Law 2.0 and Virtual Legal Assistance
This morning I read this article about Law 2.0 by Paul Lippe which was featured in the Jan/Feb 2008 edition of the Canadian Bar Association journal. It’s a wonderful read and I highly recommend it. Paul suggests that major shifts in the way law firms practice are closer than many would realize and I completely agree with him. Law firms may not always be the fastest to adapt to technology (only a few years ago I worked for a firm that still didn’t use email!) eventually they do catch on and then it seems to happen all at once.
Virtual legal assistance is one of the many wonderful tools at the disposal of lawyers who are ahead of the curve in the law 2.0 world. It allows lawyers to make great use of technology and to employ a cost-effective alternative to traditional in-house support staff. Contracting with a virtual legal assistant is a very time-effective solution. You can have your virtual legal assistant draft correspondence or court documents while you meet with a client or you could have herupdate your calendar and screen and sort through your email while you are in court.
In my opinion law 2.0 is going to make life easier for the average lawyer – and a lot more interesting and fun too!
Laurie Mapp, Owner of Halo Secretarial Services Virtual Legal Assistant Extraordinaire (and I make a mean cupcake too!)