Legal publisher Fastcase, Inc. and the Oregon State Bar (OSB) are launching a new partnership that gives more than 16,000 lawyers in Oregon free online access to the complete national law library on their desktops. Beginning September 21, 2009, OSB members will receive complimentary access to Fastcase's next-generation online law library.
This exclusive member benefit includes Fastcase's patented online legal research system, the smartest set of tools for online research. On traditional research services, this access costs thousands of dollars per year. In this partnership, it is offered by Fastcase and the OSB for free through the OSB website, www.osbar.org, with no monthly, hourly or time-based fees.
"We are excited to bring the Fastcase library to all OSB members," said Gerry Gaydos, President of the Oregon State Bar. "We thoroughly considered the benefits offered based on the needs of our members and determined that Fastcase is by far the smartest and most user-friendly online legal research provider. We know OSB members, both large firms and solo practitioners alike, will be pleased to take advantage of this free member benefit."
The Fastcase benefit includes judicial opinions and statutes from all 50 states, as well as federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts, nationwide federal court of appeals cases, and the U.S. Supreme Court. The Fastcase benefit also includes extensive Oregon libraries, such as court rules, Attorney General Opinions, administrative regulations, statutes, session laws, workers' compensation opinions, and much more.
But more important than the scope of the libraries are Fastcase's powerful legal research tools, which make finding the law easier than ever. The benefit includes data visualization tools that plot search results on an interactive map, integrated citation analysis tools, a dozen ways to sort the most relevant search results to the top of the list, dual-column printing, batch printing, customized search histories, and customized libraries of favorites. Together, these tools represent the fastest, easiest, and smartest way ever to find the law.
Transactional access to newspaper articles, public records searches, federal docket search, and legal forms is all integrated into the Fastcase website, making it one of the largest online law libraries in the world.
"We are pleased to partner with the Oregon State Bar to allow free access to Fastcase as a member benefit," said Ed Walters, CEO of Fastcase. "Our goal is to democratize the law and provide innovative and smarter alternatives for lawyers and legal researchers. We are pleased to partner with the OSB to achieve that goal by offering Fastcase for free to OSB members."
About Fastcase
As the smarter alternative for legal research, Fastcase democratizes the law, making it more accessible to more people. Using patented software that combines the best of legal research with the best of Web search, Fastcase helps busy users sift through the clutter, ranking the best cases first and enabling the re-sorting of results to find answers fast. Founded in 1999, Fastcase.com has more than 380,000 subscribers from around the world, and the company recently launched the Fastcase Public Library of Law (www.plol.org), the world's largest free legal research site for consumers and lawyers alike. Fastcase is an American company based in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.fastcase.com, or Fastcase's legal research blog at www.fastcase.blogspot.com.
About the Oregon State Bar
The Oregon State Bar (OSB) was established in 1935 by the Oregon Legislative Assembly to license and discipline lawyers, regulate the practice of law, and provide a variety of services to bar members and the public. The OSB has more than 16,000 members and is a public corporation and an instrumentality of the Oregon Judicial Department. It is funded entirely by membership and program fees, and does not receive any financial support in the form of taxpayer dollars from the states general fund. Membership is mandatory for lawyers who wish to practice law in Oregon. For more information, visit www.osbar.org.
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Showing posts with label Legal Documents. Show all posts
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Create Your Last Will and Testament and Save a Tree with DocBuilder.com
DocBuilder.com is launching an initiative to encourage people to not only protect their families by creating a Last Will and Testament, but to protect our nation's valuable forest resources as well. For a limited time, DocBuilder.com is pledging to donate a portion of the proceeds from every online sale and have a tree planted in each customer's honor by the nation's oldest nonprofit citizen conservation organization, americanforests.org.
The number of Americans aged 35-50 who have created Wills in the last 18 months has dropped to a recent low. Unemployment is at record highs and people think they simply cannot afford a Will, or that they do not have enough assets. In other cases, people simply assume that their property will automatically go to their closest family members. Unfortunately, all of these assumptions are wrong.
