Virtual Law Practice

Delivering legal services online

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

By | | ABA, Educational, Practice Management, Virtual practice | Leave a Comment

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 access to legal services over the Internet. Due to the cost of traditional legal services, they are turning to cutting […] ...READ MORE

Mid-Year Review – Virtual Law Practice in the News

By | | 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

Setting Guidelines for Virtual Law Best Practices

By | | ABA, eLawyering, Ethics, Practice Management, Virtual practice | Leave a Comment

A small group of companies providing software as a service (SaaS) products to legal professionals will begin meeting to discuss the use of SaaS technology in law practice management.  The group also hopes to discuss among other things a set of minimum security requirements for SaaS products used by attorneys.  As a co-owner of VLOTech, I am excited […] ...READ MORE

Top Ten 2008 Developments in Virtual Law Practice

By | | 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

A Primer on Virtual Law Practice Terminology

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Update: The appendix to the book Delivering Legal Services Online, contains a much more in-depth definition section covering elaywering, virtual law practice, cloud computing and other technology terms related to the online delivery of legal services. Virtual Law Practice Terminology for Beginners Given the rapid development of Web 2.0 applications to provide online legal services, I […] ...READ MORE

SaaS and the Virtual Law Office

By | | SaaS, Technology | 1 Comment

There has been an interesting dicussion on the ABA’s SOLOSEZ listserv lately about web-based legal software. Some of it has been a tad hostile with a couple members completely opposed to web-based software and others hailing it as the future of legal software. There have been two fairly recent web-based legal software releases: Rocket Matters […] ...READ MORE
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