Identification
- Label (rdfs)
- Source of Business
- Preferred Label
- Client Origination
- Alternative Labels
- Initial Client Acquisition, Origin of Business, Referral Source, Source of Engagement
- Identifier
- N/A
Definition and Examples
- Definition
- The entity or process through which a law firm first acquired a client or a legal engagement. This source may be external, such as referrals from other lawyers, internal firm efforts like marketing, or direct client outreach.
- Examples
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- A client contacts a law firm after seeing an advertisement or attending a legal seminar sponsored by the firm.
- A company engages a law firm based on its in-house lawyer’s recommendation.
- A law firm is referred a new client by an external lawyer.
- A law firm retains a new client via a former client’s referral.