Virtual Law Office Technology, Total Attorneys » conflict of interest http://www.vlotech.com Virtual Law Office Technology is a web-based, SaaS application which connects the legal profession to the online public. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:59:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Conflict of Interest Check Feature http://www.vlotech.com/blog/conflict-of-interest-check-feature/ http://www.vlotech.com/blog/conflict-of-interest-check-feature/#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 01:41:19 +0000 Stephanie Kimbro http://www.vlotech.com/?p=21 The conflict of interest check feature of the VLOTech application has been set up to search for the names of any party associated with cases selected by the attorney running the check. The feature uses a combination of stemming and phonetic reduction algorithms to check for alternate spellings of prospective client names. The stemming is designed to show the attorney as many possible matches but scores them for relevancy. The goal of this feature is to assist attorneys in avoiding malpractice by checking for conflicts of interest before establishing an attorney/client relationship.

In addition to the conflict of interest check for an attorney’s virtual law practice, the VLOTech application provides a jurisdiction check which notifies the attorney that a prospective client may not have a matter related to the state law that the attorney has a license to practice. This feature must be customized to the unique needs of the VLO owner and may provide red flags to the attorney to assist him or her in avoiding the unauthorized practice of law in other jurisdictions.

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