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A lawyer can keep the client's documents till the time the client pays full fees to the lawyer, and only after that, the client can get the documents.
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A lawyer can keep a/the client's documents until the client pays the lawyer's fees in full, and only after that can the client obtain the documents. Check whether you need "a" or "the" where shown. My guess is that it should be "a".
- A lawyer can keep a/the client's documents until the client pays the lawyer's fees in full, and only after that can the client obtain the documents.
- Check whether you need "a" or "the" where shown.
- My guess is that it should be "a".
- The choice of verb where I have written "obtain" depends somewhat on the tone that you want to convey.
- For example, "demand" would also be possible (stronger).
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A lawyer can keep a/the client's documents until the client pays the lawyer's fees in full, and only after that can the client obtain the documents.
Check whether you need "a" or "the" where shown. My guess is that it should be "a". The choice of verb where I have written "obtain" depends somewhat on the tone that you want to convey. For example, "demand" would also be possible (s
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