"We hope to inform conservation minded people that a simple will is probably the most important legal document any person over the age of 18 should have," said Richard Hernandez, spokesperson for DocBuilder.com. "It's been our observation that many people who care deeply and passionately about protecting the environment haven't taken the simple measure of protecting their own families. We want to let people know that it's much easier than they think. Basically, if you own a home, have a child, or want to give something specific to specific person, then you need to have at least a simple will in place. DocBuilder.com provides a convenient solution that allows you to prepare a last will or living trust entirely online."
Quite often, unexpected deaths are further complicated by costly and time consuming court proceedings which add unnecessary stress to an already difficult situation. DocBuilder has a simple, affordable process that makes it easier than ever to create a will.
For more information about DocBuilder's Last Will and Testament options, visit http://www.docbuilder.com/wills/cat_9.html.
About DocBuilder.com
DocBuilder.com is the nation's leading online business forms, legal forms, and filing service. DocBuilder.com offers a cost-effective way to manage common legal needs without engaging expensive attorneys. DocBuilder.com offers comprehensive solutions for Wills, Living Wills, Incorporation, LLC Formation, Living Trusts, Business Transaction, Powers of Attorney, Divorce, Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights and more. DocBuilder.com is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or counsel.
www.americanforests.org
American Forests is the nation's oldest nonprofit citizen conservation organization, founded in 1875. Their efforts helped create the National Park and National Forest systems in the U.S. Through the Global ReLeaf program, American Forests plants millions of trees each year and advocates the benefits of both rural and urban trees, good science, and sound policy.
The number of Americans aged 35-50 who have created Wills in the last 18 months has dropped to a recent low. Unemployment is at record highs and people think they simply cannot afford a Will, or that they do not have enough assets. In other cases, people simply assume that their property will automatically go to their closest family members. Unfortunately, all of these assumptions are wrong.
"We hope to inform conservation minded people that a simple will is probably the most important legal document any person over the age of 18 should have," said Richard Hernandez, spokesperson for DocBuilder.com. "It's been our observation that many people who care deeply and passionately about protecting the environment haven't taken the simple measure of protecting their own families. We want to let people know that it's much easier than they think. Basically, if you own a home, have a child, or want to give something specific to specific person, then you need to have at least a simple will in place. DocBuilder.com provides a convenient solution that allows you to prepare a last will or living trust entirely online."
Quite often, unexpected deaths are further complicated by costly and time consuming court proceedings which add unnecessary stress to an already difficult situation. DocBuilder has a simple, affordable process that makes it easier than ever to create a will.
For more information about DocBuilder's Last Will and Testament options, visit http://www.docbuilder.com/wills/cat_9.html.
About DocBuilder.com
DocBuilder.com is the nation's leading online business forms, legal forms, and filing service. DocBuilder.com offers a cost-effective way to manage common legal needs without engaging expensive attorneys. DocBuilder.com offers comprehensive solutions for Wills, Living Wills, Incorporation, LLC Formation, Living Trusts, Business Transaction, Powers of Attorney, Divorce, Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights and more. DocBuilder.com is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or counsel.
www.americanforests.org
American Forests is the nation's oldest nonprofit citizen conservation organization, founded in 1875. Their efforts helped create the National Park and National Forest systems in the U.S. Through the Global ReLeaf program, American Forests plants millions of trees each year and advocates the benefits of both rural and urban trees, good science, and sound policy.
Monday, 21 September 2009
DirectLaw Announces New "Virtual Law Firm Platform in a Box" Program for Recent Law School Graduates and Lawyers Starting Solo Practices
Due to the current economic environment, many lawyers and recent law school graduates are considering going out on their own to start up a solo practice. In response to the need for a low-cost solution for lawyers who are just starting up their solo practice, DirectLaw, Inc. today announced a heavily discounted program for its DirectLaw Virtual Law Firm Platform. The new program is for New Lawyers during the first twelve (12) months after they are admitted to bar membership and experienced attorneys who are planning to resign, or have recently resigned, from their employer to start a new law firm as a solo practitioner.
"The present recession is battering the legal profession, including dismal job prospects for graduating law school students," said Richard Granat, president and founder of DirectLaw and co-chair of the eLawyering Task Force of the Law Practice Management Section of the American Bar Association. "Web-savvy lawyers starting a solo practice in the current market are looking for new competitive strategies to gain an advantage over older, more established law firms. One strategy is to create a virtual law practice that combines low overhead costs with potential high profit margins."
