Novice Agreement for Legal Nurse Logic - COACH

Legal Nurse Logic (LNL) provides coaching for novice legal nurse consultants seeking to develop or improve their skills. Novices build on their education and clinical experience as RNs to learn these unique skills. LNL Coach is provided via telephone, video conference, and/or email.

Coach is Dana Jolly, BSN, RN, LNCC,  a legal nurse consultant  (LNC) with extensive experience in independent LNC practice. Throughout this agreement, Dana Jolly is referred to as “Coach”. You will be referred to as “Novice” or “You.”

LNL Coach Package:  LNL Coach program is a three step experience including assessment, action plan (Success Plan), and coaching for a 3 month period. Your skills and needs are assessed. You and your Coach identify goals which is the basis for your action plan. Once the action plan is set, coaching sessions focus on progressing through Your action plan. Resources are provided to assist Novice’s progress. At the conclusion of the Coach experience, You and your Coach evaluate the experience, your progress, and your next steps.

 Requirements:

By entering this program, you represent you have:

  • An active, unencumbered U.S. Registered Nurse (RN) license. 
  •  5 years of clinical experience as an RN. 
  •  Completed an introductory course on legal nurse consulting.
  • High speed internet connection able to stream video conference. 
  •  Proficiency with word processing and spreadsheet software.  

 Novice Responsibilities:

  • Novice has unlimited access to Coach for 3 months during Coach’s office hours: Monday 3 PM – 6 PM ET, Wednesday 3 – 6 PM ET, and Thursday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET. Novice may set meetings with Coach outside of these office hours with Coach’s permission. Novice sets meetings with Coach via Calendy app.
  • Novice agrees to dedicate the time and effort to follow their action plan including meeting all mutually agreed upon assignment deadlines.
  • Novice understands success is dependent upon following Coach’s direction, completing assignments, and adherence to action plan.

 Investment: The cost for 3 month coach subscription is $3,000.00. Payment in full is required with submission of this Agreement.  Payment may be made in 2 payments of $1,600.00 with first payment due with submission of this Agreement and the second payment collected 28 days later.

Terms: 

  • Term of Agreement begins on the date of signature and continues until completion date – 3 months from date of signature.
  • Novice may request to extend 3 month coach subscription one time. Within 15 days of original subscription expiration, Novice will notify Coach of request to extend coach subscription in writing. Coach decides to grant extension based on Novice progress, performance, and the available openings for the Coach program.
  • You may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving written notice to your Coach at the contact information provided herein. You will not receive a refund upon termination.
  • Your Coach and/or LNL may terminate this agreement if you consistently fail to complete assigned tasks on time, you exhibit unprofessional or inappropriate behavior, or you breach any other term of this agreement. Terminated contracts are not refunded.

Disclaimer: LNL cannot guarantee the result anticipated by Novice.  By signing this letter, you understand LNL makes no guarantees with regard to your abilities, proficiency, efficiency, marketability, or employability at the end of the LNL training.  We cannot guarantee that you will be hired by others or by LNL as a nurse consultant.

Confidentiality and Nondisclosure:  As part of Your training, you may be exposed to personally identifiable health information and other personal information of parties to the underlying litigation for which the legal nurse consulting services of your coach were retained. As a medical professional you acknowledge and understand the importance of keeping all such information confidential. Such information is confidential information and is not to be shared, reproduced, electronically transmitted, or otherwise used for any purpose other than training under this agreement.  Further, you may be exposed to client lists, client information, and other information, documents, records, facts, strategy, and financial data during the course of your training.  Such information is confidential information.  During the term of this agreement and at all times thereafter you agree not to use or disclose any confidential information obtained or revealed to you during the course of your training.  Confidential information shall not be disclosed or provided to any outside parties and may not be used for personal use.  At the end of your training, you shall promptly return all documents and materials in your possession that contain confidential information. You understand that you must avoid accidental exposure or disclosure of confidential information and will act accordingly to avoid such disclosure including securing your computer.   If you are unclear information whether information you possess is confidential or proprietary, you will discuss this matter with LNL.  You agree if you are in doubt as to whether information can be divulged, You will keep this information confidential. 

Governing Law: This Agreement and any disputes related hereto shall be governed in all respects by the substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, excluding its conflict of laws rules. The Parties agree that all actions and proceedings arising out of or related to this Agreement shall be brought in the state courts located in Richmond, Virginia, and the Parties hereby consent to such venue and to the jurisdiction of such courts over the subject matter of such proceeding and themselves.

Severability: If one of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected, and shall remain in full force and effect.

By purchasing this offer, I represent that I have read, understand, and agree to the terms herein.