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What
was
a
forced
decision
five
years
ago
is
now
an
option
that
is
being
warmly
welcomed
by
law
firm
owners
everywhere:
The
use
of
remote
staff
as
a
viable
method
for
managing
workload.
Attorneys
are
utilizing
virtual
staffers
(admininstrators
and
paralegals),
as
well
as
lawyers
of
all
experience
levels,
on
projects
or
on
a
fractional
basis. Modern,
cloud-based
technology
makes
it
easier
than
ever
before
to
manage
these
relationships,
and
using
virtual
staff
allows
law
firms
to
work
with
the
best
people,
without
being
limited
by
geography.
That’s
why
we
brought
law
partners
Carlin
Phillips
and
Andrew
Garcia
of
Phillips
&
Garcia
PC
onto
the
Non-Eventcast
podcast:
to
talk
over
how
they
use
remote
staff
in
their
practice.
I
kicked
things
off
by
talking
about
Portuguese
culture
(and,
food)
—
as
one
does
—
which
is
a
very
important
part
of
the
community
that
Carlin
&
Andy
practice
in
(4:32,
6:35).
Then,
we
moved
on
to
a
discussion
of
outsourcing,
by
chatting
about
how
that’s
accomplished
in
a
high-end
litigation
practice
(10:22),
as
well
as
how
the
firm
uses
the
LawClerk
platform
to
find
contractors
(11:04,
11:59,
14:48).
After
that,
I
asked
the
attorneys
about
some
of
the
challenges
they’ve
had,
in
bringing
on
contractors
(20:00,
22:36),
including
how
and
when
AI
comes
into
play
(25:45).
Next,
Andy
and
Carlin
discussed
the
option
of
co-counseling
as
a
potential
alternative
to
utilizing
contractors
(30:22).
Finally,
the
attorneys
addressed
how
contractors
can
allow
law
firms
to
scale
effectively
at
lower
cost
(31:47),
and
help
smaller
firms
to
punch
above
their
weight
(32:52).
If
you’ve
been
thinking
about
using
outside
contractors
in
your
law
firm,
but
aren’t
sure
where
to
even
start,
we’ve
got
all
your
bases
covered,
in
this
episode
of
the
Non-Eventcast
podcast.
Jared
Correia,
a
consultant
and
legal
technology
expert,
is
the
host
of
the
Non-Eventcast,
the
featured
podcast
of
the
Above
the
Law
Non-Event
for
Tech-Perplexed
Lawyers.