Comments on: Learning something… practical? http://laurabergus.com/2008/12/learning-something-practical/ Law grad + web & media background = belief that legal services should be affordable, accessible, and online. Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:37:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nate http://laurabergus.com/2008/12/learning-something-practical/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Nate Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:00:00 +0000 http://laurabergus.com/?p=79#comment-49 I thought the administration's grave warnings about our online presence were a bit overblown, at least for anyone who has sense.<br/>The only way that you should worry is if you're doing embarrassing things when you're drunk or you're shooting off your bigoted mouth in online forums. Either way, you're already a liability to the legal profession and it's probably better for all of us if your potential employer finds out and rejects you. I thought the administration’s grave warnings about our online presence were a bit overblown, at least for anyone who has sense.
The only way that you should worry is if you’re doing embarrassing things when you’re drunk or you’re shooting off your bigoted mouth in online forums. Either way, you’re already a liability to the legal profession and it’s probably better for all of us if your potential employer finds out and rejects you.

]]> By: Stephanie Kimbro, Esq. http://laurabergus.com/2008/12/learning-something-practical/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Stephanie Kimbro, Esq. Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:51:00 +0000 http://laurabergus.com/?p=79#comment-48 Hi, Laura. You are wise to develop an online presence. The key is to monitor it regularly so that you stay in control of your name and the information you put out there. <br/><br/>Thank you for mentioning my virtual law office. It's been a great way to develop my own solo practice, but it's also important to understand the technology and ethics issues that come with elawyering. Check out my blog Virtual Law Practice which covers these topics. (http://www.virtuallawpractice.org)<br/><br/>As Richard Granat mentioned, the ABA has an Elaywering Task Force and the activity in that group seems to be picking up. There are different methods of practicing law online so make sure you investigate all of the options out there. Some attorneys try to do this piecemeal with a number of apps, others focus on form-generated legal documents, others create completely web-based law offices and there are other SaaS law practice management systems coming out.<br/><br/>After the success of my web-based law practice, my husband and I cofounded a company, Virtual Law Office Technology (VLOTECH) which sets up web-based virtual law offices (VLOs) for attorneys nationwide. The software as a service product allows attorneys the flexibility to handle both providing unbundled legal services that are document focused, but also to have a more personalized online experience with each online client. Please visit the website to see the product features (http://www.vlotech.com). <br/><br/>I'll be happy to discuss with you and/or your blog readers about VLOs and virtual law practice in general. Just let me know! Best of luck to you! Hi, Laura. You are wise to develop an online presence. The key is to monitor it regularly so that you stay in control of your name and the information you put out there.

Thank you for mentioning my virtual law office. It’s been a great way to develop my own solo practice, but it’s also important to understand the technology and ethics issues that come with elawyering. Check out my blog Virtual Law Practice which covers these topics. (http://www.virtuallawpractice.org)

As Richard Granat mentioned, the ABA has an Elaywering Task Force and the activity in that group seems to be picking up. There are different methods of practicing law online so make sure you investigate all of the options out there. Some attorneys try to do this piecemeal with a number of apps, others focus on form-generated legal documents, others create completely web-based law offices and there are other SaaS law practice management systems coming out.

After the success of my web-based law practice, my husband and I cofounded a company, Virtual Law Office Technology (VLOTECH) which sets up web-based virtual law offices (VLOs) for attorneys nationwide. The software as a service product allows attorneys the flexibility to handle both providing unbundled legal services that are document focused, but also to have a more personalized online experience with each online client. Please visit the website to see the product features (http://www.vlotech.com).

I’ll be happy to discuss with you and/or your blog readers about VLOs and virtual law practice in general. Just let me know! Best of luck to you!

]]> By: Richard Granat http://laurabergus.com/2008/12/learning-something-practical/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Richard Granat Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:17:00 +0000 http://laurabergus.com/?p=79#comment-47 Laura - The American Bar Association has an eLawyering Task Force for some time sponsored by the Law Practice Management Section. I am its co-chair and have been leading this group for about 8 years. Only recently have we detected much more interest among lawyers in delivering legal services online, which we believe has a great future for the legal profession. My company -http://www.directlaw.com enables solo and small law firms to offer legal services online using our web services technology with no set-up fee or major capital investment. You should take a look at it as well as my blog which covers these issues at http://www.elawyeringredux.com. Laura – The American Bar Association has an eLawyering Task Force for some time sponsored by the Law Practice Management Section. I am its co-chair and have been leading this group for about 8 years. Only recently have we detected much more interest among lawyers in delivering legal services online, which we believe has a great future for the legal profession. My company -http://www.directlaw.com enables solo and small law firms to offer legal services online using our web services technology with no set-up fee or major capital investment. You should take a look at it as well as my blog which covers these issues at http://www.elawyeringredux.com.

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