TJL CARES PROGRAM
As a thank you to our clients, Turner Jones Legal, LLC
introduced in 2017, a client referral program as part of its new initiative
“TJL CARES.”
What is TJL Cares?
The TJL* Cares initiative,
introduced in 2017, is a program in which TJL involves itself with various
charitable events and organizations in the Lincoln County Community to help
foster a relationship between the firm and the community-at-large. Attorney Jones was blessed so much by this
community in her lifetime and she wants to be able to use the opportunities she
is given to give back to the community that has supported her and continues to
support her business.
What is the TJL Cares Client Referral
Program?
The TJL Care Client
Referral Program is a program specifically geared to our former and current
clients as a “thank you” for their trust in our firm and entrusting their
friends and loved ones to our legal services.
The TJL Cares Client Referral Program, while a part of the overall TJL
Cares Initiative, is a separate program and has different requirements for
donations to be issued.
How
do charities receive donations from TJL Cares Client Referral Program?
For each
successful referral*, Turner Jones Legal, LLC will make a donation to the certified
charity* selected by the referral provider*.
Should that charity no longer exist, Turner Jones Legal will make a
donation to the next certified charity on the referral provider’s list.
How
does the TJL Cares initiative work for client referrals?
When a
referral provider sends a prospective client* to Turner Jones Legal to have
their legal needs met, the prospective client will complete an intake form,
regardless of their legal need(s). On
the form, the prospective client will be required to complete a section
indicating how they heard about the firm or who referred them to the firm. If the prospective client writes in the name
of a referral provider, that individuals charity(ies) become eligible for a
donation. In order for the charity to
receive a donation, the prospective client must become a successful
referral. Once the prospective client is
a successful referral, Turner Jones Legal will make a donation to the charity
at the top of the referral provider’s list.
What do all these words with “*”s mean?
We have
*starred* certain words to indicate that these words are subject to certain
definitions within the guidelines of the TJL Cares Initiative. These definitions are as follows:
1.
TJL: An acronym or shortening of the firm name,
“Turner Jones Legal, LLC.”
2.
Successful
Referral: This is a
referral from a Referral Provider that results in a signed and paid-in-full
retainer/fee contract. Once the full fee
(or initial retainer for business clients requiring hourly billing) is paid,
Turner Jones Legal considers the referral to be successful.
3.
Certified
Charity: The
selected charitable organization must be registered with the IRS/ its local
State Department of Revenue as a certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to
be eligible to receive donations under the TJL Cares Client Referral Program.
This
requirement does not apply to charitable organizations getting started or
wishing to have involvement from the TJL Cares Initiative, which is separate
from the TJL Cares Client Referral Program.
The TJL Cares Initiative, however, does require that those charitable
organizations or events be limited to the local City of Lincolnton and Lincoln
County, Georgia Community.
4.
Referral
Provider: Any
individual that refers a prospective client to Turner Jones Legal, LLC to have
their legal needs met.
a.
Official Referral Provider: Also a referral provider, however, an
Official Referral Provider is a former or current client with a TJL Cares
Client Referral Program form on file with Turner Jones Legal, LLC.
b.
Anyone listed as a Referral Provider on a
successful referral’s form who does not have a TJL Cares Client Referral
Program form on file with Turner Jones Legal, LLC will have a donation made by
the firm to a charity of the firm’s own selection. This charity may vary with each donation and
is at the sole discretion of the firm at the time of donation.
5.
Prospective
Client: Any individual who
contacts or visits Turner Jones Legal, LLC seeking to have their legal needs
met, regardless of whether or not a contract/ fee agreement/ retainer is signed
and paid.