vLawyer Consulting Launches Eight-Week Coaching Program to Help Lawyers Build Successful Virtual Law Practices

ORLANDO, Fla., June 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The recession has hit the legal industry hard. Many law students are not able to find jobs and have to work two or three jobs just to pay back their student loans. Many law firms are struggling with downsizing and looking for ways to cut their overhead. This has led to more solo and small firm attorneys going virtual to cut their overhead and support their increasingly mobile lifestyles, according to vLawyer Consulting LLC. The company is announcing the launch of an eight-week intensive coaching program to help lawyers start and build their own virtual law practices. More information on this new coaching program, including a free video introduction and "30 Day Blueprint to Freedom" is available at http://vlawyer.com

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vLawyer defines a virtual law practice as a blending of a traditional brick-and-mortar law firm and legal services delivered entirely through the Internet and a secure client portal. The American Bar Association has responded by launching an e-lawyering task force, but to this point has only provided guidance for lawyers looking to open virtual law offices where clients never meet with the lawyer in person. This works for certain practice areas, but family law and criminal defense attorneys are left out of this definition. A virtual law practice, as defined by vLawyer, can apply to many different practice areas and gives attorneys the power to design their own lifestyle, while providing top-notch client service.

Law schools have been slow to adopt courses that address the realities of the new economy and many new graduates have no idea where to start when it comes to starting their own law practice. Attorneys who have been practicing for years have seen their profit margins shrink and are looking for ways to cut overhead and give them more freedom from the long hours typically required to run a successful law practice. vLawyer Consulting offers one-on-one eight week coaching programs that are individually tailored to the attorney's immediate needs.

"When I left a partnership in a growing law firm to go out on my own, I had no idea where to start and could not afford office space or a legal secretary. I learned how to operate a virtual law practice out of necessity and now want to show other lawyers how they can start and build successful virtual law practices of their own. I was also able to operate my Michigan criminal defense practice while living in Orlando Florida with my young family. Lawyers are super busy but respond very well to weekly coaching with assignments and accountability." stated vLawyer Co-founder and Attorney William McNeil.

vLawyer coaching is virtual and lawyers interact personally with McNeil and his team through GoToMeeting, Google Hangout and other online collaboration tools. Each week lawyers are given assignments with worksheets so that they get the maximum benefit from the eight-week program.

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About vLawyer Consulting, LLC

vLawyer Consulting has been in business since 2009. Based in Orlando, Florida, vLawyer Consulting offers virtual law practice coaching and provides niche practice area websites, hosting, sales training for lawyers, technology consulting and coaching.

William A. McNeil, J.D., co-founder of vLawyer Consulting, has been licensed to practice law in Michigan since 1998. He currently sits on the Technology Advisory Board for the Institute for Continuing Legal Education in Ann Arbor.

Contact:

William A. McNeil, J.D.

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