One big concern a lot of lawyers might have with hiring a virtual paralegal or virtual legal assistant is how privacy and confidentiality will be handled. Even with in-house staff this is a legitimate concern that must be managed carefully. The ABA had an article that discussed some potential pitfalls in this regard. I think that hiring a virtual legal assistant would actually assist in this aspect, as if you hire a virtual assistant from...

This is Part 1 in a series about the most common concerns with regard to hiring a virtual assistant to help you in your business/law practice. Feel free to suggest concerns you would like to see addressed. I’ll address actual monetary concerns first in this series, as I suspect fear of the cost is one of the biggest holdbacks for most people. Fortunately, it is actually affordable and cost-effective to hire a virtual legal assistant for...

Well usually Grant Griffiths hosts The Links, but Grant had offered up the option of someone else hosting it this week and I grabbed the opportunity – thanks Grant!! It’s an Olympics week, and I’m Canadian, so the “links” pic above is of Chateau Whistler in BC, Whistler being the locale where part of the 2010 Olympic Games will be held. And now, for the part you all have been waiting for, this week’s links...

I was interviewed recently for an article about virtual legal assistance.  The article is now available and I’m very pleased with it, although it’s weird seeing my picture on there!

I just read a great post at Seth Godin’s blog about NOT following the money. What you say, does that mean? Well Seth was talking about how not everything is about money, that we all do things and make choices based on a bigger picture – the picture that is our whole life, not just our financial package. I liked that because it certainly is true in my life. I’m not making my career choices based on how rich I think I can get...