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LAWCLERK Offers an Online Marketplace for Contract Legal Work

By Neil J. Squillante | Thursday, July 5, 2018

Today's issue of TL NewsWire covers an online marketplace for finding contract lawyers without running afoul of ethics rules (see article below). In addition, you'll find links to the previous 11 TL NewsWire features, including our coverage of an accounting and practice management system that automates client intake, rules-based calendaring, and document creation, a corporate messaging service that automatically saves discussions and shared documents to NetDocuments, and much more. Don't miss the next issue.

You have more work than you can handle but you're hesitant to assume the expense of a fulltime lawyer. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of law professors, biglaw refugees, and other lawyers are available for contract work. You just need a way to find and outsource your work to these freelancers within the constraints of your state's ethics rules.

LAWCLERK … in One Sentence

Launched recently, LAWCLERK is an online marketplace for freelance legal talent that incorporates ethics rules compliance into its outsourcing process.

The Killer Feature

When you first sign up to use LAWCLERK, the company securely verifies your identity and law license. Those seeking freelance work go through a similar verification process.

Your agreement for each project specifies that the freelancer will work as a paraprofessional under your supervision. For example, one of the provisions states, "I will not ask or otherwise cause the lawclerk to sign or file any documents with any court or administrative body." These and other terms eliminate ethics concerns about the unauthorized practice of law and self-dealing. Also, the terms assign ownership of all contract work to your firm, and LAWCLERK takes care of the freelancer's tax reporting.

"Many smart, talented lawyers are underemployed or choosing alternative legal careers where they aren't using their full work product capacity," says co-founder Greg Garman. "This creates a tremendous opportunity for solo practitioners or firms to tap into this underutilized legal talent by hiring these lawyers as freelancers."

Other Notable Features

You post new projects from the Dashboard, including a description, the price you're offering (flat fee), applicable areas of law, skill level, your deadline, and how long you'll accept applications. There's no charge to post or any monthly fees. After working with a freelancer you like, you can send additional projects directly to this person instead of making your projects available to all applicants.

As applicants apply, you can review their profiles, which contain their resume, sample work product, and ratings from previous projects. Ratings indicate whether the freelancer met, exceeded, or fell short of expectations. You can ask applicants questions and reject those who don't meet your requirements.

While you can communicate with freelancers via email and telephone, LAWCLERK offers a portal for secure messaging and document sharing. Also, freelancers can log their time here. Even though you pay freelancers a flat fee, this time tracking can help you decide what to charge your client. Ethics rules enable you to mark up a fee but not a cost.

What Else Should You Know?

How are lawyers using LAWCLERK? All sorts of ways according to co-founder Kristin Tyler. Examples include solos who want to grow their practice without risk, lawyers who need expertise on a niche issue, ediscovery document review, and law firms pursuing alternative business models.

The Bach Law Firm uses LAWCLERK for litigation work. "After using LAWCLERK for the first time, our firm stopped using any other contract attorneys," says managing partner Jason Bach. "LAWCLERK provides us unparalleled talent at rates that are friendly to the bottom line." Learn more about LAWCLERK.

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Important Feature Missing From All Practice Management Software; Review of Time Matters AMP; Is It Now Safe to Use a Mac in Law Practice?

By TechnoLawyer | Friday, June 22, 2018

Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

Neil Squillante, An Important Feature Missing From All Practice Management Software

Michael Caccavo, Review of Time Matters AMP

Harry Steinmetz, PCs Don't Have an Advantage Over Macs Anymore in Law Practice

Courtney Schael, Macs Are Better Than Windows PC in Desktop Search

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Reviews of National Data Support, Power PDF, Soda PDF, Xerox WorkCentre 2465, Epson GT-S50, Amicus Attorney, Amicus Anywhere

By TechnoLawyer | Friday, May 4, 2018

Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

Robin Meadow, Review of National Data Support for Outsourced Scanning

Silvio Nardoni, Review of Power PDF and Soda PDF

Mark Olberding, Review of Xerox WorkCentre 2465 and Epson GT-S50 Scanners

Bill Booth, Review of Amicus Attorney

Robert Rice, Review of Amicus Anywhere

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Three Secrets to Practice Management Software Success

By TechnoLawyer | Monday, March 6, 2017

Coming today to SmallLaw: Veteran consultant Donald Coker has seen it all when it comes to implementing practice management software. But he doesn't want to see it all. He wants every law firm to have a seamless, successful experience. In this issue of SmallLaw, Coker reveals three essential ingredients that ensure success for any major technology project but especially practice management software. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week to learn how to write more effective email messages.

