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Paradigm, Parent to Three Practice Management Platforms, Acquired By Francisco Partners

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Originally called ASG LegalTech, Paradigm was formed by Alpine SG (ASG), a software platform company backed by Alpine Investors. It began by acquiring Bill4Time in 2017, followed by PracticePanther in 2018, MerusCase in 2019, and Headnote in 2020. billion, making it the first law practice management company to achieve unicorn status.

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The Tax Season Survival Guide for Law Firms

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In 2019, the IRS reintroduced the new Form 1099-NEC to allow for the reporting of non-employee compensation. Since the chances of collection decrease with time, you should identify long-overdue balances before the end of the year, a task that can be accomplished automatically with time and billing software built for law firms.