Comments on: What’s a Googley lawyer?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:06:04 +0000

Like Paul, who I know via other collaborations (hi Paul!), I only recently came upon your blog and am surprised it’s taken me so long. I too believe a virtual law firm model is on the rise and would make sense for a lot of reasons. I’ve considered a few models in building my own practice, and always come back to the same problem: how do we resolve conflict of interest/ethics issues? I also enjoyed this post from 2006 where several of my favorite lawyer-thinkers (Ernie Svenson, Denise Howell, Dennis Kennedy, an Marty Schwimmer) discuss the issue too. http://tinyurl.com/cw6uvd I hope lawyers thinking about this (and the state bars that govern their licensing) can move this issue forward and find a solution that protects clients’ interests as well as the public’s in getting better services at lower costs.

By: Gerry Oginski

Gerry Oginski — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:03:09 +0000

Kevin- thanks for the video review. I saw the book in the bookstore yesterday and didn’t want to buy it yet. You’ve now given me a reason to read it.

By: Paul Jacobson

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:59:52 +0000

Hey Kevin

I have just started outlining a model for just such a network and I have a space set aside for it already. I don’t want to make it public before it has been fleshed out but perhaps we could collaborate on its development and create something worth talking about?

You may have my email address already. If not, you can reach me through Facebook.

By: Kevin Thompson

Kevin Thompson — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:54:57 +0000

Paul, we should chat and figure out how to create a networked platform where lawyers can associate/aggregate to perform services for larger clients. The market rewards efficiency and you can’t get more efficient than a virtual network with low overhead.

By: Paul Jacobson

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:24:36 +0000

I can’t believe it has taken me so long to come across your blog. Thank you for your video, it validates so much of my thinking about the legal profession and the role the Web can play as an enabling mechanism to help more innovative lawyers improve their visibility and the quality of their offerings.

I particularly like the idea of smaller firms collaborating to provide a meaningful service to larger clients. I have been thinking about a virtual firm structure for a while now comprising independent yet associated smaller firms.