Law firm practice management software solves many of the problems associated with the elimination of next-day mail services, says Legal Web Experts.
Via www.sfgate.com
VLO May Be the Solution to Reduced USPS Mail Services, Says Attorney Web Design Firm
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The linked article does not contain a solution to elimination of next day US Post delivery. If the news article was not a blatant reprint of a press release, the content would be laughable.
Internet access is not a substitution for mail. Lawyers have clients who cannot use the internet; the techphobes (my grandmother), defendants in criminal matters – if they had internet access they might have jobs; and clients who live in rural areas with poor or no internet access. Most people collect their mail, most people do not check their lawyers' website, even if the person have both internet access and the time.
All lawyers in a general practice should inform their congresspersons of the absolute need for next day postal service. As an officer of the court, the lawyers should educate their congresspersons of the reliance by the judicial system on the current US Postal service.
Hi, Richard:
I appreciate your comments, and don't altogether disagree with you. I wanted to respond to a few points, which might explain why I included this piece in my blog.
First, it IS a press release. But it makes a good point.
Second, there are certainly geographic areas as well as groups of clients who are not well-served by technology, and where the use of VLO technology is not appropriate. However, if mail service is going to be reduced (I'm not advocating this, just recognizing the reality), more lawyers will be prone to interacting with their clients via email. This raises significant security issues which are specifically addressed by the communication platforms (usually client portals) included in VLO and other collaborative technology.
So posting this is an attempt to encourage lawyers to use proper technology if they use, or will use, the internet to communicate with clients. However, it is not a solution for those who rely solely on traditional communication methods, such as mail.