Virtual Law Practice

Recent Posts from Virtual Law Practice

• Technology eReport: Setting Up a Web-Based Virtual Law Office

  Check out my article in the November issue of the ABA GP/Solo & Small Firm Technology eReport: Setting Up a Web-based Virtual Law Office.  From the article: Consumers are actively seeking more affordable and convenient…

• Minimum Requirements for Delivering Legal Services Online

  Co-chairs of the ABA eLawyering Task Force, Marc Lauritsen and Richard Granat, have submitted a draft set of minimum requirements for delivering legal services online which was published in this month’s Law Practice Today.  As a member of…

• Does Your Virtual Law Practice Need a Phone Number?

  When I first opened my virtual law office almost four years ago, I wanted to handle every aspect of my practice online.  With most of my client base, this worked fine and was what they…

• Keane Award Nomination Info Available

  The updated materials for the ABA Jim Keane Award for Excellence in ELawyering have been posted on the ABA website for the 2010 Techshow and on the ELawyering Task Force website.  Requirements to be considered…

• Response to “Ethical Pitfalls of Virtual Law Practice”

  This past week an article came out in Lawyers USA Online entitled, “Ethical pitfalls of virtual law practice.”   The article discusses some of the ethics risks that exist in this form of law practice.  However,…

• Excellence in eLawyering: ABA Keane Award Nominations

  It’s that time of year again to consider sending in your nominations for the ABA’s James I. Keane Memorial Award for Excellence in eLawyering. The Award is presented by the Law Practice Management Section’s eLawyering…

• “In the Meantime…” – Temporary Operation of a Virtual Law Office

    Over the past year I’ve spoken with attorneys who have been laid off from Biglaw firms and are seeking new positions or attorneys who have just passed the bar and are having trouble finding…

• Susskind Predicts: “Disaster Ahead for Lawyers Unwilling to Change”

    Richard Susskind, author of The End of Lawyers? Rethinking the Nature of Legal Services, has written a guest post for the Legal Rebels blog entitled “Disaster Ahead for Lawyers Unwilling to Change. “   Susskind…

• Online Drafting Resources for your Virtual Law Practice

    One of the most useful methods of teaching yourself how to draft legal documents is to read a variety of samples.  If you’re a virtual solo, you may not have had the previous experience of a…

• Spreading the Word about Virtual Law Practice

    Many of you have read the news that VLOTech, the company co-founded by my husband and I, was acquired last week by Total Attorneys (TA), a Chicago-based company providing services and products to legal professionals. …