LAUNCHING THE VIRTUAL LAW OFFICE
Even with all of your legal data stored in the cloud, you still need tangible access points to get to what you need. Here are some basic tools that you will need to get your new virtual law firm launched:
- Laptops and tablets are the primary hardware choices for virtual lawyers, and the smartphone, tethered to the firm’s email and calendar, is a necessary adjunct for the mobile attorney
- Lightweight, portable scanners allow paper legal documents to be digitized anywhere and sent to the law firm cloud.
- eFax systems can send traditional faxes through email rather than a fax machine.
- A secure Internet connection or virtual private network (VPN) is necessary to get access to important legal files in the virtual server and cloud drive.