---
title: "Compare fee figures the lawyer supplies, without proposing a percentage"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/class-actions-representative-proceedings/model-a-percentage-based-legal-costs-order-against-the-funding-alternati/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A7-D20261018-8-US"
practice_area: "Class Actions / Representative Proceedings"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Compare fee figures the lawyer supplies, without proposing a percentage

> Table the fee figures and the funding figures the lawyer supplies, side by side. State no percentage and write no proposed order.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Class Actions / Representative Proceedings](https://ailawframework.com/practice/class-actions-representative-proceedings.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Table the fee figures and the funding figures the lawyer supplies, side by side. State no percentage and write no proposed order. |
| What the lawyer must review | Rule 23(h): in a certified class action the court may award reasonable attorney's fees and nontaxable costs that are authorized by law or by the parties' agreement. A claim is made by motion under Rule 54(d)(2) at a time the court sets, with notice to class members, in a reasonable manner, when class counsel moves. You open Rule 54. You decide what to ask for. Rule 23(h) does not state a percentage of the fund. You write any order or motion. Formal Opinion 512: a generated percentage is not the rule. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Model a percentage-based legal costs order against the funding alternatives](https://ailawframework.com/practice/class-actions-representative-proceedings/model-a-percentage-based-legal-costs-order-against-the-funding-alternati.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Table the fee figures and the funding figures the lawyer supplies, side by side. State no percentage and write no proposed order.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- No percentage is proposed. The rule says reasonable fees authorized by law or by agreement.
- The table uses only figures the lawyer supplies.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_23) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Group costs order: comparison note before a Victorian s 33ZDA application](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/class-actions-representative-proceedings/group-costs-order-comparison.md) | Memo | Red | Note for a proposed Supreme Court of Victoria group costs order: the statutory test, what the order does to adverse costs and security, and the practice note's timing and scope. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*