Utah Lawyer Referral Consultant Bond

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Why is a Utah Lawyer Referral Consultant Bond Required?

The Utah Division of Consumer Protection sets the registration requirements for lawyer referral consultants, including:

• Application and fees
• Criminal background checks
• Contract requirements

These licensing requirements set the standard for how a consultant should run their business and interact with their clients.

And despite these requirements, every year there are a handful of consultants to abuse their power and harm their clients for financial gain.

Examples of these harmful and fraudulent acts include:

• Stealing fees from a client
• Charging excessive fees or false fees
• Not providing lawyer referral services
• Providing harmful and illegal "legal" advice
• Misrepresenting themselves or an attorney

The Utah lawyer referral consultant surety bond is the primary way the Division holds consultants accountable to the promises and actions they perform for their clients.

If a client is purposefully harmed by a consultant through these actions or similar actions, they can make a claim against the consultant's surety bond for financial compensation.

However the level of compensation only extends to the amount of the bond.

What Is The Utah Lawyer Referral Consultant Bond Amount?

The Division makes it easy by requiring a $50,000 bond for all lawyer referral consultants.

Click here and request your price quote.

Fill out the quote form with as much information as you can and we will price shop for you to find the lowest possible price.

If you prefer to speak with a bond specialist, call 1-800-608-9950.

What Is The Utah Lawyer Referral Consultant Bond Cost?

The price of this surety bond will depend on a rate quoted from a surety.

A surety is a special insurance company that underwrites lawyer referral consultant bonds.

Every surety will use similar factors to assess an applicant including:

• Personal credit of the business owner or owners
• Industry and experience
• Business history including prior bond claims if applicable

Even though each surety looks at similar factors, how they assess their risk is unique to them. This means the rate one surety's quotes will be different from another.

And this is how you can save potentially hundreds of dollars when purchasing your lawyer referral consultant bond.

Why You Should Use Surety Bonds Direct

We are your specialized surety agency. We work with a network of A rated sureties.

This allows us to price shop for you. We collect multiple rates for all of the sureties who provide this bond and deliver the lowest rate, and lowest price, so you can purchase your surety bond for less.

Let's look at a pricing example.

Pay attention to how one to two percentage points can drastically change the price you pay.

You can easily see that one to two percentage points can make a huge difference and save you hundreds of dollars.

Let us help you find the lowest possible price.

Click here and complete our online quote form

You are under no obligation to purchase when you get your pricing. It's vital information to help you get through the registration process.

If you prefer to speak with a bond specialist, call 1-800-608-9950. They will help walk you through the process.

How Long Does a Lawyer Referral Consultant Bond Last?

All surety bonds have a bond term. This is the amount of time the bond remains active before it must be renewed.

Lawyer referral consultant bonds have a 12 month bond term starting from the effective date. The effective date is your bond start date you choose when you purchase your bond..

This is another great reason to work with Surety Bonds Direct. We manage this process for you.

As your bond expiration date approaches, your bond specialist will reach out to you 30 to 40 days in advance to make renewing your bond fast and easy.

Utah requires all lawyer referral consultants to have an active bond on file:

• For the length of time you're in business
• 12 months after you decide to close your business

During this time you will renew your bond every 12 months.

What Happens After You Purchase Your Utah Lawyer Referral Consultant Bond?

Purchasing your bond only requires completing an online order form. It's an easy process.

Once you complete your purchase, our bond issuance team will get to work to prepare your bond with the:

• Correct bond form
• Necessary signatures
• Seals
• Power of Attorney

The issuance process typically takes less than 24 hours from your purchase date.

The Utah Division for Consumer Protection will accept a copy of the surety bond. This means once your bond is ready we can email you a copy so you can submit it with your application.

This speeds the process up. If you require a physical copy of the bond, you can request it from us and we can mail it to you.

Lawyer Referral Consultant Bonds And Getting Your Utah Business License/Registration

To obtain your registration you must complete the following steps with the Utah Division of Consumer Protection:

Fingerprints and Criminal Background Check

Complete a fingerprint card for your background check.

You'll need to obtain your fingerprint card from your local police department or the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, located in Taylorsville, UT.

You are responsible for all fees associated with this process.

Required Verbiage To Operate Your Business

There are a number of statements you must have in your office and on your contracts. These statements have specific requirements in how they are to be displayed.

In Your Office

You must state:

• The full name, address, and evidence of compliance with your surety bond requirement
• A statement that you are not an attorney
• The name of each lawyer referral consultant employed at each location you operate

This statement must be:

• At least 12 by 20 inches in dimension
• Bold typeface with each character at least one inch in height and width.

On Your Contract

On your contract you must have in at least 10 point bold typeface a statement indicating:

• You are not an attorney
• You cannot provide any legal advice or services

You must also include the following provisions that:

• The client can make a complaint to the Division of Consumer Protection if you break any rules or regulations
• The client can notify the Utah State Bar about any legal advice that was given
• And you must specifically state, "You may cancel on or before midnight of the third business day after execution of the written contract."