How Many Lawyers Do We Need To Meet The Legal Need(s) Of Our Patients?: An MLP Planning Tool
Description
One of the questions healthcare organizations most frequently ask about medical-legal partnership (MLP) is, “How many patients can one-full-time lawyer treat?” They are trying to understand how many lawyers their organization needs to fully address the social and legal needs of its patients. This tool describes the factors that impact an MLP lawyer’s capacity and the types of activities—such as training, curbside consults, and legal representation of patients—that MLP lawyers engage in and the approximate time involved in each. It also offers three models estimating what one MLP lawyer could handle in a year based on the organization’s priorities.
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Authors
Mallory Curran, Principal, Mallory Curran Consulting and Senior Advisor, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership
Ellen Lawton, Director, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership
Kate Marple, Director of Communications & Senior Research Scientist, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership
Danielle Rahajason, Project Lead, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership
This resource was published by the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership.