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Future-Proofing Your Law Practice

January 2, 2018

Excerpt: As we travel around the Commonwealth lecturing to lawyers on technology and security topics,
we’ve met a lot of lawyers worrying about the future of their practices. Some are resigned. It is
not uncommon to hear “I just want to hang on for a couple more years. Then I’ll retire.” The
younger lawyers don’t have that option. They are inclined to ask, “What can I do? How will I
survive?”

VSB Executive Director Karen Gould wrote a column in the last issue of Virginia Lawyer in which
she laid out all of the competition today’s lawyer faces, from LegalZoom, Avvo and a host of
alternative legal services providers. We are sure some of you found it dismal reading.

But take heart, there are ways to compete – and not only to survive, but thrive.

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