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Minimum Requirements for Delivering Legal Services Online

By Stephanie Kimbro | November 18, 2009 | ABA, Educational, eLawyering, Ethics, Virtual practice | 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

Checklist for Opening a Virtual Law Office

By Stephanie Kimbro | July 3, 2008 | Practice Management, Virtual practice | 6 Comments

The following is a basic checklist for attorneys considering opening up a virtual law practice. ___ Choose a VLO hosting company and find out what it will require in order to set up your VLO. Of course, I’m biased, but I recommend Virtual Law Office Technology (VLOTech). ___ Register a domain. ___ Retain a website […] ...READ MORE

Avoiding the Unauthorized Practice of Law in Other Jurisdictions When Practicing Law Online

By Stephanie Kimbro | June 10, 2008 | Ethics, UPL | 1 Comment

Practicing law from a web-based virtual law office brings the risk of unwittingly establishing an attorney/client relationship regarding a legal matter that the virtual attorney is not licensed to handle. The unauthorized practice of law in other jurisdictions can be avoided by following some simple practice methods. First, the virtual law practitioner has the responsibility […] ...READ MORE