Virtual Law Practice

Delivering legal services online

Teaching eProfessionalism to Law Students with Social Media

By | | Cloud Computing, eLawyering, Practice Management, Technology, Virtual practice | Leave a Comment

Today I posted an article on the Legal Technology Blog, part of the Law Professor Blog Network, about the challenges of teaching eprofessionalism to law students in my Social Media and the Law course.  You can read the full post here. The trick with teaching social media to law students is that it is a […] ...READ MORE

Podcast: How to Provide Client Hand-holding in Virtual Law Practice

By | | ABA, Cloud Computing, Delivering Legal Services Online, eLawyering, Practice Management, Technology, Virtual practice | Leave a Comment

Last month I joined in on a podcast for the ABA Journal with reporter Stephanie Francis Ward, Michelle Crosby, founder of Wevorce, and Fred Rooney, Director of Touro Law Center’s International Justice Center for Post-Graduate Development. The topic was “How do you provide client hand-holding if you run a virtual firm?” ...READ MORE

Online Legal Services Gets a Boost from ABA & Rocket Lawyer Partnership

By | | Cloud Computing, Delivering Legal Services Online, eLawyering, Marketing, Online Marketing, Practice Management, Technology, Unbundling - Limited Scope, Virtual practice | Leave a Comment

I was surprised and happy to hear the news today that the ABA announced its partnership with Rocket Lawyer on a pilot project to help match up ABA members with online clients. I’ve been researching and writing about lawyer collaboration with branded networks like Rocket Lawyer for the past couple of years with a focus on ethics issues and best practices. I wrote a book about the best practices for lawyers who wanted to work with these companies and make connections with clients through them. ...READ MORE

Top Take-Aways from GSummit for the Legal Profession

By | | Delivering Legal Services Online, Games, Technology | Leave a Comment

I attended GSummit in San Francisco this week. (The “G” stands for gamification.) This annual conference looks at ways to increase user engagement through gamification and games. With all of the online “noise” surrounding us and the invasiveness of mobile technology pulling people in many different directions, no industry – not even the legal profession – is immune from the problem of getting the public’s attention long enough to convey a message. ...READ MORE

Second Edition of Virtual Law Practice Book

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I am updating the second edition to the Virtual Law Practice book that I wrote back in 2010. The book pretty much needs to be completely re-written based on the way that technology has changed since I wrote about the set up of online delivery in law firms only four years ago. I am expanding the book to include my newer experiences working with law firms and lawyers to integrate online delivery of legal services into different law firm business models. ...READ MORE
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