social networking Archives - Virtual Law Practice

Social Media for the Legal Professional

By Stephanie Kimbro | September 27, 2010 | Educational, Ethics, Marketing, Practice Management, SaaS, Technology | 1 Comment

This past weekend I presented a CLE session for the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys (NCAWA) annual meeting on the topic of social media for legal professionals. Anyone involved in virtual law practice needs to understand social media and how it can be used to market a virtual law office, but also about how […] ...READ MORE

Online Legal Services for “Digital Natives”

By Stephanie Kimbro | June 23, 2010 | Cloud Computing, Delivering Legal Services Online, eLawyering, Practice Management, SaaS, Technology, Virtual practice | 1 Comment

I’m contributing to a public policy paper regarding the risks and benefits to the public from the use of cloud computing in law practice management. The process has encouraged me to think in-depth about how the general public reaches out to the legal profession for help. At the same time, I just finished reading Born […] ...READ MORE

NC State Bar Journal Covers the Online Legal Professional

By Stephanie Kimbro | September 1, 2009 | Ethics, Marketing, Practice Management | Leave a Comment

Attorneys practicing law online and licensed in North Carolina may be interested in checking out the fall issue of the North Carolina State Bar Journal. Several of the articles in the issue cover topics related to attorneys creating online presences, including avoiding ethical risks for law firm websites and using social networking, such as Facebook, Twitter and blogging. As with […] ...READ MORE

Mid-Year Review – Virtual Law Practice in the News

By Stephanie Kimbro | July 10, 2009 | Practice Management, Technology, Virtual practice | 1 Comment

Virtual law practice has been a hot topic in the press repeatedly over the first half of 2009. There have been articles about virtual law practices in its many different forms, from web-based solo practices to remote BigLaw attorney collaboration. The use of software as a service (SaaS) technology and talk of practicing law “in the cloud” […] ...READ MORE

Social Networking Policies for a Virtual Law Practice

By Stephanie Kimbro | June 14, 2009 | Practice Management, Virtual practice | Leave a Comment

Last week I gave a brief presentation for the Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project (LSNTAP) about developing policies for online social networking. While researching for the presentation and round table discussion, it occurred to me that having a policy in place for social networking is a wise idea for a virtual law practice. Considering […] ...READ MORE

Twitter and the Virtual Law Office

By Stephanie Kimbro | May 5, 2009 | Marketing, Practice Management, Technology | Leave a Comment

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

Top Ten 2008 Developments in Virtual Law Practice

By Stephanie Kimbro | January 1, 2009 | Cloud Computing, Practice Management, SaaS, Technology, Virtual practice | 4 Comments

Happy New Year! The following is my list of the top ten developments in the delivery of legal services using technology that have happened in the past year. Please feel free to expand on this list in the comments. I’m also including at the end my predictions for virtual law practice in the new year. […] ...READ MORE

How to Get Online Clients – Marketing A Virtual Law Practice

By Stephanie Kimbro | November 8, 2008 | Cloud Computing, Marketing, Virtual practice | 2 Comments

I’ve been working closely with attorneys who are launching web-based virtual law practices powered by VLOTech. I provide them with marketing suggestions and tips based on my own virtual law practice experience and share lessons I’ve learned from such wise attorneys as Lisa Solomon, Susan Cartier Liebel, Grant Griffiths, and others who have been generous in sharing their time […] ...READ MORE