The State Bar of Michigan’s Lawyer Referral Service (LRS) is a program designed to connect clients with the attorneys they need, making it a great way for Michigan lawyers to build their practices.
LRS serves as a hub for clients seeking representation and delivers client referrals directly to attorneys’ emails. LRS screens all referrals to ensure they are both a good match and that the client is able to pay for legal services. Callers who can’t pay for legal services are diverted to other resources.
Once an attorney signs up to become an LRS panel member, LRS will begin sending 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 three simple steps:
• Go to michbar.org/lrs and click “Sign up here.”
• Complete your profile by identifying your practice areas and judicial circuits.
• Check the online tracking system (or your email) for referrals.
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 more information, contact Panel Coordinator Monique Smith at (517) 346-6323 or msmith@michbar.org.
LRS serves as a hub for clients seeking representation and delivers client referrals directly to attorneys’ emails. LRS screens all referrals to ensure they are both a good match and that the client is able to pay for legal services. Callers who can’t pay for legal services are diverted to other resources.
Once an attorney signs up to become an LRS panel member, LRS will begin sending 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 three simple steps:
• Go to michbar.org/lrs and click “Sign up here.”
• Complete your profile by identifying your practice areas and judicial circuits.
• Check the online tracking system (or your email) for referrals.
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 more information, contact Panel Coordinator Monique Smith at (517) 346-6323 or msmith@michbar.org.
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