Proper client selection can be a key to profitability.(Brief Article)

To be profitable and efficient, lawyers must invest their time wisely, and proper client intake procedures can help a practitioner do that, according to the Bar's Law Office Management Assistance Service.

"We firmly believe that client selection up front is probably the number one thing a lawyer can do to avoid problems," said LOMAS Director J.R. Phelps.

That's why LOMAS recently developed an Initial Client Consultation Interview Form, said RJon Robins, a LOMAS practice management advisor.

Phelps said the LOMAS intake form is different than the o