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Minimum Requirements for Delivering Legal Services Online

November 18, 2009 by Stephanie Kimbro Leave a Comment

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 the Task Force, we have discussed these minimum requirements as a set of guidelines that attorneys will be able to […] ...READ MORE

Metadata – NC Bar Proposed Ethics Opinion

March 16, 2009 by Stephanie Kimbro 1 Comment

A proposed ethics opinion by the NC State Bar covers the review and use of metadata. The proposed opinion dated January 22, 2009 states the following conclusion, …a lawyer must use reasonable care to prevent the disclosure of confidential client information hidden in metadata when transmitting an electronic communication and a lawyer who receives an […] ...READ MORE

Attorneys Discuss Virtual Law Practice

December 20, 2008 by Stephanie Kimbro 1 Comment

Check out two blog posts discussing virtual law practice from Chuck Newton and Jay Fleischman, both attorneys who use technology to practice law outside a traditional law office. Newton’s post Is Virtual Virtually Impossible? prompted Fleischman’s post An Open Response to ‘Is Virtual Virtually Impossible?’ As I commented on Newton’s blog, I believe there is […] ...READ MORE