Law Firm Technology: Practice Management

Newly revised and updated to meet the needs of today s legal professionals, Flying Solo is a comprehensive guide to establishing and maintaining a successful solo law practice. The Fifth Edition of this ABA classic includes practical information gathered from a wide range of contributors, including successful solo practitioners, law firm consultants, state and local bar practice management advisors, and law school professors. Whether you're thinking of going solo, new to the solo life, or a seasoned practitioner, Flying Solo provides time-tested answers to real-life questions. This book will help you:
- Make the decision to open your own law firm
- Choose the right practice area(s)
- Create a business plan and determine your fees
- Set up an office space
- Work with traditional and alternative billing arrangements
- Use technology to manage your finances
- Develop and execute a marketing plan
- Gain clients through social media
- Plan strategically for the future
and much more

The Internet has made it easier for potential clients to find legal services. Virtual law firms have revolutionized the delivery of legal services, lowering costs as well as evening the playing field. Whether you are a large law firm or a solo practitioner, there are business models of delivering legal services online that can bring your law practice up to speed with the 21st century legal marketplace. What are you doing to stay competitive? Do you have the know-how to responsibly incorporate technology and online delivery into your existing law firm? The revised and updated Virtual Law Practice is the one resource you need to take advantage of this fast-growing market. This book will help you:
- Identify and develop a law firm business model for the online delivery of legal services
- Successfully set up and manage a virtual law firm
- Increase law firm revenue by responsibly implementing the delivery of online legal services
- Make use of the latest technology
- Create a successful marketing strategy for the delivery of legal services online
- Understand state ethics and advisory opinions
- Find more flexibility and work/life balance in the legal profession
Stephanie Kimbro's practical guide also provides case studies of law firms that successfully integrate virtual law practice into their traditional business models along with client scenarios to show how web-based technology may be used by legal professionals to work with online clients and avoid malpractice risks.

In 21 chapters, this groundbreaking and practical book will guide you through transforming a small law firm or solo practice from today's usual (lots and lots and lots of paper, file cabinets, printers and copiers,) to the "paperless law office" where everything is scanned, stored on a computer or in the cloud, and searchable and retrievable electronically.