New Path to legal advice

A new start-up has launched an online legal service that connects lawyers with clients seeking legal assistance for a monthly subscription fee.

Andrew Jennings • 16 March 2013 • SME Law

LawPath, a similar site to the successful lead generation sites employed in the US, has been developed by technology incubator Pollenzier.

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The company aims to help clients find cheaper alternatives to the big firms by bringing start-ups and lawyers together.

Launching what the company says is “Australia’s first legal subscription service”, co-founder and CEO Paul Lupson (pictured) said technology businesses in Australia were “eagerly taking up the subscription”, and accounted for more than 50 per cent of new sign-ups.

“It stands to reason that technology companies are first movers on our service,” said Lupson, who believes the LawPath service is part of the changing face of legal services in Australia.

Lupson told Lawyers Weekly that he believes the Australian legal market is a “highly fragmented market” and is sure there is room for a niche company like his.

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Pollenizer has incubated numerous successful web businesses, including taking Spreets to a $40 million sale to Yahoo!7 within nine months.

“LawPath seeks to bring solicitors together with clients who have a current need for a solicitor to help them on a specific problem. There is no cost to the solicitor for participating.”

Co-founder of LawPath, Phil Morle, said: “We are very enthusiastic about the opportunities created for solicitors in Australia by LawPath.

“As can be seen from the success of similar sites in the US, there is merit in alternate ways of finding potential clients. We are focused on increasing the opportunities for solicitors to find genuine, fee-paying matters."

Bob Strong Thursday, 10 April 2014

I can't believe how many industries are being adapted to the internet. Law services specifically provided over the internet is a great idea. I bet that they will be really successful in their ventures. <a href="www.laundryservicewollongong.com.au" rel="nofollow">www.laundryservicewollongong.com.au</a>

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Absurdiness Brown Wednesday, 20 March 2013

*adopts shocked expression*

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Lawyersarealotoftheproblem Wednesday, 20 March 2013

It's a marketing hook Mr Brown. I have been a lawyer for many years - it is rare that you can solve an issue in a 30 minute phone call. If you can, it is usually a simple issue. So, you are introduced to the client for $29.00 and guess what? You are the front-runner for their real job which is the "held to ransom losing thousands of dollars" referred to by Lynne Newington below.So- really? it's a gimmick and a dating agency for lawyers.

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Absurdiness Brown Sunday, 17 March 2013

Looking at the website, the promise for clients is that they will speak to an "expert lawyer" for 30 minutes for the cost of $29.I can't see a rush of lawyers keen to jump on this for the miniscule sums that they will receive in return for the obligation to keep their file notes of these conversations for 7 years and the (very) likely chance that they will have to explain to their insurer in the future just why they thought inviting trouble in this manner was worthwhile.

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Lynne Newington Friday, 15 March 2013

I agree Ted, absolutely, too late for many I'm aware of who really needed something like this, held to ransom losing thousands of dollars, paying for cases they had won one and setting a precedent not unheard of. Catholic church related of course.

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Ted Dwyer Friday, 15 March 2013

Innovative and courageous, taking advantage of the change in the way people want to use legal services. This is the future. Congratulations. Ted Dwyer, Dwyer Consulting

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