Virtual Law Practice

Delivering legal services online

The Future of the Legal Profession is Client-Centric

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This past week the ABA LPM Section held its spring conference in Las Vegas. Of the many topics covered in the sessions and CLEs, the one recurring theme was that the changes in our profession are being driven by the clients. Some of these changes include increased customer service, response time, alternative billing, online access and […] ...READ MORE

Article Notes Rise in Virtual Law Firms

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Today’s Legal Technology section over at Law.com has an article about the increasing number of solo practitioners who are profiting from going virtual.  As I’ve blogged about in the fall of last year, operating a virtual law office is a great way for a solo or small law firm to compete in this difficult economy.  […] ...READ MORE

Twitter and the Virtual Law Office

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I’ve been using Twitter on almost a daily basis since last summer as @StephKimbro.  I started using it out of curiosity and am at over 1400 updates.  I have met many new people both in the legal profession and in other industries through Twitter.  Like anything else online, it requires savvy filtering skills.  I use […] ...READ MORE

Spring Virtual Law Office Update

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By now the word has circulated that the ABA Techshow website has posted the audio file from Richard Susskind’s keynote presentation at the ABA Techshow in Chicago earlier this month.  I wasn’t able to attend the event and accept the Keane Memorial Award for Excellence in Elawyering.  However, my husband, the programmer who designed my […] ...READ MORE

Virtual Law Office Listed as a “Law Firm Website That Works”

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The April edition of the ABA Journal published an article entitled Law Firm Websites That Work.  Under the category “Virtuality”, my virtual law practice is described along with illinoisdivorce.com. The article consulted a list of panelists to provide suggestions for law firm websites that are productive in the categories of branding, solo, innovation, virtuality, all […] ...READ MORE

Looking forward to Pro Bono project

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An update: Check out the changes I made to the virtual law office (VLO) website. It is less text-heavy now and has more graphics to make it more “user friendly.” Business is good. NC Lawyer’s Weekly published a front page article on the VLO. I spoke with the reporter on the phone a couple weeks […] ...READ MORE

Kimbrolaw website in the news

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This has been a great week for introducing the website to the public. The Wilmington Star-News ran a short article on the virtual law office and then the daily N.C. Lawyer’s Weekly, which is emailed out to a large number of attorneys statewide, published a short mention on the virtual law office and linked to […] ...READ MORE

Kimbrolaw.com is live!

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The website went completely live last night. This means that anyone interested can register for their own account and have access to the “ask a lawyer” function. As with any new site, there are sure to be some things in the layout and usability which might need improvement. I’m looking forward to receiving such critiques […] ...READ MORE

Creating a Virtual Law Practice

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As an attorney, I believe that quality legal services should be available to all citizens regardless of their income levels. Many times clients are unable or unwilling to pay hundreds of dollars per billable hour to meet with an attorney in person when they have only general legal questions or need basic legal guidance. I […] ...READ MORE