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Lawyer Referral Service
What is the Lawyer Referral Service?
The Lawyer Referral Service is a public service of the South Carolina Bar. The service is offered by telephone and online. The telephone service operates from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The online service is available 24/7.
How does it work?
The services offers a referral to a person by the area or location needed and by the type of law.
Why should you use our service?
The lawyers signed up with our service are all in good standing with the South Carolina Bar, maintain malpractice insurance coverage (which is not required by lawyers licensed to practice in the state of South Carolina) and the lawyers agree to offer a 30-minute consultation for no more than $50.
What is expected of me?
When you contact the service by phone or access it online, you are expected to provide the name of the potential client, the address and the city, state and zip. You will also be asked how you found out about the Lawyer Referral Service.
If you contact the service by phone, you will be asked to provide a brief explanation of your possible legal situation. You will also be asked the county in which you are seeking a lawyer. If you access the program online, you will select the county and the type of law, and you will then need to type a brief explanation of your legal situation.
Whether you use our service by phone or online, you will be given the name and number of one attorney to contact that fits your situation. If the lawyer is unable to assist you, please call the Lawyer Referral Service and explain the situation to the operator, and he or she will try to assist you with another referral.
Once you receive a referral, you will be expected to contact the lawyer by telephone to make an appointment.
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What other options are available?
If you are indigent and unable to pay for a lawyer's service, you may want to contact LATIS at 1-888-346-5592 to see if you qualify for free or reduced fee legal services. This program will screen you to see if you qualify. If you do not qualify, they will refer you back to our service. To find out more about LATIS, you can visit www.sccej.org.
The Lawyer Referral Service is a public service of the South Carolina Bar. The service is offered by telephone and online. The telephone service operates from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The online service is available 24/7.
How does it work?
The services offers a referral to a person by the area or location needed and by the type of law.
Why should you use our service?
The lawyers signed up with our service are all in good standing with the South Carolina Bar, maintain malpractice insurance coverage (which is not required by lawyers licensed to practice in the state of South Carolina) and the lawyers agree to offer a 30-minute consultation for no more than $50.
What is expected of me?
When you contact the service by phone or access it online, you are expected to provide the name of the potential client, the address and the city, state and zip. You will also be asked how you found out about the Lawyer Referral Service.
If you contact the service by phone, you will be asked to provide a brief explanation of your possible legal situation. You will also be asked the county in which you are seeking a lawyer. If you access the program online, you will select the county and the type of law, and you will then need to type a brief explanation of your legal situation.
Whether you use our service by phone or online, you will be given the name and number of one attorney to contact that fits your situation. If the lawyer is unable to assist you, please call the Lawyer Referral Service and explain the situation to the operator, and he or she will try to assist you with another referral.
Once you receive a referral, you will be expected to contact the lawyer by telephone to make an appointment.
Find a lawyer now!
What other options are available?
If you are indigent and unable to pay for a lawyer's service, you may want to contact LATIS at 1-888-346-5592 to see if you qualify for free or reduced fee legal services. This program will screen you to see if you qualify. If you do not qualify, they will refer you back to our service. To find out more about LATIS, you can visit www.sccej.org.
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