Virtual Law Practice - ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20
1. ABA Ethics Commission 20/20 Presentation by Stephanie Kimbro, Esq., Owner of Kimbro Legal Services, LLC and Co-Founder of Virtual Law Office Technology, LLC (VLOTech)
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Hinweis der Redaktion
Features of a virtual law office Methods of eLawyering are found in a virtual law practice.
Remote and rural areas providing access to justice for them. Client base to help remote clients
Competency - on a case by case basis can the client’s legal needs be handled online or do they require a full-service firm. Security - The bottom line is that no hosting company will ever be able to guarantee that they will be no confidentiality breaches of your virtual law office data. Translate this from the cloud into the physical world. While they are insured up to a point, even your other business relationships, such as your firm’s bank or your physical storage facility where your law office paper files are stored, cannot guarantee 100% that there will never be a breach of security in some form whether it’s a human breach or a natural disaster, such as a hurricane.
These concerns are not that different from those of a traditional law practice. Adhere to daily best practices for the use of the technology
Access to Justice - cuts down on the cost but also the intimidation factor, travel, time off work, needing childcare, etc.