Transparent Pricing
Pricing That Matches the Matter
Fixed fees where scope is clear. Hourly or phased support where it is not. A monthly retainer when you need us every month.
At MJK Inc., we believe legal fees should be clear, commercially sensible, and aligned with the work involved. You work directly with an experienced corporate and commercial attorney. No junior hand-offs. No unnecessary layers. No inflated teams.
All fees are subject to a conflict check, scope confirmation, and our standard engagement terms.
Fee Structures
How Our Pricing Works
We use the pricing model that best fits the matter.
- Fixed Fees
- Defined scope, clear deliverable
- Contract reviews, commercial agreement drafting, shareholders' agreements, website legal documents, and legal health checks. This option gives you certainty, control, and clarity.
- Phased or Capped
- Partly known scope, may evolve
- Multi-stage transactions, negotiations with revisions, due diligence, contained disputes, and M&A or investment-readiness work. Cost certainty with practical flexibility.
- Hourly Billing
- Difficult to scope in advance
- Strategic advice, ongoing commercial support, contract negotiations, urgent advisory work, complex drafting, and board or structuring advice.
- Tech Company Retainer
- Growing software and technology companies
- Funding rounds, customer contracts and policies, for qualifying tech companies. A minimum of ten hours a month at R2,500 an hour, paid in advance, with priority access and the Keystone Workspace included.
- How the retainer works
- Monthly Instalments
- Spread a larger fixed fee
- For fixed fees of R10,000 or more, ask us to set up 3, 6 or 12 monthly card payments when we quote. Same fee, no interest, no extra charges.
- How instalments work
Rates
Standard Rates
Initial Consultation
excl. VAT · Up to 60 minutes
Standard Advisory Rate
excl. VAT
Tech Company Retainer
Minimum ten hours a month · R25,000 a month, paid in advance
Fixed-Fee Services
Common Fixed-Fee Services
Below are examples of the types of services we commonly offer on a fixed-fee basis.
Spread the fee over 3, 6 or 12 months. For fixed fees of R10,000 or more, ask us to set up monthly instalments when we quote. Same fee, no interest, no extra charges. How instalments work →
Shareholders' Agreement
R12,150excl. VAT
- Founder and existing businesses
- Voting, exits, deadlock, funding rules
- Consultation, drafting, and revisions
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Trust Registration
R12,500all-inclusive
- Bespoke trust deed drafting
- Master's Office registration
- Letters of Authority included
View package details
Fixed-Fee Contract Review
From R1,897per document
- Personally reviewed (12+ yrs experience)
- Per-document fixed fee
- Fee published before you enquire
View package details
Custom Agreement Drafting
From R1,897per document
- Service, supply, consulting, NDA agreements
- Software and technology agreements
- Terms and conditions
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Website Legal Package
From R12,500excl. VAT
- Terms of use and privacy policy
- Cookie policy guidance
- Basic compliance alignment
View package details
Legal Health Check for SMEs
From R10,000excl. VAT
- Key contracts and T&Cs review
- Corporate records and website compliance
- Recommendations and priority actions
View package details
Need something else?
We can scope and quote most commercial legal work on a fixed-fee basis.
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Contract Drafting & Review Fees
Every one of our 126 document types carries a published fixed fee. Pick what you need — drafted, reviewed, or both — and see the exact figure, bundle discount included, before you enquire.
Review an agreement
From R1,897
Marked-up amendments and a written memo on an agreement you already hold.
Have one drafted
From R1,897
A bespoke agreement written around your business, not adapted from a template.
The fee shown is the fee you pay. Bundle more than one document and the discount applies automatically.
See the full fee listFee Factors
What Influences the Fee?
Legal work is not all the same. Fees depend on factors such as:
- Complexity of the issue
- Value and risk involved
- Urgency
- Number of documents and parties involved
- Negotiation intensity
- Whether the matter is advisory only or requires drafting
- Whether the scope is fixed or likely to evolve
We will always try to use the fee structure that makes the most commercial sense for the matter.
What Is Included in a Quote
- The scope of work and deliverables
- Number of review rounds included
- Any assumptions or limitations
- Whether disbursements are included or excluded
- Whether VAT is included or excluded
- Estimated turnaround time
What Is Not Usually Included
- Major changes to scope
- Extensive negotiations beyond agreed scope
- Additional documents not originally included
- Urgent after-hours work
- Travel time and third-party costs
- Counsel's fees, CIPC, Deeds Office, or courier charges
Where additional work is required, we will discuss this with you before proceeding where reasonably possible.
Why Us
Why Businesses Work With Us
We are not built around high-volume, junior-heavy processing. We focus on commercially sound, well-considered legal work for businesses that value quality and responsiveness.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you offer fixed fees?
Yes. Where the scope can be clearly defined, we prefer fixed or phased pricing.
Do you charge for the first consultation?
Yes. Our standard initial consultation fee is R2,500 excluding VAT for up to 60 minutes.
Do you bill in minimum one-hour blocks?
No. Hourly work is billed in 6-minute increments.
Do you offer a monthly retainer?
Yes, for qualifying software and technology companies: growing businesses that are raising funding, negotiating customer contracts and putting policies in place. They commit to a minimum of ten hours a month at R2,500 an hour (R25,000 a month, paid in advance) for priority access, a reduced rate and the Keystone Workspace included. Unused hours do not roll over. Other businesses instruct the firm at the standard rate or on fixed fees. See /fees/retainer for how it works.
Which work can I pay in instalments?
Fixed fees of R10,000 or more that we quote in a written fee proposal. Ask for instalments when we quote. Smaller fixed fees, our published online services, packages, the monthly retainer and conveyancing are paid as usual.
Does it cost more?
No. You pay exactly the same fee as you would upfront. There is no interest and no extra charge for paying in instalments.
Can you cap fees?
In the right matter, yes. Where it is commercially sensible and the scope is sufficiently clear, we can agree a cap or a phased structure.
Are your prices inclusive of VAT?
Unless we expressly state otherwise, fees are quoted exclusive of VAT.
Can you give me a quote before starting?
Yes. Where scope is clear enough, we will provide a fixed-fee, phased, or capped proposal.
Do you do urgent work?
Yes, subject to availability. Urgent work may attract different pricing depending on timing and scope.
Next Step
Let's Discuss the Right Fee Structure
Every matter does not need to be billed in the same way. The right question is not just "what is the rate?" — it is "what pricing structure makes the most commercial sense for this matter?"
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