The industry-standard protocol for managing case referrals and lawyer-client transitions ethically.
Automatically block file transfers if an outstanding professional fee is detected. Protect your billables by default.
Protocol Steps:
AI identifies all related documents, logs, and notes for the case.
System checks Billing records for unpaid professional fees.
WhatsApp bot reaches out to the client for transfer authorization.
Transfers cannot execute without client authorization via the Lawya WhatsApp bot. A 2FA-backed audit trail for every handover.
Automated tracking of referral commissions. System-generated reports for fee-sharing arrangements.
AI tracks the fee-sharing percentage agreed in the referral contract.
Both firms see a shared dashboard for tracked billables on the case.
Automatic invoicing for referral fees once the receiving firm collects.
Automated construction of the handover packet including the last 12 months of logs, all vault files, and internal case annotations.
Originating firms retain a read-only 7-year copy of the case data specifically for malpractice defense and NBA audits.
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