Above the Law - Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The substantial amount of time lawyers spend drafting documents during litigation. Freeing up time through automated AI drafting means handling more clients while working less hours, generating more revenue (especially for those billing flat fees). What problem do you solve? Anything else? Anything else? Esquiretek, LegalMation.

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Clio

JANUARY 15, 2024

New Year’s resolutions for lawyers can be even more challenging—balancing legal career-related goals and personal ones is no easy feat. However, having a few realistic resolutions can make a big personal and professional difference for lawyers. Below are 12 realistic New Year’s resolutions for lawyers (that’s one a month!)

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LawSites

OCTOBER 13, 2021

LawSites also broke the news in July that MyCase had acquired case management platform CASEpeer and document automation company Woodpecker. MerusCase Adds Rules-Based Calendaring Through Integration With CalendarRules (July 20, 2021). PracticePanther Now Has Native E-Signatures (June 3, 2021). 22, 2020).

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Whereas 2020 ended with a newfound sense of the possible, 2021 ends with us still not knowing what is ahead, and therefore which way to turn. Whereas 2020 ended with great promise for regulatory reform, 2021 ends with little further progress on that front – and even retreats to some extent. Do lawyers return to the office or not?

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LawSites

MAY 16, 2022

This is the second time in less than a month that a practice management company has acquired a platform for immigration lawyers. Docketwise CEO Jeremy Peskin and Chief Product Architect James Pittman , the two lawyers who founded Docketwise in 2016, have joined MyCase and will continue to oversee the product.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Of the survey respondents, 42% were from firms with 2-5 lawyers, 45% were solos, 7% were from firms with 6-10 lawyers, 3% were from firms with 11-20 lawyers, 1% were from firms with 21-50 lawyers, and 2% were from firms with more than 51 attorneys.

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LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

Founded: 7/6/2021. From launch, we closed our first customer in December 2021. Founded: 4/1/2021. We help lawyers make evidence-based decisions about the venues they choose and the arguments they make by focusing on the jurisprudence of the judges and courts they interact with. Headquarters: New York, N.Y. market).

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Clio

MAY 22, 2024

As a lawyer, understanding the judicial codes of conduct is not just about ensuring fair trials, but also about safeguarding the profession’s standards and your practice. Lawyers should refer to their jurisdiction’s specific code of conduct to see what duties have been adopted.

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Attorney at Work

DECEMBER 22, 2021

This solves the problem of contemporaneous timekeeping and allows lawyers to avoid the always-problematic situation that results when attorneys (and other law office timekeepers) have to reconstruct large swaths of time after the fact — which often results in write-offs, and missed billables.

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LawSites

MARCH 1, 2022

” The new features fit naturally with those Lawmatics already offers, Spiegel said, including client intake, document automation and management, a client portal, and robust calendaring. ” Spiegel is a former lawyer who was the original founder in 2009 of law practice management platform MyCase.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 7, 2021

It has been using its analytics to help firms gain insights into whether diverse lawyers are getting the same career-advancing opportunities as the non-diverse lawyers, and to then apply those insights through what Krow calls “ mindful staffing.”. Woodpecker , legal document automation for solo and small firms.

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Clio

JUNE 7, 2023

Naturally, this AI tool has taken the world by storm, and the legal industry is no exception (be sure to take a look at our resource guide on AI for Lawyers ). Still, a natural question that many lawyers have is, “what exactly can I ask ChatGPT?” For starters, ChatGPT’s knowledge only goes up to 2021.

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Clio

JULY 17, 2023

With a New York federal judge recently sanctioning two lawyers for using AI to write an inaccurate legal brief, we’ve received yet another sobering reminder that AI does not come without complications and is not a substitute for a lawyer’s wisdom. Because ChatGPT got it wrong. Provided they do so responsibly, yes.

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Legodesk

JANUARY 18, 2022

As a lawyer, your role is to give advice, explain your client’s rights, and then represent them in court, ensuring that their cases have the best possible outcome. A lawyer’s day is filled with tight deadlines, considerable research, and a never-ending stream of stressed-out clients desperate to see results on their cases.

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Legodesk

JANUARY 18, 2022

As a lawyer, your role is to give advice, explain your client’s rights, and then represent them in court, ensuring that their cases have the best possible outcome. A lawyer’s day is filled with tight deadlines, considerable research, and a never-ending stream of stressed-out clients desperate to see results on their cases.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Belgium document automation company ClauseBase has launched a major expansion of its product to add new capabilities for clause extraction, AI-powered document review, and automated proofreading, all with the goal of providing an all-in-one platform, within Microsoft Word, for contract drafting, reviewing and negotiating.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The company also announced the launch of MyCase Drive, which syncs a lawyer’s documents between MyCase and the desktop, allowing users to find, organize and manage documents using their computer’s file explorer and search capabilities. Jim McGinnis. Listen to the interview here: Three Acquisitions.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The company also announced the launch of MyCase Drive, which syncs a lawyer’s documents between MyCase and the desktop, allowing users to find, organize and manage documents using their computer’s file explorer and search capabilities. Jim McGinnis. Listen to the interview here: Three Acquisitions.

