This webinar will explore how lawyers can successfully manage a remote practice in today’s legal landscape. We’ll cover the ethical rules that govern virtual practice, the technology and security infrastructure needed to protect clients, strategies for supervising remote staff, and best practices for delivering a high-quality client experience online. Attendees will also learn about innovative business models and profitability strategies that make remote firms sustainable for the long term.
- Introduction: The Remote Practice Landscape
- Overview of how virtual lawyering has evolved and why client demand for remote options is here to stay
- Ethics & Compliance
- Key ABA Model Rules, multijurisdictional practice limits, and ethical obligations for technology competence and client confidentiality
- Technology & Security
- Essential tools for remote practice (cloud software, e-signatures, secure communication) and best practices for cybersecurity
- Staffing & Supervision
- How to manage remote paralegals and virtual assistants while meeting professional supervision standards
- Client Experience
- Delivering trust, accessibility, and high-quality service virtually, with lessons from telelaw and telehealth models
- Business Models & Profitability
- Flat fees, subscription models, and strategies for building recurring revenue in a virtual firm
- Conclusion: Looking Ahead
- Future trends in AI, online dispute resolution, and how lawyers can stay competitive in the next decade
- Questions & Answers (as time permits)
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Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 General
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.20 General
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 General
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 General
Difficulty: All Levels
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 General
This presentation is approved for one hour of General CLE credit in California, North Carolina, and South Carolina (all levels). This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 1.20 hours of total CLE credit. This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 1.00 credit hours.
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Law Office of Laura E. Cowan, PLLC
Laura Cowan is an estate planning attorney and the founder of The Law Office of Laura Cowan, based in New York. She is also the creator of the 2-Hour Lifestyle Lawyer® program, which has trained more than 500 attorneys nationwide to launch and grow streamlined, profitable estate planning practices. Laura began her career in public accounting as a Certified Public Accountant before graduating from the University of Minnesota Law School and building her own virtual practice from the ground up. Read More ›