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Digital Dictation and Virtual Legal Assistants
Digital dictation is an ideal way to get information to your virtual legal assistant. You can upload instructions or dictate entire documents. You can dictate from your office, from your home or from the road. Some lawyers are wary of digital dictation, having comfort with the old-fashioned tapes they know and are used to. Digital dictation is incredibly easy though and especially useful when time-sensitivity is a factor. A lawyer can upload a file and have it to me in minutes, so that I can start working on it immediately. It also means each task is separated out, for easy prioritization. There are a couple of easy ways to start using digital dictation in your legal...
Read MoreVirtual Legal Assistant
I’ve officially been a virtual legal assistant (or virtual paralegal if you prefer that term!) for 9 months now! I can’t believe how quickly my first year in business is going, and I’m more sure than ever that this was the best career movie I could have made! I love the work my clients have me do and I love being my own boss. I’ll be doing an official mid-year (calendar year, not business year) review soon on my blog, but just needed to put a quick post in here about how happy I am and how much I love what I do! And if you are a lawyer who found this post via a search or something – I’d love for you to check out my services page! If...
Read MoreIs Your Virtual Assistant Ethics Certified?
I received my confirmation today that I passed my IVAA EthicsCheck exam! I was pretty sure I had passed it, but it feels great to be sure! It is really a great way to reassure my clients that I am well capable of following ethical standards. Here is the seal I am now able to display on my site!
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Read More22 Things Your Virtual Legal Assistant Can Do For You
This list is by no means exhaustive, but here’s a great starting list of tasks your virtual legal assistant can perform for your law practice: Draft Affidavits and motion materials Draft initial retainer letter to a new client Proofread and format a court document Research caselaw and provide summarizing memorandum Update and manage your calendar Review transcripts and highlight critical text Type handwritten notes from a meeting or seminar Convert files into PDF format Balance a monthly bank statement Delete spam accumulated in your email account overnight Sort/answer and/or redirect email messages Transcribe voice messages Make calls to confirm your...
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