A new generation of legal services Launched

Jan. 22, 2013 - PRLog -- VakilHelp announced the launch of its pioneering new legal service for the Indian Public today. The first of its kind legal service addresses the issues of consumers as well as of Lawyers and bring the desperately sought transparency to the practice of law.

“By leveraging technology and having an online meet-up platform, VakilHelp will 'expand' and 'engage' the traditional client-lawyer relationship. The initiative will lead a significant change to deliver legal services to millions while helping thousands of successful lawyers to better their client service and the underemployed lawyers to get better work opportunities”,  according to the co-founder of VakilHelp and Managing Director of Lawrel Winners Advisory Advocacy and Law Network Pvt. Ltd., Krishan Kakkar.

VakilHelp gives consumers, a convenient, direct access to “ask a Free Legal Question”, speak to a trusted Attorney over the phone for an advice, create Legal documents, choose a Mediator for Out-of-Court dispute resolution and much more.. The service empowers consumers to be proactive to their legal needs, instead of reacting to situations, when they arise, choose the right counsel by assessing their compatibility and skill to match their needs, create well drafted and deeply thought out legal documents, prevent delayed actions and undesired legal episodes.

"The world class service of VakilHelp is the result of a 10 month study", says Mohd Afzal, the marketing lead. “The study revealed that most people do not trust advocates in general, and have concern over their practice compatibility and transparency in fee, and look for avenues which could give them the freedom to choose or to fire a Lawyer at their own will. Most of them are tired and frustrated of finding an attorney they can completely trust and afford. To overcome this atmosphere of chronic distrust, transparency was the key element, almost as important as the affordable cost. VakilHelp services are conceived and created to eliminate barriers and build trust by promoting transparency in the practice of law”, he maintains.

The online FREE questions and answers tool makes it easy for the consumers and advocates. While consumers will be able to get and compare legal answers of their queries from different lawyers, the lawyers have an opportunity to build reputation and relationships by answering legal queries of consumers. “No more blind or random matching or choosing. Consumers can now review attorneys' profiles and responses and make their decision based on a lawyer's expertise, experience, pricing, and availability”, Krishan said, while elaborating the advantages of using VakilHelp services.

“There is no denying the fact that the entire system of justice in India lags on various fronts. Millions of Indians have a very poor awareness for their legal rights, sense of freedom and dignity is at stake as they struggle with their unmet legal needs. This enormous failure certainly demands attention and Vakilhelp was conceived to address some of these challenges”, says Advocate Suman Arora, the co-founder and legal brain behind the project. "We're dedicated to making legal services easy and affordable for everyone. Small businesses and consumers can take advantage of VakilHelps easy, web-based do-it-yourself tools and legal plans. We are excited about the fact that millions of people and thousands of businesses across the country can now take advantage of the free legal documents and affordable access to real attorneys online via VakilHelp. We see a big market opportunity for legal solutions that are easily accessible and affordable to users,” she adds.

For advocates, the opportunity is to reach new clients and develop relationships by making themselves and their skills visible in a world that is gradually moving online. VakilHelp offers professionals a wealth of resources and tools to help them better service their clients and develop their practice. With over 250 Lawyers Joining within 15 days from the day the website went live, the company expects over 5000 Lawyers to join in the first month of its launch, after this public announcement.

"The combination of an intuitive user-driven front-end with a strong technology-based platform uniquely positions VakilHelp to deliver outstanding user experience." said Ved Prakash, the technical lead. “The website's innovative easy-to-use interface and technology combined with personalized and easily accessible, service directly from independent Advocates and Law Firms will make it much easier, transparent and more affordable for consumers to get professional legal help from an experienced local advocate. Our proprietary algorithm which matches tagged keywords with attorneys in all its service offerings, is the next generation of online application in Legal Services” he adds further emphatically.

The company plans to open the attorney-client meet up offices, called “VakilHelp Chambers” in 10 major cities of India in the first phase and will expand to over 100 cities. VakilHelp offers a gamut of services to consumers and providers of legal services in India, and is constantly working on building new tools to make it  a compelling destination for both users and lawyers.

The legal industry in India has been slow to adopt technology and mostly remained conservative, now is the perfect time in India, as a gradual transition has set in - from the old generation to the new. Pushing the boundaries of the old legal norms may raise a few eyebrows in an industry unaccustomed to change. But for the founders behind this new startup, the vision is clear - to make Legal Affordable and easily accessible to everyone in India.

Here is a quick heads up about the services offered by VakilHelp to consumers and Lawyers:

VAKILHELP Q&A  
The online FREE questions and answers application will make it easy for the consumers and advocates. while consumers will be able to get answers from various attorneys and will be able to compare, the lawyers can build reputation and relationships by answering more and more questions.

To ask a free legal question or to search legal answers, CLICK HERE (http://vakilhelp.com/askquestion.aspx)

VAKILHELP LAWYERS DIRECTORY
Vakilhelp lawyers directory provides the most comprehensive online information about lawyers and makes such information easy-to-find on the internet. The directory serves the purpose of users who want to make informed decisions based on several profile credentials of each Lawyer, which can be compared and analyzed by the consumers.

VAKILHELP LEGAL DOCUMENT SERVICE
VakilHelp LegalDocs makes legal document drafting simple. Consumers and Lawyers and now produce reliable and up to date legal documents, contracts and agreements through the VakilHelp online legal document service.

LEGAL SERVICES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
For one low, monthly fee, consumers can now gain peace of mind knowing that they can get top quality legal ADVICE and SERVICES from highly qualified local VakilHelp legal plan attorneys who will champion their cause whenever the need may arise. From the trivial to the complex issues, businesses can now have a VakilHelp attorney on their side, to assist them anytime, on a prepaid or monthly retainer plan.