Portal for the legal profession launched

WWLegal.com is for lawyers and people looking for lawyers

WWLegal.com, Singapore's first Application Service Provider (ASP) for the legal sector, was launched yesterday.

The new portal, which has the support of nearly 100 of Singapore's law firms, is for lawyers and people looking for lawyers and provides tools to assist law firms in managing their case files and enable them to conduct e-commerce transactions.

"We believe we are the first first ASP for the legal profession here, offering lawyers a suite of Web-enabled legal tools," said Ong Ying Ping, one of the portal's founders and its director of content development and marketing.

"IDA (the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore) is pleased to note the efforts of WWLegal.com in doing this. Such efforts are in line with IDA's initiatives in catalysing the digital transformation of Singapore's economy," observed IDA's assistant chief executive of online development, Kaizad Heerjee.

Its founders say that WWLegal.com intends to go beyond providing software for law firms and its strategy includes creating a seamless network of services and public information connecting lawyers, clients, and government organisations.

Online lawyers registered with WWLegal.com cover the spectrum of civil and criminal litigation, corporate, commercial, family and property matters.

"There is an 'intelligent matching system' for users to find the lawyer with the most appropriate skills for their case," a press release issued by WWLegal.com said.

"For the casual surfer, WWLegal.com offers chatrooms for both lawyers and the public, free downloads, legal information, latest reports on legal news and even a trivia page."

"For the public, we aim to be the first place they turn to, to connect them with the legal help they need, or a place for them to visit and learn more about their rights."

"A lot of people end up in court because they weren't sure of their rights, or they left things too late. with a useful source of legal information, the public will be more aware and better empowered to make choices," Mr Ong noted.

The inspiration behind the portal is three lawyers from Ong Tay & Partners - Mr Ong, Lim Seng Siew and Susan Tay Ting Lan.