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> Will an attorney give you free legal advice until you decide they are fit to represent you

I agree with your point overall, but I do have to say that it is very common for lawyers to give free consultations with potential clients, often offering very useful advice. This is something I've benefited from more than once, actually.

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Yes and developers often give free advice in interviews. However attorneys are not writing contracts for free to get jobs.

And in fact, if as an employer all you require is a copy-pasta employee contract, you probably still want to go through a lawyer to have a professional opinion and work. But they on the other hand often just copy-pasta, and write an expensive bill.

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