We designed VLP to be better for clients. Here's how:
We Don't Train Inexperienced Attorneys on Your Dime, or Your Project.
In contrast to traditional law firms, VLP lawyers all have partner-level experience. We don't use your important legal need as a "teaching tool" to train inexperienced "associates" at your expense, only to have the work re-done by a more experienced lawyer, imposing multiple layers of cost and delay. When you retain VLP, your work is handled from beginning to end by experienced, seasoned veterans, assisted in some cases by our highly trained legal specialists, who have at least five years of relevant work experience.
Our Attorneys Are Experienced Veterans.
VLP's attorneys average ten years of legal experience, and some have considerably more. They have devoted their careers to obtaining results for the most sophisticated and demanding consumers of legal services in the world. Many of our attorneys earned their law degrees at Harvard, Boalt, and Stanford, and left positions at top tier firms to join us. Others came to us from in-house positions at Fortune 500 companies. Fully a third of our attorneys have served as General Counsel in technology-based industries, so they understand your concerns, and have dealt with your issues. VLP attorneys are also strongly engaged in pro bono work and public service, both individually and through firm-wide efforts.
Lower Billing Rates and Better Access.
As a virtual firm, we don't maintain expensive office space. And, as a new firm, we aren't saddled with inefficient, outdated, legacy systems. Our partners are all technology-savvy and efficient, so we don't have secretaries typing from their dictation, or keeping their appointment books
- or acting as a buffer, limiting your access to your lawyer. As a result, our overhead is extremely low, and we can offer you rates that are generally far lower than those of lawyers with comparable experience at old style law firms. Because you're not paying for traditional law firm infrastructure, you get better access to better lawyers at a better price.
Better Legal Cost and Project Control.
Each of our partners is empowered to work with you to negotiate a fee structure that works for you and for us. Depending on the nature of your project, we can explore such options as fixed-fee, monthly retainer, payment at closing, and milestone-based billing. So that you have complete transparency, we give our clients the ability to monitor their legal costs, and the progress on their projects, much more closely than do conventional law firms. Our attorneys enter their time at least weekly, and can make information about accrued charges and activity on each of your projects, including detailed descriptions of the services provided, available to you on an ongoing basis, so there are no surprises, and so that you can track progress.
Better Technology.
We have developed unique tools to connect ourselves with each other and with you. We rely heavily on web conferencing and other state of the art tools to keep us and our clients in touch and productive. Our attorneys don't waste their time and your money
"finding a conference room," or driving to your office to review a document with you. We know you're technology-enabled, and you don't have to step back to the stone age to work with us.
Friendlier to the Environment We Share with You.
When you work with VLP, you help the environment. By traveling less and working remotely, we save on gasoline, improve air quality, reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources and, while we're at it, serve you more efficiently. We are proud to be a "green" business with a low carbon footprint, and want to be a role model for others.
Contact Information.
If you like what you've learned about VLP and want to discuss a possible client relationship, send your contact information to us at HireUs@VirtualLawPartners.com. If we think we can meet your needs, we'll arrange for a free meeting to discuss whether VLP is right for you. You'll hear from us promptly!