Marc Lauritsen, Co-Chair
of the eLawyering Task Force of the ABA's Law Practice Management Section, the group that grants the award said that:
Richard has served as the Co-Chair
of the eLawyering Task Force of the Law Practice Management Section, a Fellow in the College of Law Practice Manaegement, a member of the Board of ResponsiveLaw, the nation's leading consumer legal rights organization, and a member of Council of the Law Practice Management Division of the American Bar Association.
Mr. Granat is presently Co-Chair
of the eLawyering Task Force of the Law Practice Management Section and serves as liaison member to the Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services of the American Bar Association.
and Co-Chair
of the eLawyering Task Force, Law Practice Division, American Bar Association.
I'm a member
of the eLawyering Task Force of the American Bar Association.
These newer models of delivering legal services online raise interesting alternatives for attorneys wanting to dip their toes into the waters
of elawyering, but they also raise interesting ethical issues.
Most of the people at the forefront
of the elawyering movement will be happy to help.
For a roundup of recent articles, opinions, and analysis
of elawyering news, check out Steph Kimbro's recent post on her Virtual Law Practice blog.
Not exact matches
The award is named for James I. Keane, the founding chair
of the ABA
eLawyering Task Force.
The award is named for James I. Keane, the founding chair
of the ABA
eLawyering Task -LSB-...]
In terms
of ethical issues, Richard says they are the same for real world lawyering and
eLawyering.
Here is a glossary
of terms that every
eLawyer ought to know:
The James I. Keane Memorial Award for Excellence in
eLawyering is awarded once a year by the Law Practice Management Section
of the American Bar Association at the Annual ABA Techshow in Chicago.
I pass along this noteworthy notice: The James I. Keane Memorial Award for Excellence in
eLawyering is awarded once a year by the Law Practice Management Section
of the American Bar Association at the Annual ABA Techshow in Chicago.
The ABA
eLawyering Task Force
of the Law Practice Management Section will review the nominations and select the recipient.
Once you have a basic understanding
of what
elawyering is and isn't, and have poked around in the community
of people who really know this stuff, give it try for yourself.
As an active participant in the
eLawyering task force
of the American Bar Association, I have volunteered to compile a list
of the types
of regulations that inhibit the growth
of virtual law practice.
She is the recipient
of the 2009 ABA Keane Award for Excellence in
eLawyering and the author
of Virtual Law Practice: How to Deliver Legal Services Online (ABA / LPM, 2010).
There you'll find simple explanations
of what
elawyering is and how you can anticipate using it in your practice.
Just be aware
of the issues and commit small amounts
of time to learning about
elawyering, bit by bit.
Richard Granat writes on his
elawyering blog about a new model
of delivering services that LegalZoom may be implementing where a network
of lawyers will be delivering services online under the LegalZoom brand name.
The Rocket Lawyer blog, The Sociable Lawyer, recently featured one
of their attorneys, Brian Powers, who uses both the Rocket Lawyer referral service and Clio among other technologies to facilitate
elawyering.
By my count, Jerry posted not one, not two, but six mentions
of the book, noting it on his NetLawTools Web site, his NetLawBlog, his
eLawyer blog, and -LSB-...]
Since about 2000 I have been working on the concept
of online legal services and «
elawyering».
For example, you'll hear Richard Granat on «
eLawyering for Competitive Advantage: How to Brand Your Law Firm in a Networked World,» David Gold
of Spindlelaw on «Crowdsourcing the Law» and Slawyer Omar Ha - Redeye on «Reputation Management Law.»
If you use the
eLawyering Task Force definition
of what is a «virtual law firm,» which requires a secure client portal as part
of a law firm's web site, then the ABA reported data about 14 %
of law firms having a «virtual practice» is much too high.
Hopefully, our increased energy level is symbolic
of new energy that is in the
eLawyering field.
By my count, Jerry posted not one, not two, but six mentions
of the book, noting it on his NetLawTools Web site, his NetLawBlog, his
eLawyer blog, and his Fedlawyerguy blog, and then also posting reviews on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Stephanie was the 2009 winner
of our James Keane Award for excellence in
eLawyering and she recently sold VLO Tech, her virtual law firm platform, to Total Attorneys.
You can start investigating the parameters
of Internet practice by checking out the
eLawyering Task Force page.
eLawyering firms can also set up online forums, chat rooms, or «deal» rooms to handle consultations and negotiations over the Internet, and can operate from anywhere in the world, while serving a wide variety
of clients.
Richard is also the recipient
of the 2013 ABA Keane Award for Excellence in
eLawyering, the 2010 ABA Louis M. Brown Lifetime Achievement Award for Legal Access, and was named a «Legal Rebel» by the American Bar Association Journal in 2009 and 2013.
Stephanie is the recipient
of the 2009 ABA Keane Award for Excellence in
eLawyering.
Richard was named a «Legal Rebel» by the American Bar Association Journal in 2009; was awarded the Louis M. Brown Lifetime Achievement Award for Innovation in the Delivery
of Legal Services in 2010; and the James I. Keane Memorial Award for Excellence in
eLawyering in 2013.
For those unfamiliar with LegalZoom (likely only our Canadian readers, shielded from the ubiquitous LegalZoom advertising in the US), Richard Granat has authored an excellent series
of posts on his
eLawyering Redux blog.
Richard Granat on
eLawyering Blog offers this list
of Internet - based applications that either enhance the client's understanding
of their legal rights, or enable them to represent themselves with the assistance
of an attorney, are examples
of client - centric legal services.:
James Keane founded the ABA's
eLawyering Task Force, which looks at ways lawyers can use the Internet and other electronic resources to deliver legal services to the «latent market»
of people
of moderate means.
He is President
of the College
of Law Practice Management, a member
of the ABA
eLawyering Task Force and one
of the first 50 ABA Journal Legal Rebels.
In 2010, Richard received the Louis Brown Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Bar Association in recognition
of his innovations in the delivery
of legal services and in 2013, the ABA James Keane Award for Excellence in
eLawyering.