Setup a Profile as a Professional

Recently updated on April 9th, 2024 at 12:21 am

Step 1: Visit a page under “Are you a professional”

Start at legalatoms.com

From the top menu, please visit the appropriate professional type

 

 

 

Step 2: Click on “Create Account (Free)” button

 

 

 

Step 3: Register as a Professional

Click on the Sign Up tab

Then enter the following fields

  • Email: Note: This is where you want to receive your important account notifications. This email is not publicly visible. The email visible to the public is setup later
  • Password:
  • First Name:
  • Last Name:
  • Are you a legal Professional — this is key to setting up an account as a professional and not a client. Note: If you accidentally miss this, you can delete your account and start all over again

Step 4 Setup your profile beginning with a profile picture

For personal accounts: a profile picture is important for lawyers, legal interns and even advocates as it helps people see the human and professional face

For Organizations accounts: A logo or some branding image may be uploaded

A profile picture greatly increases the chance of being selected by the client. However, you are not required to have one in case you don’t feel comfortable releasing one for privacy.

Step 5 Set Profession

You can set any profession. There are some special features available for these professionsl

  • Advocate: These would fall under the court
  • Lawyer : Licensed lawyers only
  • Clerk: Clerk of a court only
  • Judge: Judge of a court only
  • Law Enforcement
  • Legal Intern
  • Nonprofit (Social workers, victim advocates can also select this option)

 

 

 

Step 6 Write a standard blurb

For Legal Interns: this is auto-populated when you select the Profession = Legal Intern

Step 7: Add Contact Information

In case you don’t have an office phone, then create a free Google Voice forwarding phone number to keep your personal phone number private

 

Step 7b: Address

For interns from Seattle University:  Use the Seattle University Address in case you don’t have an office address: “901 12th Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98122“.  This helps potential clients learn that you’re local intern in Washington State.

Step 8: Fill the Resume section (Optional)

Add with your relevant work experiences. This is an optional section but will really help build confidence with potential clients.

This helps with matching you with clients

Step 9: Set Practice Area

Set the practice area as “Domestic Violence”. You can set additional practice areas

The slider below the practice area is set at 100, you can leave it as it is.

Step 10: Recent Cases (Optional)

You can discuss any cases you have worked on without revealing any client information. This section helps with the matching of clients with legal professionals.

Step 11: Services

For Legal Interns: This section is auto-populated when you select “Profession” and therefore you can skip it. 

For all other professionals:

This is an important part of your profile if you want LegalAtoms clients to be able to find you based on the services you offer. In case you are using Legalatoms just to create documents for your existing clients (e.g. clients who call you but did not locate you via LegalAtoms0 then you can totally ignore this section.

For quick start: Click on Domestic Violence tab and enable the pro bono plan

Step 11B Add Custom Plans  (Not needed for Legal Intern)

You can also define custom plans, which would be only visible on your profile. Here you can define the services offered as per your own preferences. https://legalatoms.com/2019/10/27/defining-custom-plans/

Step 12: Connect your calendar (Optional)

LegalAtoms allows you to link your calendar so appointment requests can be made by the clients. At the moment only Google calendars are supported.

You have a fine set of controls for appointments such as

  • Days of the week
  • Start and end hours (e.g. Mon, Wed 12pm-2pm)
  • Appointment duration
  • Heads up you need (e.g. 1 day advanced notice)
  • And a few other controls

Step 13: Set Language

Add the languages you or your staff members are comfortable with. 

 

 

Step 14: Make your profile Public 

There are two switches and both have to be turned on which are

  1. “Show we show your profile to professional clients?” : This switch just makes your profile visible to public.  It does not enable making service requests to you.  Typically you will leave it on always.
  2. “Are you accepting clients:”   This  would allow clients to see you as an option available for assistance (i.e. you’re offering services), and allow them to send you requests for assistance.

Once a client sends you request, you will receive an e-mail notification.