Receive referrals from NEO

• The amount of the referral fee does not exceed 15% of the legal fees paid for the first $50,000 of fees for the matter and 5% of the remaining balance of fees for the matter to a maximum referral fee of $25,000.
• The referral fee is fair and reasonable and does not increase the total amount of the fee payable by the client.
• No referral fee will be paid or payable until the licensee receiving the referral is paid by the referred client for the legal services provided.

For example, at most $3,000 on $20,000 of fees and $10,000 on $100,000, never more than $25,000. The limit is a ceiling, not a set rate. Any fee is set out in the Law Society’s Referral Agreement, signed by the client, by you and by us, and the client receives the Law Society’s information sheet on referral fees.

Referral fees for lawyers · Our Referral Fees Policy

1. 1
   We review your request

   We read it ourselves and check your status on the Law Society of Ontario directory. We may write to you with a question or two.

2. 2
   We reply by email

   We let you know whether we will add you to the lawyers we may recommend. If we don’t, there is nothing further you need to do.

3. 3
   A client may be referred to you

   When a client’s matter suits your practice and location, we may recommend you to the client. The client decides whether to contact you and whether to retain you.

4. 4
   You decide whether to act

   You run your own conflict check, agree your fee and retainer directly with the client and, for each client we refer, sign the Law Society’s Referral Agreement with the client and us. If a referral fee applies, it comes out of your fee, only after the client has paid you, and it never increases what the client pays.

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Each licensee keeps their own obligations

Once you take on a client we referred, the matter is yours: you decide whether you can act, you open the file and agree the retainer with the client, and you meet your own duties under the Law Society of Ontario’s rules. This page is general information about how we work with lawyers; it is not legal advice, and sending a request does not create a referral, an agreement or any other relationship. We are NEO Legal Services Professional Corporation, a licensed paralegal firm (Mo. Farooqui, Licensed Paralegal, LSO licence P21785), and we are not a law firm. Questions: 647-200-3526 or info@neolegalservices.com.