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How Does a VLO Fit In With the Paperless Law Office Tech Trends?

June 26, 2008 19:06

This is an excerpt from a post I made on the VLOTech website explaining how a virtual law office (VLO) fits into the trend of attorneys using technology to create more paperless law offices. As more of VLOTech's clients go live with VLOs across the nation, the examples of virtual law practices...

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Virtual Law Practice A New Home

July 07, 2008 14:01

Virtual Law Practice has been moved to a new location. This blog was started several years ago when I first started practicing law from a virtual law office. Blogger has been great, but now I'm moving the blog to its own web address. For future posts on virtual law practice, elawyering or virtual...

Checklist for Opening a Virtual Law Office

July 03, 2008 21:26

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...

Elawyering vs. Virtual Law Practice - A Primer on Terminology

July 01, 2008 20:39

Virtual Law Practice Terminology for BeginnersGiven the rapid development of Web 2.0 applications to provide online legal services, I decided to create this mini-primer which will have to be updated regularly. Feel free to contact me with suggestions and additions. I've noticed a lot of confusion...

How Does a VLO Fit In With the Paperless Law Office Tech Trends?

June 26, 2008 19:06

This is an excerpt from a post I made on the VLOTech website explaining how a virtual law office (VLO) fits into the trend of attorneys using technology to create more paperless law offices. As more of VLOTech's clients go live with VLOs across the nation, the examples of virtual law practices...

ABA Hosts Virtual Reality Law Conference in Second Life

June 25, 2008 12:29

The ABA’s Conference “Why Virtual Worlds Matter for Lawyers” was held today at the Justice Center in Second Life (SL). It was a fascinating discussion of virtual reality law issues and the future of law in virtual reality worlds. I attended the conference through my avatar on SL while other attor...

Avoiding the Unauthorized Practice of Law in Other Jurisdictions When Practicing Law Online

June 10, 2008 03:16

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...

Screenshots of VLOTech Client Side

June 10, 2008 02:47

I posted the manual for the client side of the VLOTech software on the VLOTech blog here. I am excited to share the new format with my own online clients. The software has everything that I have been using to practice law online for the past couple years at my own virtual law practice, but it also...

Accepting Online Payments in a Virtual Law Office

June 03, 2008 03:08

Accepting credit card payments from clients has come up several times recently on the ABA's Solosez listserv. Some list members were questioning whether it was ethical to accept client funds online if the funds were meant to be held as a retainer. By most state bar regulations, a retainer should be...

Setting Up a Virtual Law Practice

May 22, 2008 02:08

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...