Rebecca+Pressman

Homework Assignment 1

Five Good Things


 * 1) Money saved on not having "physical office"
 * 2) Able to practice law in your sweatpants
 * 3) Increased access and participation for clients
 * 4) Poentially broader scope of clients

Five Pitfalls


 * 1) New Jersey
 * 2) Inadvertent creation of lawyer-client relationship
 * 3) Technological malfunctions
 * 4) Expectation of increased access by clients

Definitions

one that offers to its clients a secure client portal, as part of the law firm's web site, where the client can log in with a user name and password,and interact with their attorney, as well as consume other online legal services. Source: ABA e-lawyering Task Force-[]
 * 1) virtual law firm= A **virtual law firm** is a group of lawyers with diverse expertise that are banded together through technological means to provide a suite of services to its clients. Source: Wikipedia-[]
 * 2) e-lawyering= eLawyering is an attitude about how to build a law firm business model which exploits web technologies for competitive advantage. Source: e-lawyering blog-[]
 * 3) virtual law practice=