Came across a wonderful provider of law firm services just the other day. In fact Susan Berry, wrote me an email just the other day stating that they think of themselves as the prototypical home office law firm. They are an online legal research service providing instant/emergency legal research on demand for smaller law firms. Susan is a lawyer herself and the President of BriefWise.com.
On the home page of BriefWise.com, their introduction states:
“BriefWise is a legal research and drafting service designed to save attorneys precious time. Whether your project is to acquire a few authorities to support a legal proposition or, in contrast, a full-length Memorandum of Authorities and Analysis with a Table of Authorities, our goal is to conduct intensive Westlaw research in line with your stipulated content needs and time constraints. To develop the legal issues involved in a case, we conduct Westlaw research and draft original summaries of critical points of law at a low hourly rate. We research and draft memoranda citing state law in the 50 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands, formatted in an array of optional lay-outs that maximize the attorney’s later ease-of-use. In addition, BriefWise attorneys are capable of editing existing drafts of memoranda of law as well as articles for publication in law journals. Other services available on a case-by-case basis include the BriefWise Supporting Legal Memorandum (to support a motion to dismiss or summary judgment or other discovery-related motion) and the BriefWise Trial Brief.”
Go check them out. Their pricing seems fair and their services will meet the needs of those who need to outsource some of their workload.
Legal research and writing services provide great support to solo attorneys, many of whom work from their homes. To hear an audio interview about the benefits small firms and solo practitioners can obtain by outsourcing legal research and writing projects, visit http://questionoflaw.net/lpmr_interview.php.
A legal research and writing practice is also one of the best options for a home-based lawyer, since all of the actual work can be performed remotely, and the work can generally be done at any hour of the day or night. For more about running a legal research and writing practice from a home office, visit http://www.jdbliss.com/e_article000346137.cfm?x=b11,0,w