What is the Lawyer Referral Service?
We cannot give you legal advice, but if you want to talk with a lawyer, we may refer you to one through our Lawyer Referral Service. About 6% of lawyers in private practice across the province are registered with this service. We give you a lawyer’s name and telephone number. You call the lawyer’s office to arrange to meet with the lawyer for up to 30 minutes (for only $20 plus HST). The lawyer will review your problem with you, give you an idea of your options, and discuss the costs of representation.
The Lawyer Referral Service of Central Texas, Inc. is a non-profit public service established over 40 years ago. Austin Lawyer Referral refers about 12,000 callers to the Central Texas attorneys each year. The program was designed to assist persons who are able to pay normal attorney fees but whose ability to locate legal representation is frustrated by a lack of experience with the legal system, a lack of information about the type of services needed, or a fear of the potential costs of seeing a lawyer. The Lawyer Referral Service offers two important services to the public: • it helps the client determine if the problem is truly of a legal nature by screening inquiries and referring the client to other service agencies when appropriate; • and most important, it provides the client with an unbiased referral to an attorney who has experience in the area of law appropriate to the client’s needs. The Lawyer Referral Service has been given the American Bar Association “seal of approval” b
