International Lawyers Of Distinction: Practicing Abroad Is No Longer a Pipe Dream

If you love to travel, it used to be that running a law firm — which, due to jurisdictional requirements, is effectively a local business — could really cramp your style. 

But in the post-pandemic world, not only is working outside the office more or less normalized — managing a business from a remote location has become an accepted practice, too. 

So what if you wanted to run your Wyoming law firm while living in Italy?

It’s not a hypothetical! 

Our latest guest on the Non-Eventcast podcast did just that. And he did it while living in Portugal, also! That’s right: We’ve got Alex Freeburg of Freeburg Law for this episode of the pod.

I kick things off with an icebreaker, asking Alex about his favorite international destination (5:15) — his answer may surprise you! Next, Alex discusses how he launched his practice (9:23, 13:45), as well as the unique practice areas he focused on, at launch (11:28, 18:15), before transitioning to a personal injury and civil litigation practice (25:00). 

Alex next addresses his adoption of Microsoft Dynamics for managing his practice (32:59), before talking further about how he invested in technology to make his law firm governable from anywhere (39:00). 

After that, Alex shares why and how he and his family became digital nomads (44:35) — precisely because he could run a technology-focused law practice, wherever he wanted (47:44). Finally, Alex chatted about how he has developed non-legal businesses (54:10), including his process for fleshing out and launching those additional endeavors (59:30).

With the right technology, you can run a law firm from anywhere — including from another continent!  Find out how, in this episode of the Non-Eventcast podcast!

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Jared Correia, a consultant and legal technology expert, is the host of the Non-Eventcast, the featured podcast of the Above the Law Non-Event for Tech-Perplexed Lawyers.