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The Costs of Remote Paralegals vs Virtual Paralegals
Law firms and legal agencies around the world were forced to quickly adapt to work from home policies to avoid closing their offices, which became mandatory for other businesses due to the COVID 19 pandemic.
There have been mixed feelings
The Argument for & Against Non-Lawyers Assisting Clients
The legal industry in the United States is primarily regulated by judges and lawyers, this makes access to legal help for average Americans enormously expensive and out of reach. The only way to increase access to justice is to expand
First law firm owned entirely by nonlawyers opens in Utah
WRITTEN BY: DEBRA CASSENS WEISS
Law on Call—touted as the first entirely nonlawyer owned law firm in the United States—is open for business in Utah.
Law on Call is operating as a result of legal reforms approved by the Utah
What are some of the Benefits of working from home as Virtual Paralegals?
One of the perks of operating a virtual paralegal business is the flexibility to work from anywhere outside of a law office. Many companies have recently gone on record with a newly adopted work-from-anywhere or hybrid teams approach including Twitter, Google, Facebook,
Arizona Non-Lawyers Can Now Own Stake in a law Firm
The discussion about nonlawyers practicing law without a law license has been an ongoing debate but it usually focuses on nonlawyers providing legal advice. Arizona Supreme Court has taken a different spin on the debate and has unanimously approved nonlawyers
E-Notarization for Virtual Paralegals
On March 18, 2020, Senate Bill 3533, the Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (the “SECURE Act”), was introduced as bipartisan legislation to authorize and establish minimum standards for electronic and remote notarizations
Evidence that Virtual Paralegals Reduces Law Firm Payroll Expenses compared to Hiring Remote Employees
According to PayScale’s Compensation Best Practices Report, remote work is becoming a major part of law firms’ benefit packages. Most paralegal positions posted on LinkedIn comes with some type of remote working arrangement at least until the pandemic is controlled.
Are Paralegals Turning to Freelancing due to the Pandemic?
The pandemic has transformed millions of employees into overnight virtual workers. The legal industry who was reluctant to embrace technology is now into overdrive on the future of delivering their services to clients.
The coronavirus has also accelerated a major
Part I – Effective and Affordable Marketing Tips to Get Your Business Back in the Game
For most small business owners, trying to stay afloat during a pandemic has come with both ups and downs. The down side, of course, is the slump businesses have seen. On the up side, entrepreneurs were spared the impact of