Learn how lawyers are using software and the internet to become more streamlined and successful in this infographic from MyCase.

1. What is a virtual law practice?
How many lawyers have virtual
law practices?
Who are the eLawyers?
What are unbundled legal services?
How many lawyers offer unbundled
legal services?
Which practice areas are most
conducive to unbundled services?
How do eLawyers with virtual law firms
provide legal services to clients?
eLawyering
and Virtual
Law Practices
in 2015
52%THE LACK OF A BRICK
AND MORTAR OFFICE
40%HAVING MINIMAL IN-PERSON
CONTACT WITH CLIENTS
35%USING WEB-BASED TOOLS
FOR CLIENT INTERACTION
25%USING A SECURE CLIENT
PORTAL AND OFFERING
UNBUNDLED LEGAL SERVICES
According to lawyers with virtual practices, the main
characteristics of virtual law firms include:
Solos are the most likely to report their firm is a virtual law practice.
7%OF LAWYERS
DESCRIBED
THEIR PRACTICE
AS A VIRTUAL LAW
PRACTICE IN 2014
SOLO
10%
FIRMS OF
2-9
ATTORNEYS
8% 6% in 2013, 6% in 2012 & 1% in 2011
COMPARED WITH
7% in 2013, 11% in 2012 & 8% in 2011
COMPARED WITH
FIRMS OF
10-49
ATTORNEYS
2%
FIRMS OF
100-499
ATTORNEYS
3%
LAWYERS WHO REPORT THEIR FIRM IS A VIRTUAL LAW PRACTICE
Unbundled legal services are specific,
stand-alone services like document
preparation, offered as an alternative to
full representation.
Solo respondents and firms of 2-9 attorneys are the most likely to
offer unbundled legal services.
37%
OF LAWYERS REPORTED
THAT THEIR FIRMS
OFFER UNBUNDLED
LEGAL SERVICES.
SOLO FIRMS OF 2-9 ATTORNEYS
47% 45%
50% 47%
43%
39%
50%
36%
FIRMS OFFERING UNBUNDLED LEGAL SERVICES
2014 2013 2012 2011 2014 2013 2012 2011
60% 48% 45%
FAMILY LAW
ESTATES, WILLS,
AND TRUSTS CONTRACTS
They use secure web-based portals—and the number of lawyers
using client portals has increased every year. In 2014:
compared with 25% in years 2013 and 2012, and 20% in 2011.
32%OF ALL LAWYERS OFFERED
THEIR CLIENTS ACCESS TO
A SECURE CLIENT PORTAL
1/3
OF SOLO LAWYERS WHO USE
SECURE WEB-BASED CLIENT
PORTALS USE MYCASE.
NEARLY
SOURCE: ABA 2014 LEGAL TECHNOLOGY SURVEY REPORT.