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Vanilla is a New Disrupter in Estate Planning

The Law Product Makers blog

Estate Planning, traditionally the domain of the legal profession, is about to be disrupted by another new entrant, Vanilla. The company seeks to enable financial planners to offer estate planning services and documents to their clients through a network of attorneys.

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Why hackers are thriving | Startling cyber-attack stats | Court-packing or SCOTUS reform?

Legal Talk Network

Yet that’s exactly what solo estate planning lawyer Rachel Allums managed to achieve. On New Solo , Allums tells host Adriana Linares about her non-traditional path to the bar, starting as a receptionist and a longtime certified paralegal. How did she do it? The old-fashioned way, hard work and grit.

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7 Tips to Reduce Lawyer Stress Levels

Clio

Corporate lawyers working in biglaw will likely be more stressed than estate planning attorneys in a small firm. Hire a paralegal to help with your workload Hiring a paralegal , or even a freelance paralegal , can help take some of the research and other administrative work off of lawyers’ plates. What is stress?

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How to Prioritize When Everything Is Urgent and Important

Attorney at Work

Also: There are two contracts that needed to be reviewed last week that I still haven’t looked at, one client who needs revisions to his estate planning documents so he can sign on Friday before he travels out of the country, and another client who is very ill and needs legal advice regarding her will.

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What Are Billable Hours? A Guide for Lawyers

Rocket Matter

It’s any activity that’s part of what an attorney, or a paralegal, needs to do to complete the work you have been contracted to perform for a client. so that a firm can do an autopsy of its workflow and make tweaks to enhance productivity. What is a billable hour (and what isn’t)? A billable hour is client time.

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So You Want to Implement an Allied Legal Professional Program, Part 1

Legal Tech Monitor

A well-chosen title reduces consumer confusion about the ALP’s role, helping them to distinguish ALPs from other legal service providers like paralegals. States should also contemplate allowing ALPs to handle transactional work, such as estate planning.

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Voting Is Open! Pick the 15 Finalists to Compete At Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2024 in February

Above the Law - Technology

Our customers provide services in a range of different practice areas including corporate & commercial (business law), M&A, IP, family law, employment and labour, commercial lending, commercial and residential real estate, estate planning & trusts, entertainment law, and more. Who are your competitors?

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