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Small firm, big dreams. Written by practicing lawyers who manage successful small firms and legal technology and practice management experts who have achieved rock star status, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in small law firms, as well as comprehensive legal product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles (and podcasts and videos) about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

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Proposed Model Rule 8.4(g) Risks; RFP for Multifunction Printer; Midwest Legal Technology Consultant; Dual Monitors With Acrobat and Outlook

By Kathryn Hughes | Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

Kathryn Hubbard, Will Proposed Rule 8.4(g) Make It Risky For Lawyers To Collect Overdue Bills?

Ron Fox, RFP For Multifunction Color Printer/Copier/Scanner

Jack Schaller, Tip: Legal Technology Consultant In The Midwest

Mark Olberding, How I Use Two MonitorsWith Acrobat And Outlook

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Why Our New iPad Ebook Is Not Your Father's Ebook Plus More Posts on the Gear TechnoLawyers Use and Why

By Kathryn Hughes | Thursday, October 6, 2016

Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

Neil Squillante, Why Our New iPad Ebook Is Not Your Father's Ebook

Scott Bassett, What I Use And Why: Windows 10 Pro, Galaxy Note, DocReviewPad, And More

Lloyd Snook, The Technology That Fuels Our 4-Person Firm: PCLaw, PDF Converter, And More

Mark Olberding, No Kool-Aid At My Firm: Android, WordPerfect X8, Surface Pro 4, And More

Deb Tesser, Review: Chicago Bar Association's Law Practice Management & Technology Center

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Three Common Legal Technology Messes Plus Five Tips for Getting Paid

By Kathryn Hughes | Friday, September 16, 2016

Coming today to SmallLaw: Make a mess in your kitchen and you call a cleaning service. Make a mess of your law firm's technology, and you call a consultant like Morris Tabush, Debbie Foster, or Jack Schaller. Better yet, call them before making a mess. In this issue of SmallLaw, these three consultant recount common technology messes they encounter along with anecdotes and prevention tips. You'll probably nod knowling when you read about the "QuickBooks Effect." Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for five tips you should know for getting paid.

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How We Stopped Wasting Time on Email; iPad Pro as Second Display for Windows Laptop; Clio-Certified Independent Technology Consultants

By Kathryn Hughes | Monday, August 15, 2016

Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

Wayne Pierce, How We Stopped Wasting Time On Email

Paul Harte, Review: Duet (iPad Pro As Second Display For Windows Laptop)

Joshua Lenon, Clio-Certified Independent Technology Consultants

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What the CaseRails Failure Says About Lawyers; Equipping a 30-Person Law Firm; Reviews of Midwest Legal Technology Consultancies

By Kathryn Hughes | Thursday, July 21, 2016

Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

Neil Squillante, What The CaseRails Failure Says About Lawyers And Legal Technology

Donald Coker, Tips On Modernizing The Software In A 30-Person Law Firm

Benita Dansby, Review: Keno Kozie (Midwest Legal Technology Consultancy)

Thomas F. McDow, Review: Barron Henley Of Affinity (Midwest Legal Technology Consultant)

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How to Archive Client Email and Find It Later; Omit the Small Stuff From Your Bills; Best PCLaw Resource

By Kathryn Hughes | Thursday, October 1, 2015

Today's issue of TL Answers contains these articles:

Bill Onwusah, How to Archive Client Email and Find It Later

Roger Boyell, Omit the Small Stuff When Billing Clients

Joe Bahgat, The "Best" PCLaw Resource

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