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		<title>How May Different Law Practices Use A VLO?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Kimbro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If You Have a Solo Practice
Expand client base to the entire state(s) in which the attorney is licensed allowing him or her to compete with larger firms.
Minimal overhead to run a VLOTech VLO.  No law office lease, limited office supplies needed.
Online Calendar System – Alert clients of deadlines, invoices due, court dates, dates when you [...]]]></description>
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<p>Expand client base to the entire state(s) in which the attorney is licensed allowing him or her to compete with larger firms.</p>
<p>Minimal overhead to run a VLOTech VLO.  No law office lease, limited office supplies needed.</p>
<p>Online Calendar System – Alert clients of deadlines, invoices due, court dates, dates when you will be unavailable, and schedule office, telephone or online conferences.</p>
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<p>Allows the solo practitioner to experiment with different billing methods or combination of methods.</p>
<p>Upload documents to a client for his or her review.</p>
<p>Download Documents – Allow your trusted clients to upload documents to you for review.</p>
<p>Simplify the Drafting Process – Work with the client and other attorneys to draft a legal document by transferring the file through the secure VLO and communicate about the document in the case file.</p>
<p>Online Payments – Invoice clients online and allow them to pay online by credit card or certified check. The convenience of online payment for clients may mean less collection hassle.</p>
<p>Streamline your practice. Create a File Library of legal resources starting with the first online case and linking the library resources to case files for future reference.</p>
<p>Create marketing reports to show which VLO advertising methods are most effective.</p>
<p>Referral Database – Create a resource of referral contacts with notes and keep record of to whom you referred cases.</p>
<p><strong>If You Have a Litigation Practice</strong></p>
<p>Online Calendar System – Alert existing client of court dates, remind them to dress up for court, remind them of court room etiquette, provide notice of invoices due, dates when you will be unavailable, and schedule office, telephone or online conferences.</p>
<p>Online Communication – Meet with your clients online and in the courthouse and not in your office.</p>
<p>Upload documents to a client for his or her review.</p>
<p>Download documents from clients – Allow your trusted clients to upload documents to you for review.</p>
<p>Online Payments – Invoice litigation clients and allow them to pay online by credit card or certified check. The convenience of online payment for clients may mean less collection hassle.</p>
<p>Add revenue to the firm’s litigation practice by taking simple traffic court or small claims court matters online and provide unbundled legal services to pro se litigants.</p>
<p>Referral Database – Create a resource of referral contacts with notes and keep record of to whom you referred cases.</p>
<p><strong>If You Have an Established Law Practice</strong></p>
<p>Online Calendar System – Alert existing client of deadlines, invoices due, court dates, dates when you will be unavailable, and schedule office, telephone or online conferences.</p>
<p>Upload documents to a client for his or her review.</p>
<p>Download documents from clients – Allow your trusted clients to upload documents to you for review.</p>
<p>Drafting – Work with the client and other attorneys to draft a legal document by transferring the file through the secure VLO and communicate about the document in the case file.</p>
<p>Add to the firm’s existing client base by tapping into the market for online legal services. Train legal assistants to review and respond to or reject new prospective clients in the VLO.</p>
<p>Online Payments – Invoice clients online and allow them to pay online by credit card or certified check. The convenience of online payment for clients may mean less collection hassle.</p>
<p>Lower office overhead by reducing paper and office waste.</p>
<p>Streamline your practice. Create a File Library of legal resources starting with the first online case and linking the library resources to case files for future reference.</p>
<p>Create marketing reports to show which VLO advertising methods are most effective.</p>
<p>Referral Database – Create a resource of referral contacts with notes and keep record of to whom you referred cases.</p>
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