Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 7, 2023

On this episode of LawNext, we take a closer look at Smokeball , the law practice management company whose roots are in Australia but that is firmly entrenched in the United States. In fact, after Smokeball was founded in 2010, its very first customer was a law firm in Chicago.

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LawNext podcast

JULY 17, 2023

Lit Software, founded in 2010 by Ian O’Flaherty and Tara Cheever , is the company that developed TrialPad, trial presentation software that was the first legal-specific app developed for the iPad. Its Lit Suite bundles these apps in a single subscription.

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LawNext podcast

MAY 21, 2024

Since 2010, the nonprofit Free Law Project has been working to make the legal ecosystem more equitable and competitive using technology, data and advocacy. Thank You To Our Sponsors This episode of LawNext is generously made possible by our sponsors. We appreciate their support and hope you will check them out.

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LawNext podcast

MARCH 7, 2023

On this episode of LawNext, we take a closer look at Smokeball , the law practice management company whose roots are in Australia but that is firmly entrenched in the United States. In fact, after Smokeball was founded in 2010, its very first customer was a law firm in Chicago.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 30, 2023

Thomson Reuters announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Casetext, a legal research software company, for the notable price of $650 million. Nicole Black is a Rochester, New York attorney, author, journalist, and the Head of SME and External Education at MyCase legal practice management software, an AffiniPay company.

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Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 5, 2024

The Council opined that lawyers must carefully vet GAI providers to ensure confidential client information is protected, just as they are required to do when “providing confidential information to a third-party software program (practice management, cloud storage, etc.)” Client consent was also addressed.

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Legal Tech Monitor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Nicole Black is a Rochester, New York attorney, author, journalist, and the Head of SME and External Education at MyCase legal practice management software, an AffiniPay company. She also co-authors “Criminal Law in New York,” a Thomson Reuters treatise.

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Legal Tech Monitor

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Then on March 14, 2023, with the release of ChatGPT powered by GPT-4, the influx of rapid advancements began at a record pace as software companies worked at lightning-fast speed to integrate the power of GPT-4 technology into their products. The AI revolution began less than a year ago when OpenAI publicly launched ChatGPT 3.5

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Legal Tech Monitor

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Nicole Black is a Rochester, New York attorney, author, journalist, and the Head of SME and External Education at MyCase legal practice management software, an AffiniPay company. She also co-authors “Criminal Law in New York,” a Thomson Reuters treatise.

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LawSites

JANUARY 11, 2022

software company with products for contract management, virtual deal rooms and electronic signatures. In November 2020, Onit acquired McCarthyFinch , provider of a suite of AI-driven contract management software, then, a month later, it acquired AXDRAFT , developer of contract automation software.

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Legal Tech Monitor

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Nicole Black is a Rochester, New York attorney, author, journalist, and the Head of SME and External Education at MyCase legal practice management software, an AffiniPay company. She also co-authors “Criminal Law in New York,” a Thomson Reuters treatise.

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Legal Tech Monitor

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Nicole Black is a Rochester, New York attorney, author, journalist, and the Head of SME and External Education at MyCase legal practice management software, an AffiniPay company. She also co-authors “Criminal Law in New York,” a Thomson Reuters treatise.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

GAI is advancing at an exponential rate and is rapidly being incorporated into the software tools you use every day. From legal research and contract drafting to law practice management and document editing, GAI is everywhere, and avoiding it is no longer an option.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The anonymized data analyzed in the Report was obtained from the MyCase practice management and LawPay payment processing platforms and includes collection rates, payment timeframes, and the impact of offering legal clients payment flexibility. She also co-authors “Criminal Law in New York,” a Thomson Reuters treatise.

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Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 18, 2024

Nicole Black is a Rochester, New York attorney, author, journalist, and the Head of SME and External Education at MyCase legal practice management software, an AffiniPay company. She also co-authors “Criminal Law in New York,” a Thomson Reuters treatise.

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Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 1, 2024

Nicole Black is a Rochester, New York attorney, author, journalist, and the Head of SME and External Education at MyCase legal practice management software, an AffiniPay company. She also co-authors “Criminal Law in New York,” a Thomson Reuters treatise.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Nicole Black is a Rochester, New York attorney, author, journalist, and the Head of SME and External Education at MyCase legal practice management software, an AffiniPay company. She also co-authors “Criminal Law in New York,” a Thomson Reuters treatise.

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Legal Tech Monitor

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Nicole Black is a Rochester, New York attorney, author, journalist, and the Head of SME and External Education at MyCase legal practice management software, an AffiniPay company. She also co-authors “Criminal Law in New York,” a Thomson Reuters treatise.

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Legal Tech Monitor

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Nicole Black is a Rochester, New York attorney, author, journalist, and the Head of SME and External Education at MyCase legal practice management software, an AffiniPay company. She also co-authors “Criminal Law in New York,” a Thomson Reuters treatise.

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Legal Tech Monitor

AUGUST 1, 2023

Nicole Black is a Rochester, New York attorney, author, journalist, and the Head of SME and External Education at MyCase legal practice management software, an AffiniPay company. She also co-authors “Criminal Law in New York,” a Thomson Reuters treatise.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JULY 20, 2023

Nicole Black is a Rochester, New York attorney, author, journalist, and the Head of SME and External Education at MyCase legal practice management software, an AffiniPay company. She also co-authors “Criminal Law in New York,” a Thomson Reuters treatise.

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Lawmatics

MARCH 15, 2023

I also had tried Rocket Matter and those are brand new, just online practice management solutions for billing and stuff like that. And so we went back and we just built our own practice management system and that's how My Case got started. So this was like 2010. So we were using a couple products.

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Legally Speaking

JANUARY 15, 2023

Sponsored by Clio – the #1 legal software for clients, cases, billing and more! Suzi’s clients: Suzi’s biggest client between 2005 and 2010 was a large health insurance company called Humana. Suzi managed the company’s trademark portfolio for several years. Suzi found Humana a fun client to work with.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JANUARY 30, 2024

I predict that in 2024 the vast majority of legal technology software providers will publicly release generative AI tools into their products, and by the end of 2024, more than 60% of legal professionals will be using it as part of their workflows. I used to be confident in my legal technology predictions, but no more.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JANUARY 8, 2025

Instead, it ushered in a newfound receptivity to cloud and remote working software, priming us for what came next: the generative AI era. Business carried on as usual even as we struggled to wrap our minds around the realities of living in the midst of a deadly, highly contagious virus. Technology saved the day.

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Legally Speaking

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

She created Obelisk Support in 2010, which provides a legal service about flexible work environments for female employees. Sponsored by Clio – the #1 legal software for clients, cases, billing and more! What inspired her to launch The First 100 Years? Join us now on your favourite podcast streaming app!

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