Panel Management

• Onboarding Protocols for New Lawyers (2013)
• Onboarding Sample Materials (2013)

Member Handbooks

Panel members benefit from having a complete understanding of what is expected from them in order to have a productive relationship with your LRIS. Following are examples of panel member handbooks from several programs. You may also want to consider developing a handbook for the administrative staff of the law office.

Panel Member Handbooks

• First Referral to New Member Protocol Reminder Maine State Bar (2012)
• Massachusetts Bar Association (2012)
• Toledo Bar Association LRS (2008)
• King County Bar Association LRS (2008):
  Word | PDF
• Quick Reference Fact Sheet to Panel Members
  • Central Kentucky Lawyer Referral Service (2011)

Panel Administrative Staff Handbook

• Maine State Bar Association (2010)
• Houston Lawyer Referral Service (2011)
• Staff Teleconference
  • Administrative Panel Staff Teleconference, Maine (2009)

Panel Management

Auditing

• San Fernando Valley Bar Association ARS, CA
• Central Kentucky Lawyer Referral Service, KY
• New York City Bar, NY
• Houston Lawyer Referral Service, TX
• Houston Lawyer Referral Service Audit Policy

Law Firm Acknowledgement of LRIS Rules

• Maine State Bar Statement of Obligation
• Philadelphia Bar Association Firm Acknowledgement Form

Transfer of Cases
Houston Lawyer Referral Service

Sharing of Cases and Suspension and Discipline Procedures
Examples from seven Lawyer Referral Services

Suspension Letter
Los Angeles County Bar (2011): Word | PDF

Procedure for Removal of a Panel Member
Columbus Bar Association (2012)