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The World's Oldest Blogger, Olive Riley, Dies at the age of 108

Posted on July 18, 2008
CNN "An Australian woman often described as the world's oldest blogger has died at the age of 108 after posting a final message about her ailing health but how she sang "a happy song, as I do every day." Story...

Finding Opportunity in Difficult Economic Times

Posted on July 09, 2008
Only about ten to twenty percent of our client base is local. Most of our clients are located outside the State of Michigan and many outside the United States of America. Because we are a law firm specializing in internet...

Fully Integrated Web/Blog: A Law Firm Website

Posted on July 07, 2008
We?ve received a lot of inquiries concerning our post last week concerning the launch of our new website. As noted, our new website is part traditional ?brochure? web pages describing our practice areas and includes nine distinct vertical blogs within...

Imagine a University Which Teaches You How to Become a Solo Practitioner?

Posted on July 02, 2008
Many lawyers started out there careers as solo practitioners. I started my law firm traverselegal.com, which is now three partners, and numerous other virtual workers, in size as a solo practitioner. There is a relatively new blog out there called...

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Central Florida Paralegal Opens Virtual Assistance Company

Posted on July 02, 2008
February 2008 ? ChampionsGate, FL Paula Matthews, a central Florida paralegal with over 20 years? experience working with several top rated attorneys, recently started her own Virtual Assistance (VA) company, i-Administrative Services, LLC. i-Administrative Services, LLC will be providing small...

What are the Benefits of Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO)?

Posted on June 24, 2008
There is an interesting discussion going on over at the LinkedIn Intellectual Property Message Board concerning legal process outsourcing (LPO). There are some who argue that legal process outsourcing - essentially using virtual worker - could save up to fifty...

One of the First Fully-Integrated Blog/Websites for any Law Firm

Posted on June 24, 2008
We have just completed phase one of our redesign for www.traverselegal.com. Because we started our blogs a long time ago using typepad.com, we had to face a difficult choice. We could either export our TypePad feeds into a brand new...

Virtual Worker Job Board For Law Firms

Posted on June 23, 2008
Every week, we receive dozens of resumes from individuals who want to be virtual law clerks, virtual lawyers, virtual paralegals and general virtual staff. Clearly, there are a tremendous number of incredibly talented people out there who are offering their...

Finally, Dictation Software for Your Cell Phone

Posted on June 19, 2008
What is the one piece of technology that you carry around with you virtually everywhere? Of course, the answer is the cell phone. I have been clamoring for years for an integrated dictation devise for my cell phone. For those...

For Their Own Law Firms

Posted on June 12, 2008
Every week, we receive dozens of resumes from individuals who want to be virtual law clerks, virtual lawyers, virtual paralegals and general virtual staff. Clearly, there are a tremendous number of incredibly talented people out there who are offering their...

Case Management Solutions for Law Firms

Posted on June 06, 2008
There is an interesting discussion and a number of link resources over at the LinkedIn business networking questions and answer section. A variety of attorneys have suggested different software tools for case management. Of course, basecamphq.com is included...

No Woman Who Behaved Ever Changed History

Posted on June 03, 2008
I saw a t-shirt the other day that said ?A woman who behaves never changes history.? The t-shirt struck me for several reasons. First, because I have had the pleasure of representing three amazing women who started a Digg site...

Technology Lets You Work from Anywhere

Posted on June 03, 2008
Technology allows you to work from anywhere. Most of our clients are not local companies. But we connect to those clients through our Extranet, GoToMeeting and related applications. Here are a few things about where I live in Traverse City...

Creative Commons Licenses Fail To Protect Bloggers From Content Theft

Posted on June 02, 2008
Susan Cartier Liebel has a great post called "Shouldn't You Have To Ask Permission If You Want To Take A Blog's Feed For Your Profit?" She notes that: This has been troubling me for a while. And it just may...

2008 Report on Law Firm Billing Practices

Posted on May 30, 2008
Raintoday.com has published a report analyzing law firm billing practices. The 2008 Report titled Fees and Pricing Benchmark Report: Law Firms & Legal Services Industry 2008, outlines the key elements for growing your law firm. It provides keen insight into...

