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There has been a lot of discussion lately concerning using virtual assistants and also running a virtual law practice. Our friends over at VLOtech has a very timely post called Virtual Assistance for a Virtual Law Practice. In the post, Stephanie Kimbro discusses how using a virtual assistant fits with their practice model, the Virtual Law Office.
Key points in her post include professional conduct concerns and how a virtual assistant in the virtual law office may be affected.
With any virtual assistant relationship, the VLO attorney must comply with his or her state bar association’s rules and regulations for professional conduct regarding management of nonlawyer assistants. Appropriate instruction and supervision should be given to any virtual assistant hired to work in a VLOTech virtual law practice. One of the safest law office practice methods for the VLO attorney to protect him or herself is to keep digital records of any communication of instructions to the virtual assistant from the beginning of the relationship.
And just as important, nondisclosure and security for the clients of a virtual law office.
If the virtual assistant will be working through the web-based VLO application, the attorney needs to emphasize the importance of nondisclosure and security for the VLO clients and that the virtual assistant should closely guard their username and password to their permissions-based VLO access. Again, most professional virtual assistants, especially those with legal training and experience, are more than aware of confidentiality and nondisclosure issues when working for a law practice.
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Posted by Grant Griffiths: “There has been a lot of discussion lately concerning using VA’s and also running a virtual
I enjoy reading posts about VA’s working in VLO’s. It seems as if more than ever, bankruptcy attorneys are trying out the concept of working with a VA.
Virtual Bankruptcy Assistants specialize in preparing bankruptcy petitions exclusively for the Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney.
Part of the training conducted by the American Association of Virtual Bankruptcy Assistants (AAVBA), includes training in Secured SOHO (Small Office/Home Office).
The importance of having a secured work environment is stressed to all VBA’s when preparing petitions for the bankruptcy attorney.
Many VBA’s who currently work for Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys are doing so with positive results. Currently, we have 55% of our members working as VBA’s for Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys nationwide.
Aside from Business Development for the VBA, American Association of Virtual Bankruptcy Aassistants also conduct monthly training in the preparation of Bankruptcy Petitions using Best Case and EZFiling bankrupty software.
We believe trust, ethics and a professional relationship are key when preparing petitions for bankruptcy attorneys.
Vikki Watanabe
Executive Director
AAVBA
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I’m glad I came across this article. I am a VA based in Australia and with business markets still fluctuating with the economy, more and more solicitors and are working with VA’s, noticeably in the areas of bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Thanks for the information and useful links