At our law firm, a "job" means a contract resulting from a client-accepted written proposal which includes a fixed price (and dates of payment), scope of work detailing, job completion time, and included post job services until the next job proposal/agreement--we do no "nickel-diming" nor hourly billing.
Our standard pricing is based on the detailed scope of work of the job. Our firm, at no cost to the client, predicts the effort, experience, etc., desirable in view of the particular invention and predicted legal requirements. Our pricing is based on such doing-the-work predictions--not the size of the client's pocketbook.
We can usually assist our clients to work within an available budget by making adjustments to the scope of work so the client gets the "Best Bang for the Budget®".
