Prepare for 2025: Sign Up for the Lawyer Referral Service Today
As 2024 winds down, it’s time to start thinking about goals for the new year, and one tool that can aid Michigan attorneys in growing their practices is the State Bar of Michigan’s Lawyer Referral Service.
The Lawyer Referral Service, or LRS, is a program that delivers client referrals directly to attorneys’ emails. LRS does the heavy lifting by screening all referrals to ensure both a good match and the client’s ability to pay (callers who can’t pay for legal services are diverted to other resources). You can read here why current members have called LRS an invaluable part of their practice.
Participation is easy. Once an attorney signs up to become a panel member, LRS will begin sending them emails whenever they receive an inquiry from a client match. Attorneys will also have access to an online portal where they can track referrals.
After receiving the referral, the attorney provides a 25-minute consultation, after which the attorney and the caller can choose whether to continue to work together.
Become a panel member in just three simple steps:
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Go to michbar.org/lrs and click “Sign up here.”
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Complete your profile by identifying your practice areas and judicial circuits.
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Check the online tracking system (or your email) for referrals.
Participation is also affordable. The base registration fee for panel members is $150 annually and includes four practice areas and two judicial circuit designations. Additional practice areas and judicial circuits can be purchased for $25 each (or expanded to include all Michigan judicial circuits for $300). In addition to the annual fee, panel members remit 10% of attorney fees to the Lawyer Referral Service.
For additional information, please contact Panel Coordinator Monique Smith at (517) 346-6323 or msmith@michbar.org.
Posted: December 4, 2024