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Following the Virtual Lawyer Mindset

July 21, 2010 by Stephanie Kimbro 1 Comment

Jay Fleischman has a thought-provoking post up on his blog entitled “Being a Virtual Lawyer is all Mindset, Not Technology.” You can read my comment below the post. Jay writes that regardless of the form of technology you use to operate a virtual law office, the key is having the right attitude to go with it. He’s right. […] ...READ MORE

Secure Client Portals to Deliver Legal Services Online

July 16, 2010 by Stephanie Kimbro 3 Comments

The delivery of legal services online depends on the use of a secure client portal where the attorney and client can interact. This is the key feature of a virtual law practice and what distinguishes it from other online legal services and law firms that claim to be “virtual” by using unencrypted email. I’ve noticed […] ...READ MORE

Metadata – NC Bar Proposed Ethics Opinion

March 16, 2009 by Stephanie Kimbro 1 Comment

A proposed ethics opinion by the NC State Bar covers the review and use of metadata. The proposed opinion dated January 22, 2009 states the following conclusion, …a lawyer must use reasonable care to prevent the disclosure of confidential client information hidden in metadata when transmitting an electronic communication and a lawyer who receives an […] ...READ MORE

Setting Up a Virtual Law Practice

May 22, 2008 by Stephanie Kimbro 2 Comments

I asked my readers in a recent post to let me know what their top questions were regarding virtual law practice. One reader writes: “Is there a software solution that can be installed out of the box that would work well for a virtual practice, or does someone have to find someone with programming expertise […] ...READ MORE

Unsecure Law Office Emails – Not the Only Way to Talk to Clients Online

January 20, 2008 by Stephanie Kimbro Leave a Comment

Ross Kodner of Ross Ipsa Loquitur posted sections of an interview with his state’s bar journal about the state of legal technology. Predictably, the question of security in legal technology came up here. As Kodner discusses, email communications are unsecure and to help with the potential ethics violations, he recommends that attorneys let their clients […] ...READ MORE