Consent Script

Version 1.2 · For the listing firm; read it, paraphrase it, or hand it over, after declining the matter and before submitting anything. Then note in your file: date, how consent was given, and who gave it. Consent may be oral, written, or electronic.

The script

"We can't take your matter; but with your permission, we can post it where other verified lawyers look for cases they want. Here's exactly how that works:

What gets posted openly: the kind of case, which side you'd be on, the county, and our firm's name. Not your name, not your contact information, and no description of what happened; ever.

What stays sealed: your name and contact information. A licensed lawyer in good standing who wants a case like yours can unlock them; instantly, without asking anyone; and may then contact you directly.

What every lawyer in there has agreed to: unlock only if they intend to contact you; check for conflicts immediately, before contacting you; if they find a conflict, never contact you, delete your information, and make no use of it; and never use anything from the listing against you or anyone else.

One thing to know: the lawyers who can see listings could include a lawyer on the other side of your matter; but all any of them can ever see is your name and contact information. Nothing about what happened is ever posted. Unlocking is instant, so no one reviews requests in advance, and we won't be told who unlocked.

You can change your mind at any time. Tell us, or use the removal form at clientfeeds.com, and the listing comes down.

"Do we have your permission?"

Addition for circle listings (Consent Script v2)

If the listing will be restricted to a circle, add, in substance:

"We will first show your listing to a selected group of lawyers we know before it becomes visible to all verified lawyers" (or, for circle-only: "only to a selected group of lawyers we know") ". This may affect how quickly, and by how many lawyers, you are contacted. You can tell us at any time to open your listing to all verified lawyers immediately, or to take it down."

Record which script version you used; the listing form asks.

Firm note

This script covers what the Listing Terms require the person be told: the open and sealed tiers, the instant unreviewed unlock, direct contact, the adverse-representation possibility, and the participating lawyers' undertakings. If the person says anything qualifying their consent, don't submit; contact us instead.