by Traverse Legal, reviewed by Enrico Schaefer - December 10, 2008 - Virtual Worker / Virtual Employee
I am proud along with my partner to be presenting a webinar for the Center For Competitive Management (CCM) titled “Virtual Paralegals and Legal Assistants: How to Maximize Cost Savings & Increase Client Value”. This should be a fascinating presentation based on our firsthand experience in employing virtual law clerks, paralegals, and lawyers over the last four years, including our very first virtual law clerk who recently joined our firm as a partner last year. Here is the course description:
Course Description:
Did you know hiring just one Virtual Paralegal or Assistant (VA) could save your firm over $60,000 a year? In fact, research shows not only do you save the costs of benefits and overhead, VAs are usually more experienced, more efficient, and better connected.
According to the Bureau of Employment Statistics, in house legal assistants/paralegals averaged between $44,990 and $71,480 in 2007 and that’s just annual salaries. Firm administration also incurs significant overhead; employee benefits, overtime, training, vacation and sick pay, office equipment purchases and repairs. All expensive… and all worth a second look in terms of savings.
Today law firms of every size face increasing client pressure to build greater value and efficiency into their firm’s legal services cost structure. Why not consider turning to a Virtual Assistant to cut costs and increase your firm’s value?
In this invaluable 75-minute audio conference, CCM’s expert faculty will present real-life examples of the pros and cons of hiring and managing Virtual Assistants.
By the end of this session, you’ll also know:
· When outsourcing legal administration makes sense and when it doesn’t
· How to choose the right VA for your firm
· Best practices for managing a virtual assistant or administrator
· How to maximize cost efficiency with a VA.
· Confidentiality and security issues for working with a VA
· Ethics and employee morale issues to watch out for
· How to handle turnover of your virtual workforce
The pricing for the event is included here. Note that continuing legal education credits are also provided. If you are at all interested in learning how to deploy and manage a virtual worker program, make sure you register for this exciting event.
As a founding partner of Traverse Legal, PLC, he has more than thirty years of experience as an attorney for both established companies and emerging start-ups. His extensive experience includes navigating technology law matters and complex litigation throughout the United States.
This page has been written, edited, and reviewed by a team of legal writers following our comprehensive editorial guidelines. This page was approved by attorney Enrico Schaefer, who has more than 20 years of legal experience as a practicing Business, IP, and Technology Law litigation attorney.
