Cloud Computing

Practicing Law Online Ebook

December 16, 2014 by Stephanie Kimbro Leave a Comment

Here is the revised version of the Practicing Law Online ebook, which I first released in 2008 and updated in 2010. This revised edition of the ebook examines different business models for virtual law firms and goes beyond solos and small firms to apply the concept of virtual practice to larger firms and in-house legal departments. The ebook walks the reader […] ...READ MORE

Commission on Future of Legal Services Seeks Feedback

November 6, 2014 by Stephanie Kimbro Leave a Comment

I was honored to be asked to participate in the ABA President’s Commission on the Future of Legal Services this year and next. This Commission is calling for Issues Paper feedback now through December 10th. For my legal tech friends and colleagues, if you have something to say, now is a good time to get it on the […] ...READ MORE

Teaching eProfessionalism to Law Students with Social Media

September 29, 2014 by Stephanie Kimbro 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

September 15, 2014 by Stephanie Kimbro 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

August 11, 2014 by Stephanie Kimbro 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

ILTA Article – Teaching Tomorrow’s Lawyers Legal Tech Skills

July 31, 2014 by Stephanie Kimbro Leave a Comment

An article I co-authored with Ron Dolin entitled Course Correction: Teaching Tomorrow’s Lawyers Legal Tech Skills, was published in the newest edition of the ILTA Peer to Peer Magazine. ...READ MORE

LegalTech Startup Weekend – San Francisco

July 29, 2014 by Stephanie Kimbro Leave a Comment

If you are in the San Francisco area, consider checking out the LegalTech Startup Weekend. I’ll be one of the mentors for the event along with several other founders of legal tech companies, including LawPal, Ravel, One400, Judicata, LawGives, Casetext, and more. ...READ MORE

Second Edition of Virtual Law Practice Book

June 5, 2014 by Stephanie Kimbro Leave a Comment

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

ABA Journal Article on Virtual Practice

March 25, 2014 by Stephanie Kimbro Leave a Comment

The ABA Journal published an article entitled “Lawyers’ definitions of virtual practice vary, but not when it comes to finding success”. The article runs through the different definitions of virtual law practice and the wide variety of ways that lawyers are choosing to deliver legal services online. ...READ MORE

Video – Disruptive Innovation in Legal Services at Harvard

March 13, 2014 by Stephanie Kimbro Leave a Comment

Last week I attended a conference hosted by Harvard Law School’s Program on the Legal Profession, entitled “Disruptive Innovation in the Market for Legal Services.” ...READ MORE

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