Virtual Law Practice

Delivering legal services online

Online Document Signing for Your Virtual Law Practice

by 1 Comment

One of the questions I hear regularly about virtual law practice is related to the execution of legal documents and how that process can be handled through a virtual law office.  I’ve written before on this blog about the establishment of the attorney/client relationship online and how an attorney may rely on a clickwrap agreement to […] ...READ MORE

Avoiding the Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL) in other Jurisdictions with a Virtual Law Office (Part Two)

by 2 Comments

Part I of this post on the unauthorized practice of law in other jurisdictions addressed the following questions:  How does a virtual law practice avoid UPL in other jurisdictions? and If a website is accessible internationally, then how can a VLO be limited to provide legal services only in the state(s) in which the attorney is […] ...READ MORE

Avoiding the Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL) in other Jurisdictions with a Virtual Law Office (Part One)

by 2 Comments

Frequently I am asked about the unauthorized practice of law in other jurisdictions and how a virtual law practice can avoid this malpractice risk.  In a two-part post, I’ll address some of these ethics questions.  As more VLOs open and collaboration among attorneys creates VLOs operated by attorneys licensed in multiple states, the issue grows […] ...READ MORE

Checklist for Opening a Virtual Law Office

by 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 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

Clickwrap Agreements in a Virtual Law Practice

by 1 Comment

I’ve been doing more blogging for the VLOTech website. A lot of my material is coming from the CLE manuscript that I’m drafting for a presentation this summer on security/ethics issues with virtual law practices. The legality and enforceability of clickwrap agreements in a vlo is a question I’ve gotten from other attorneys. In my […] ...READ MORE