Explore the options available utilizing virtual answering services, online typists, website designers and outsourced financial management. What virtual support services are right for your firm? How do you determine Return on Investment (ROI)? What are the ethical considerations in working with remote service providers? Our speakers will cover the practices and pitfalls of working with a virtual team.
Affinity Consulting Group, Atlanta, GA
Steven is an attorney as well as certified law office practice management consultant. He is a founding partner of the Affinity Consulting Group, a renowned law practice management and software consulting company. Steve graduated from Rutgers University with a B.A. in Economics and received his law degree from Emory University School of Law. Steve’s love for technology, knack for numbers, thorough understanding of law office operations, and work as an attorney, give him a unique perspective related to the operations and technology needs of a private law firm, public law office and/or corporate legal department. He has achieved certified status on such well recognized products as PCLaw, Amicus Attorney, Time Matters, HotDocs, and Worldox,and resells products such as Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office, Tabs3, and Practice Master. Together with his industry recognized partners, Affinity has consulted with thousands law firms and law departments throughout theUnited States, Caribbean, and Canada.
State Bar of Michigan, Lansing, MI
Diane Ebersole is a Practice Management Advisor for the State Bar of Michigan. She serves on the ABA TECHSHOW 2013 Board, the Law Practice Magazine board and is a member of the State and Local Bar Outreach Committee. She is a frequent speaker presenting topics encompassing office management technology and best practices, mobile practice tools and integrated practice management applications. She became a certified in HotDocs consultant in 2007 and is also a certified Clio consultant. Her background includes a stint at as the regional IT director for a fortune 500 company, a law school IT training coordinator, a network administrator and as the instructional design and testing coordinator for a medical school. Diane strives to empower attorneys and their staff with the technology tools and training to maximize the efficiency of their law firm while developing sound legal business practices.