DirectLaw enables solo practitioners and small law firms to service consumers and compete technologically with larger firms by using Web-enabled automated document assembly that can be bundled with legal advice. Clients are charged a fixed fee, rather than billed by the hour, and purchase legal services online using a credit card.
A software as a service (SaaS) turnkey solution, the DirectLaw Virtual Law Firm Platform is a "virtual law firm in a box" for attorneys who want to "put their practice on the Web" without having to install software or maintain hardware.
It comes complete with a secure, online administrative dashboard to manage the client relationship and includes integrated e-commerce features for online credit card purchases. The administrative dashboard enables on-demand retrieval and review of client documents, includes upload/download features to share drafts and deliver final documents, and provides a secure MyLegalAffairs web space where clients communicate with their attorney.
A virtual law firm site can be operational within 20-30 days from sign-up. The DirectLaw Virtual Law Firm Platform is licensed on a subscription basis and there is no set-up charge. The subscription includes state-specific interactive automated document libraries in wills and trusts, consumer issues, business law, and family law.
About DirectLaw, Inc.
DirectLaw, Inc. based in Owings Mills, MD and Palm Beach Gardens, FL, is a subsidiary of Epoq US, Inc., the leading provider of automated legal forms and documents over the Internet to consumers and small business in the United States. Epoq US operates a large network of automated legal form web sites such as SmartLegalForms.com that are powered by Rapidocs®, its proprietary web-enabled and interactive document automation technology. Rapidocs® was developed by Epoq US's sister company in the United Kingdom, Epoq Group Limited, the leading web-based automated legal forms and legal document provider in the UK, and the sponsor of the consumer-oriented MyLawyer network of law firms.
For more information: See: New Lawyer Program
About Richard Granat
Richard Granat is President and founder of DirectLaw, Inc., and Epoq US, Inc. He is also managing partner for Granat Legal Services, P.C. , a virtual law firm that is the prototype for the DirectLaw Virtual Law Firm Platform. Mr. Granat is also co-chair of the eLawyering Task Force of the Law Practice Management Section, a member of the Section Council of the American Bar Association, serves on the Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services of the ABA, and a fellow in the College of Law Practice Management.
Mr. Granat has been involved in developing innovative legal services delivery systems for over 30 years -- first as President and Dean of the Philadelphia Institute for Paralegal Training, the nation's first paralegal school -- and then as the founder of Automated Legal Systems, Inc., one of the first legal software companies to publish legal applications for the personal computer. He is a member of the Maryland and District of Columbia Bar.
"The present recession is battering the legal profession, including dismal job prospects for graduating law school students," said Richard Granat, president and founder of DirectLaw and co-chair of the eLawyering Task Force of the Law Practice Management Section of the American Bar Association. "Web-savvy lawyers starting a solo practice in the current market are looking for new competitive strategies to gain an advantage over older, more established law firms. One strategy is to create a virtual law practice that combines low overhead costs with potential high profit margins."
DirectLaw enables solo practitioners and small law firms to service consumers and compete technologically with larger firms by using Web-enabled automated document assembly that can be bundled with legal advice. Clients are charged a fixed fee, rather than billed by the hour, and purchase legal services online using a credit card.
A software as a service (SaaS) turnkey solution, the DirectLaw Virtual Law Firm Platform is a "virtual law firm in a box" for attorneys who want to "put their practice on the Web" without having to install software or maintain hardware.
It comes complete with a secure, online administrative dashboard to manage the client relationship and includes integrated e-commerce features for online credit card purchases. The administrative dashboard enables on-demand retrieval and review of client documents, includes upload/download features to share drafts and deliver final documents, and provides a secure MyLegalAffairs web space where clients communicate with their attorney.
A virtual law firm site can be operational within 20-30 days from sign-up. The DirectLaw Virtual Law Firm Platform is licensed on a subscription basis and there is no set-up charge. The subscription includes state-specific interactive automated document libraries in wills and trusts, consumer issues, business law, and family law.
About DirectLaw, Inc.
