VLOTech was featured in the Canadian Bar Association’s National Magazine’s Addendum, a newsletter for solo and small firms that provides law practice news and developments from the Canadian Bar Association. The article discussed virtual law offices opening up in the United States and explained how web-based virtual law offices may benefit legal professionals as […]
Guest Post by Tina Hilton of Clerical Advantage
The need for non-disclosure and confidentiality is a necessity in many fields, especially those practicing in the medical and legal fields. Although a virtual assistant may seem to be the perfect administrative solution for those attorneys wanting to become virtual law offices, their concerns regarding confidentiality […]
This past week, VLOTech co-founder and attorney, Stephanie Kimbro, presented a CLE session on technology and ethics considerations in virtual law practice at the NC Bar Association’s GP/Solo and Small Firm Symposium.
The session introduced the concept of virtual law practice to attending attorneys and provided best practice tips for the virtual law practitioner to avoid […]
VLOTech is pleased to announce the opening of Craze Law, a Virginia Virtual Law Office, owned and operated by Cassie Craze, a Virginia licensed attorney. Craze Law provides estate planning, adoption services, special education and other legal services.
In the past two years, the legal profession has seen the introduction of several web-based law practice management tools. These web-based systems focus primarily on time and billing management for attorneys. Separate systems are devoted entirely to online case management. Many attorneys seeking to have “paperless” law offices are creatively combining different […]
An attorney practicing with a VLOTech virtual law practice may at some point consider retaining the services of a virtual legal assistant. A virtual assistant, often shortened to VA, is a professional who provides office administrative and/or paralegal services remotely through the use of technology. These individuals are technology savvy professionals, most of […]
How are attorneys using VLOTech’s web-based application to practice law?
A virtual law practice may be used as an alternative or complementary method of practicing law for the solo and small firm practitioner as well as others in the legal profession. The VLOTech software used to create a virtual law practice may be integrated into […]
Solo and small firm practitioners operating a VLO require that their online clients accept a clickwrap agreement before registering for a homepage. This agreement contains the terms and conditions of the attorney’s representation to the client, explains the nature of unbundled legal services, defines the scope of representation and may contain other provisions tailored to the attorney’s virtual law practice.
Since it’s Earth Day, we thought it would be good to mention the earth-friendly benefits of a Virtual Law Office.
Forward-thinking attorneys recognize the benefits of operating a green office. Not only is it healthy for our planet but it can be a cost-effective method of reducing law office overhead. Given the slowing state of the economy and the growing need for solos and small firm practitioners to compete in the legal marketplace, a Virtual Law Office powered by VLOTech can be a smart decision on many levels.