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Lawmatics

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This rapidly expanding market includes the following: Practice Management Software: Solutions for centralizing client data, calendars, tracking deadlines, documents, tasks, and details for legal matters in one platform. Document Automation: Tools that generate customized legal documents like contracts, briefs, and forms from templates.

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Legal Tech Monitor

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Personal Injury Add-On In an move designed to make its platform more useful for the specific needs of personal injury lawyers, Clio today introduced a Personal Injury Add-On to Clio Manage, which it says is specifically designed for a PI lawyer’s distinct workflows, procedures and requirements.

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LawSites

JANUARY 23, 2023

With one click, lawyers can securely send files to a shared exhibit portal where all participants are updated instantly. This helps avoid mistakes and delays in the deposition and by speeding up the process, effectively gives lawyers more time on the record to ask questions. Case Chronology is trial tested.

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LawSites

JUNE 9, 2022

In an exclusive LawNext podcast interview with Dru Armstrong , CEO of AffiniPay, and Jim McGinnis , CEO of MyCase, Armstrong said that LawPay had been looking to expand beyond payments ever since she joined as CEO in July 2021. “It’s simple, it’s powerful, its customers love it. .

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LawNext podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It has been using its analytics to help firms gain insights into whether diverse lawyers are getting the same career-advancing opportunities as the non-diverse lawyers, and to then apply those insights through what Krow calls “ mindful staffing.” Woodpecker , legal document automation for solo and small firms.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

The recent survey conducted by Lexis uncovered that 39% of lawyers, 46% of law students, and 45% of consumers agreed that generative AI tools will significantly transform the practice of law. Jeff went on to explain how AI technology is helping lawyers reduce research time and increase accuracy in creating legal documents.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As part of its Clio Grow product, Clio now offers lawyers the ability to create simple, no-code, one-page websites. Newton told me that the sites are intended for individual lawyers only, not as a full law firm site. The feature also enables clients to directly text videos and images with their lawyers. Clio Grow Websites.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

We discussed Clio’s greater focus on midsized law firms, its impending launch of generative AI, its roll-out of features for legal aid providers, and its rebranding of its Lawyaw document automation software.

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Legodesk

JANUARY 10, 2022

Law firm automation does not eliminate human effort. Instead, lawyers will be able to devote more time to tasks that require their expertise rather than to repetitive tasks that can be automated. Modern lawyers utilize technology to reduce those dreary tasks that just arent an adept use of time.

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Legodesk

JANUARY 10, 2022

Law firm automation does not eliminate human effort. Instead, lawyers will be able to devote more time to tasks that require their expertise rather than to repetitive tasks that can be automated. Modern lawyers utilize technology to reduce those dreary tasks that just aren’t an adept use of time.

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LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

Founded: 7/6/2021. From launch, we closed our first customer in December 2021. Founded: 4/1/2021. We help lawyers make evidence-based decisions about the venues they choose and the arguments they make by focusing on the jurisprudence of the judges and courts they interact with. Headquarters: New York, N.Y. market).

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Rocket Matter

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

E-signatures had a market share of $3 billion in 2021. 31% of lawyers expect to have complete work-from-home flexibility, and only 15% prefer to work in the office full time. To keep up with the steep competition from other firms, implement systems that let your lawyers work from home.

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Clio

OCTOBER 5, 2023

2022 Legal Trends Report The 2022 Legal Trends Report explores how lawyers are adapting to the spread of remote work, how legal professional work is fundamentally changing, and what this means for lawyers’ well-being. This session was led by two lawyers who are also social media experts: Michelle Fonseca-Kamana and Adam S.

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Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 7, 2024

Flat fees for producing those documents are therefore strongly indicated, but converting to that system involves planning, time and money. Creating the tools for automated document assembly for lawyers is more challenging than it might appear. Lawyers who use WordPerfect are sometimes referenced as being behind the times.

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Lawmatics

AUGUST 1, 2023

When a firm with remote employees utilizes legal document automation software , it can turn template documents into intelligent, automated workflows in one easily accessible space. Team members can access an overview of all cases or details from one specific matter, all in one single location in the cloud.

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AXDRAFT

JANUARY 20, 2023

During 2021–2022 , there was a surge in the use of SaaS applications, but it also led to an outbreak of cybercrime and stolen data: 81% of organizations experienced a breach of sensitive data. First, they have to wait until lawyers prepare and review a simple contract. All the while, the customer is forced to wait.

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Legal Tech Monitor

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The substantial amount of time lawyers spend drafting documents during litigation. Freeing up time through automated AI drafting means handling more clients while working less hours, generating more revenue (especially for those billing flat fees). What problem do you solve? Outside funding: $1M – $5M in outside funding.

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Legal Tech Monitor

APRIL 13, 2023

The recent survey conducted by Lexis uncovered that 39% of lawyers, 46% of law students, and 45% of consumers agreed that generative AI tools will significantly transform the practice of law. Jeff went on to explain how AI technology is helping lawyers reduce research time and increase accuracy in creating legal documents.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

MAY 12, 2023

Nathan Walter has been instrumental in creating BriefPoint.ai, a tool designed specifically for lawyers to eliminate the mundane and time-consuming aspects of law practice. Bridget’s work is critical in crafting an interface that enables lawyers to accomplish more work in less time, truly maximizing the benefits of AI integration.

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