DirectLaw, Inc. based in Owings Mills, MD and Palm Beach Gardens, FL, is a subsidiary of Epoq US, Inc., the leading provider of automated legal forms and documents over the Internet to consumers and small business in the United States. Epoq US operates a large network of automated legal form web sites such as SmartLegalForms.com that are powered by Rapidocs®, its proprietary web-enabled and interactive document automation technology. Rapidocs® was developed by Epoq US's sister company in the United Kingdom, Epoq Group Limited, the leading web-based automated legal forms and legal document provider in the UK, and the sponsor of the consumer-oriented MyLawyer network of law firms.
For more information: See: New Lawyer Program
About Richard Granat
Richard Granat is President and founder of DirectLaw, Inc., and Epoq US, Inc. He is also managing partner for Granat Legal Services, P.C. , a virtual law firm that is the prototype for the DirectLaw Virtual Law Firm Platform. Mr. Granat is also co-chair of the eLawyering Task Force of the Law Practice Management Section, a member of the Section Council of the American Bar Association, serves on the Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services of the ABA, and a fellow in the College of Law Practice Management.
Mr. Granat has been involved in developing innovative legal services delivery systems for over 30 years -- first as President and Dean of the Philadelphia Institute for Paralegal Training, the nation's first paralegal school -- and then as the founder of Automated Legal Systems, Inc., one of the first legal software companies to publish legal applications for the personal computer. He is a member of the Maryland and District of Columbia Bar.
Friday, 18 September 2009
Working Smarter with David Cameron and LawSense
Regional Law firm Brethertons arranged the lunch event - the Oxfordshire networking highlight of 2009 which attracted over 300 Oxfordshire business people on Friday 11th September.
Mr Cameron spoke to a number of people before addressing everyone collectively; he spoke on the current economic climate and explained how SME businesses would be the first sector to emerge out of the current recession. He said there was a greater need for transparency in Government and that the public sector needed to realise that cut backs were essential for them to adapt to the current climate in the same way the private sector has adapted over the last year. He then invited open questions from the delegates.
Event organiser and Partner at Brethertons LLP, Shaun Jardine explains: "As we all know in these challenging times we need to work smarter not harder in order to make our businesses successful."
'Working Smarter' effectively captures the thinking behind Brethertons innovative web offering legal documents online and interact with lawyers involved in the creation of the documents via the internet.
Shaun goes onto say: "Mr Cameron's high profile appearance at the event highlighted the profile of 'LawSense.co.uk' our new online legal services website that allows consumers and business users to take control of their legal affairs by taking a central role in the creation of their legal documents - avoiding the need to spend time in solicitors offices but still offering personalised service at a greatly reduced cost.
"At Brethertons we've always been keen adopters of technology to enhance our service and the launch of LawSense allows us to deliver legal services in the way our clients want. We are looking forward to a new age in delivering legal services. With LawSense we can not only provide legal documentation to our existing clients at a more effective rate, but also dramatically increase our geographical reach throughout the region and beyond."
Visit Lawsense and Brethertons today.
Mr Cameron spoke to a number of people before addressing everyone collectively; he spoke on the current economic climate and explained how SME businesses would be the first sector to emerge out of the current recession. He said there was a greater need for transparency in Government and that the public sector needed to realise that cut backs were essential for them to adapt to the current climate in the same way the private sector has adapted over the last year. He then invited open questions from the delegates.
Event organiser and Partner at Brethertons LLP, Shaun Jardine explains: "As we all know in these challenging times we need to work smarter not harder in order to make our businesses successful."
'Working Smarter' effectively captures the thinking behind Brethertons innovative web offering legal documents online and interact with lawyers involved in the creation of the documents via the internet.
Shaun goes onto say: "Mr Cameron's high profile appearance at the event highlighted the profile of 'LawSense.co.uk' our new online legal services website that allows consumers and business users to take control of their legal affairs by taking a central role in the creation of their legal documents - avoiding the need to spend time in solicitors offices but still offering personalised service at a greatly reduced cost.
"At Brethertons we've always been keen adopters of technology to enhance our service and the launch of LawSense allows us to deliver legal services in the way our clients want. We are looking forward to a new age in delivering legal services. With LawSense we can not only provide legal documentation to our existing clients at a more effective rate, but also dramatically increase our geographical reach throughout the region and beyond."
Visit Lawsense and Brethertons today.
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