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DIY Platform ‘Hello Divorce’ Raises $2M To Fuel National Expansion

LawSites

Hello Divorce , a California startup whose platform facilitates low-cost do-it-yourself and attorney-assisted divorces, has raised a seed investment of $2 million to help fuel its expansion to all 50 states. Levine, a divorce attorney in Emeryville, Calif.,

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Land of Lincoln Legal Aid Attorneys Saved More Than 633 Hours from Remote Court Appearances, Access to Justice Commission Found

Legal Tech Monitor

In exchange, judges in the First Circuit agreed to “liberally allow Land of Lincoln lawyers to appear remotely” (in accordance with Illinois Supreme Court Rules and Policies addressing remote proceedings) and Land of Lincoln attorneys agreed to appear remotely on behalf of clients. Why is this important? hours of “found time”?

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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. Blattmachr, should take notice.

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Ethical Considerations for Flat Fee Billing

Attorney at Work

h) was added in 2019 and defines a flat fee as “a fee for specified legal services for which the client agrees to pay a fixed amount, regardless of the time or effort involved.” The post Ethical Considerations for Flat Fee Billing appeared first on Attorney at Work. In Colorado, Rule 1.5(h)

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The Diverse Landscape of Community-Based Justice Workers

Legal Tech Monitor

IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, has conceptualized regulatory models as consisting of four pathways to change: regulatory sandboxes, alternative business structures, allied legal professionals, and community-based justice worker models.(1) Both innovations were made possible without UPL reform.

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Unleashing Potential: Laura Terrell on Transforming Legal Careers through Executive Coaching (TGIR Ep. 204)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

Laura Terrell 1:52 I have always been fascinated by talking to other professionals, a lot of lawyers, but not exclusively people in and around the legal profession. And in particular, I enjoyed mentoring and working with attorneys, both who worked for me and learning from attorneys that were more seasoned than I was.

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Balancing Consumer Protection and Consumer Access with Alternative Legal Service Providers

Legal Tech Monitor

Over the past 10 years—since Washington State implemented the first allied legal professional (ALP) program—there has been a steady increase in states interested in developing their own program. Attorneys, on the other hand, have no such practice area-specific requirements.

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