law firm, BUT…
- Comparable expertise will run you $250-400/hour for up to 40 hours.
- You hired production counsel, but their fee doesn’t cover legal delivery. They charge thousands extra and STILL don’t know the difference between “occurrence” and “claims made” E&O policies, which puts you in breach.
- They’ll spend 8 months negotiating with buyer attorneys, while we get it done in 3 months, because we already know the people on the other end.
We are your legal delivery experts.
Legal delivery is part of your project’s budget. You can go cheaper (or more expensive), but you won’t find anyone with our depth of experience, speed, or relationships.