Virtual Law Practice

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  • Podcast on Virtual Law Practice for The Slippery Slope

    Last week I was interviewed by Meredith R. Miller, Assistant Professor of Law at the Touro Law Center for a podcast on her blog, The Slippery Slope.  During the podcast interview, we discuss the VLOTech software used to create a virtual law practice, the difference between a VLO and a brick & mortar law office, and the benefits of a virtual law practice for the public and the legal profession.  I talk about my own experience operating a virtual law office in North Carolina and about how the trend is spreading to other states.  You may listen to the podcast by clicking on the play button below the blog post for the podcast or by downloading it on iTunes. 

    The Slippery Slope was featured in August as the “New and Notable” audio podcast for the Higher Education section on iTunes (apparently there is not a category for law on iTunes just yet).  If you haven’t subscribed to The Slippery Slope podcast yet, I would recommend checking it out.  The interviews conducted by Meredith are educational and feature interesting individuals and their businesses, such as Aviva Cuyler, the Founder of JDSupra.com, Mark Britton, CEO of Avvo, and Carolyn Elefant of MyShingle.com.

  • Can’t We All Just Get Along?

    While I don’t like general characterizations of anyone, this post by Jordan Furlog over at Law21 had me smiling as he writes tips for how Gen-Y lawyers can adjust to working with Boomers and Gen-Xers. I found it insightful on most accounts, especially regarding multitasking with different technologies.

    Furlong writes, “Boomers don’t understand multitasking. Well, they do, but in the sense of “I’m carrying 75 files at one time,” rather than “I’m drafting a top-notch memo while IM’ing a friend and listening to a podcast.” Boomers live in a linear and sequential world, while you [Gen-Y] were thinking outside the box before it became a cliché.”

    Oddly enough, when it comes to introducing a virtual practice to other attorneys, I’ve had both Boomer and Gen-Xers who see the benefits of going online. In fact, I have a couple attorneys who are looking to “retire” into running their vlos in the next few years. At the same time, I know several Gen-Xers who have mastered email and that’s as far as it goes.

    My point is that it does take an entrepreneurial spirit and certain tech savvy to start up a virtual law practice — regardless of your generation label. I wonder if virtual attorneys of all generations wouldn’t have more in common with each other than their traditional law office counterparts?

  • In a Slowing Economy – Benefits of A Virtual Law Practice

    Kevin O’Keefe over at Real Lawyers Have Blogs summarized Dennis Kennedy’s suggestions for how attorneys can cut costs in the slowing economy.

    At the top of the list was find technology that cuts costs for your law practice. Maybe it should also read: cut out the legal software that was supposed to save you time. Instead, find a more efficient way to accomplish the same law practice management and client development tasks by looking at technologies that other businesses besides attorneys are using to cut costs and raise client revenue.

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