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Pro & “Low” Bono Services Delivered Online

October 27, 2010 by Stephanie Kimbro Leave a Comment

In recognition of National Pro Bono Week, I’m taking a minute to share what pro bono means to me as a solo practitioner and the owner of a virtual law office. Kate Bladow from Technola pointed me to this report from the Bellow-Sacks Project at Harvard which advocates a holistic approach of applying multiple forms of delivering legal […] ...READ MORE

NC Bar Ethics Committee Reviews Cloud Computing Inquiry

April 8, 2010 by Stephanie Kimbro 1 Comment

For some reason, a firm here in my home state decided it was in their best interest to ask permission of the NC State Bar before using a SaaS product. *really big sigh* So now those of us who have been using SaaS applications for years for everything from email, tasks and calendaring to delivering legal […] ...READ MORE

Article Notes Rise in Virtual Law Firms

May 25, 2009 by Stephanie Kimbro 1 Comment

Today’s Legal Technology section over at Law.com has an article about the increasing number of solo practitioners who are profiting from going virtual. As I’ve blogged about in the fall of last year, operating a virtual law office is a great way for a solo or small law firm to compete in this difficult economy. […] ...READ MORE

Unbundling Legal Services in a Virtual Law Practice Benefits the Public

December 1, 2008 by Stephanie Kimbro Leave a Comment

More middle income Americans are choosing to handle their legal matters themselves because they cannot afford to hire a traditional attorney. The International Herald Tribune reported this growing trend in an article last week. The downturn of the economy has made the cost of traditional full-service law firms unavailable for many Americans. In order to […] ...READ MORE

Update on progress

February 20, 2007 by Stephanie Kimbro Leave a Comment

I have been enjoying the personal contact with clients that I think only can really happen in a small law practice. My clients don’t have to wade through the secretary and paralegals to communicate with me. I’m available 24/7 through the website and I check it at all hours of the day and night which […] ...READ MORE

Creating a Virtual Law Practice

May 5, 2006 by Stephanie Kimbro Leave a Comment

As an attorney, I believe that quality legal services should be available to all citizens regardless of their income levels. Many times clients are unable or unwilling to pay hundreds of dollars per billable hour to meet with an attorney in person when they have only general legal questions or need basic legal guidance. I […] ...READ MORE