2023
March
The Standing Committee on Lawyer Referral and Information Service will be hosting its 2023 National Lawyer Referral Workshop alongside the ABA Commission on IOLTA’s 2023 Joint IOLTA Conference and the Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defense’s Access to Justice Chairs Meeting at the 2023 Forum on Building Access to Justice For All. The Forum will run November 1 – 4 2023 at the Columbus Hilton at Easton in Columbus, Ohio. Both sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are available, and the Standing Committee on Lawyer Referral is soliciting RFPs for its Workshop plenaries and breakout sessions. Responses to the RFP can be submitted here.
The Standing Committee on Lawyer Referral and Information Service launched its biennial lawyer referral census on March 1, 2023. Every two years, the Committee asks the lawyer referral community to respond to a detailed survey of their operations, services provided, demographics served, and operations analysis. The LRIS census is the only study of its kind and details, among other things, the number of contacts through lawyer referral services as well as the outcomes of those contacts. Results of the survey will be presented during the 2023 National Lawyer Referral Workshop at the ABA Forum on Building Access to Justice For All in Columbus, Ohio.
Registration for the Standing Committee on Lawyer Referral’s “Meets ABA Standards” logo program is now open. Programs that elect to voluntarily operate pursuant to the ABA Model Rules Governing Lawyer Referral are eligible to apply for use of the logo on a biennial basis. Due to the adoption of Resolution 605 at the 2022 ABA Annual Meeting, there are additional qualifiers, such as the requirement for malpractice insurance and the disclosure of any algorithms for the referral of lawyers. Lawyer Referral programs that currently use the logo will have to re-certify and show compliance with the new rules prior to the expiration of their current license to use the logo. The current period ends April 30, 2023 and the application fee is $250.
February
The Standing Committee on Lawyer Referral and Information Service will be hosting its 2023 National Lawyer Referral Workshop alongside the ABA Commission on IOLTA’s 2023 Joint IOLTA Conference and the Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defense’s Access to Justice Chairs Meeting at the 2023 Forum on Building Access to Justice For All. The Forum will run November 1 – 4 2023 at the Columbus Hilton at Easton in Columbus, Ohio. Both sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities will be available, and the Standing Committee on Lawyer Referral is soliciting RFPs for its Workshop plenaries and breakout sessions. Responses to the RFP can be submitted here.
The Standing Committee on Lawyer Referral and Information Service will launch its biennial lawyer referral census on March 1, 2023. Every two years, the Committee asks the lawyer referral community to respond to a detailed survey of their operations, services provided, demographics served, and operations analysis. Results of the survey will be presented during the 2023 National Lawyer Referral Workshop at the ABA Forum on Building Access to Justice For All.
Registration for the Standing Committee on Lawyer Referral’s “Meets ABA Standards” logo program will open March 15, 2023. Programs that elect to voluntarily operate pursuant to the ABA Model Rules Governing Lawyer Referral are eligible to apply for use of the logo on a biennial basis. Due to the adoption of Resolution 605 at the 2022 ABA Annual Meeting, there will be additional qualifiers, such as the requirement for malpractice insurance and the disclosure of any algorithms. Lawyer Referral programs that currently use the logo will have to re-certify and show compliance with the new rules prior to the expiration of their current license to use the logo. The current period ends April 30, 2023, and the application fee is $250.