Houston Virtual Receptionist Company Introduces ‘Attorney Today’ Program — Targeted to Needs of Work-At-Home Lawyers

HOUSTON, TX, March 21, 2007 — A Houston virtual receptionist company is introducing Attorney Today, a program that targets a unique niche in the legal profession – lawyers who work from home.

“These are men and women who want the economies and personal freedom a home-based law practice can provide – but also want the ability to compete seamlessly, head-to-head with competitors who practice in traditional Houston firms,” says Ron Clarke, who along with son Iain, owns and operates Houston-based Intelligent Office (www.iogalleria.com) located in the Galleria area.

“With the Attorney Today program,” says Clarke, “our virtual receptionists and virtual assistants have been armed with customized technology and training that meets the special needs of home-based lawyers." Clarke says many attorneys are surprised to learn that Attorney Today services are affordable and effective for sole practitioners and small law firms. "They present a face to the world that makes their practices indistinguishable, professionally, from traditional firms," says Clarke. "Some attorneys pay less than $300 a month for virtual services," he says.

Attorney Today is a mix of office operational services which are combined or used separately, says Clarke. They include:

o A remote receptionist — Clarke says Intelligent Office virtual receptionists and virtual assistants are equipped with the same professional skills as receptionists in traditional law firms. “They’re trained to speak authoritatively about a lawyer’s practice – but not in a call center atmosphere. Our Intelligent Office remote receptionists and virtual assistants work 8:30 to 5, five days a week just as they would at a typical Houston law firm. They can connect phone calls anywhere in the world with service that is so seamless the caller never knows no difference.”

o A remote office – “Home-based attorneys face special challenges,” says Clarke. “They can’t meet clients in their home offices or even over coffee at Starbucks without seemingunprofessional. With Attorney Today, we can rent an office or conference room on an hourly or daily basis at our Galleria Tower 1 location. Attorneys can also use our locations as a prestigious address to accept and send mail.”

Clarke says Intelligent Office researched the legal industry and “learned there is a major transition taking place within the profession. Progressive, young attorneys are exercising options lawyers never dreamed possible before now,” he says. “They want to spend more time with their families and other personal interests, and they have a special appreciation for the way technology and remote assistance lets them have their cake and eat it, too,” says Clarke. “Today, we’re seeing a new kind of lawyer — one who is happy to trade a pinstripe suit and a skyline view from the 40th floor of a Houston skyscraper for the pleasure of a short commute and the freedom to wear jeans and a t-shirt to work.”

For more information about Attorney Today technology and services , call Iain or Ron Clarke at (281) 657-3300 or visit www.iogalleria.com.