What is a domain name worth? Just back from the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Conference in Orlando

Posted on May 27, 2008
I remember when I first launched this blog about three and a half years ago that the whole concept of blogging was still relatively new. How far we have come in such a short period of time? Our law firm...

Battle of the Blog

Posted on May 23, 2008
Kevin O?keefe over at the Real Lawyers Have Blogs site recently posted that "lawyer blogs are not advertising." Several commentators, chipping in on this issue, point out that blogs are a way for lawyers to voice their personal opinions. Despite...

Dividing Profits Among Partners: A New Approach

Posted on May 19, 2008
Our firm is now a three partner entity. We are fortunate enough to be in a position to disburse profits throughout the year, in addition to our salaries. Like everything else at Traverse Legal, we did not blindly follow the...

Blogging Trends

Posted on May 16, 2008
Dominik Mueller at the Domain Name Blog has a fascinating post on ?Blogging Trends? which is definitely worth reading and includes a video from ProBlogger?s Darren Rowse. Blogging is still the easiest way to generate content on the web. Those...

Attorney Collaboration? Yes, attorneys in the same office can work together

Posted on May 05, 2008
One of the downsides of hourly billing is the disincentive to collaborate. Clients don?t want to see multiple lawyers showing up on their hourly bill. Law firms and lawyers are sensitive to having collaborative work sessions where multiple people might...

Blawg Review # 158

Posted on May 05, 2008
Read this week's Blawg Review hosted by The Mommy Blawger at The Mommy Blawg-The Intersection of Mommyhood and the Law.

The Distinction Between Business and Law

Posted on April 25, 2008
Because we do so much trademark work, we live in a world of notice letters, threat letters and draft complaints. It never ceases to amaze me how many business opportunities are lost as a result of lawyers being so caught...

The Impersonal Nature of Email

Posted on April 24, 2008
I recently posted The Etiquette of Email. As a follow-up, Peter at the Solo In Chicago blog provides great insight into the appropriate use of email: I'm amazed at the vitriol I see written via e-mail particularly from clients and...

The Evil Side Effect of Lawyer Advertising: More Consumer Information

Posted on April 22, 2008
The proliferation of lawyer websites, law firm websites, lawyer blogs and even LinkedIn profiles have literally exploded the amount of information available to consumers of legal services. There has been a steady debate about whether or not lawyer blogs constitute...

Have you considered dictating your emails?

Posted on April 22, 2008
In my previous post, I noted the rising problem etiquette in email. I attribute this in part to text messaging, which, by its nature, kinds to be cryptic, short and almost painfully to the point. Virtually everyone who has an...

The Etiquette of Email

Posted on April 22, 2008
I think we all know not to turn our caps lock button on when we send email by this point in Internet history. However, the rise of text messaging has created a shift in email etiquette. Email recipients are much...

Earth Day 2008, Law Firms Going Green

Posted on April 21, 2008
Earth Day is Tuesday, April 22, 2008. Our law firm has been digital since day one. This means we use a small fraction of the paper that most law firms use. I would estimate it to be at something in...

Introducing Virtual Paralegal Aretha Gaskin

Posted on April 18, 2008
The Virtual Legal Assistant, Inc. Aretha Gaskin Owner & Virtual Support Professional Based in Westfield, New Jersey USA 908-757-3300 www.tvlai.com arethagaskin@tvlai.com My name is Aretha Gaskin and I am a virtual support professional and I?ve worked at some of New...

There is a Difference between Having Technology, Using Technology and Dedicating Yourself to a Process Utilizing Technology

Posted on April 18, 2008
We have incorporated an awful lot of technology into our law firm business model and process. By way of example, we use GoToMeeting with the attendant conference call service almost on a daily basis. Many of our clients are located...

Are You a Virtual Worker Looking to Promote Your Services?

Posted on April 17, 2008
We have created two new categories for virtual worker issues. The first category is a listing of virtual workers who have submitted their background information and websites to us. That link can be found here. The second is a blog...

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