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DirectLaw offers a Virtual Law Firm Platform that is a software as a service (SaaS) solution that enables a law firm to offer legal services over the Internet. The DirectLaw Virtual Law Firm Platform enables solo practitioners and small law firms to service consumers online and compete technologically with larger firms by using Web-enabled automated document assembly that can be bundled with legal advice. The DirectLaw web service is a virtual law firm in a box for attorneys who want to put their practice on the Web.. 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. This 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. Each clients MyLegalAffairs web space is branded with the law firm's web graphics and identity. DirectLaw, Inc., is 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 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, in the United Kingdom.


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News Releases


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 and want to add a virtual law firm component to their new practice. - 2009-09-21


August 2009

Directlaw Founder Richard Granat Named A 'Legal Rebel' By ABA Journal; Honor Recognizes Innovators Leveraging the Internet to Help Lawyers Deliver Services Better, Faster and More Cost-Effectively  
Combining digital legal applications with traditional human service is a way to increase law firm profit margins, without increasing the amount of time that an attorney spends on each transaction. DirectLaw, Inc. founder Richard Granat has been selected among the first seven "Legal Rebels" identified by the ABA Journal for his development of a "virtual law firm in a box" called the DirectLaw Virtual Law Firm Platform.. Legal Rebels . - 2009-08-26


February 2009

DirectLaw, Inc., Launches its Virtual Law Firm Platform™ for Solos and Small Law Firms  
eLawyering Expert, Richard Granat, Challenges Conventional Law Firm Model - 2009-02-02

Contact Information

Richard Granat
DirectLaw, Inc.
561-656-2080
rich@granat.com

Rebecca Green
infinitepr.com
1-347-529-6944
rgreeen@infinitepr.com



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