Above the Law - Technology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Even though the themes generally tracked those I’ve already seen raised in other forums and articles, the insights that came out of the summit were enlightening and thought-provoking, especially given the bona fides of those who were there. And speak frankly they did.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 31, 2022

Managing an increasing volume of cases and court deadlines– sometimes in multiple jurisdictions – is one of the biggest time management challenges for law firms. . A Tennessee lawyer was suspended and put on probation after failing to file a personal injury case. The firm had filed a voluntary dismissal back in 2014.

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Rocket Matter

JULY 11, 2023

If we asked 100 people, “Do you think you should get paid accurately for the time that you work?” We’re talking about the unintentional ways that law firms decrease their profits via lost billable time. Why do lawyers lose billable time ALL the time? Why do lawyers lose billable time ALL the time?

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Brett Trout

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

But patents come with responsibilitiesparticularly the timely payment of maintenance fees. By the time Taillefer discovered the problem, it was too late to reinstate the patent. Why Patent Maintenance Docketing is Essential This case highlights the importance of a robust system for tracking patent maintenance deadlines.

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Brett Trout

JANUARY 29, 2025

Yet, time and time again, businesses and inventors make the critical mistake of hiring the wrong patent litigatoronly to “mess around and find out” the hard way. The court ultimately dismissed his case, citing his persistent failures to address these issues. Contact us today for a free consultation.

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Rocket Matter

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Many attorneys are overwhelmed or challenged by the need to track billable hours efficiently. Let’s look at seven common time-tracking problems and how lawyers can easily solve them. If a lawyer is keeping track in Microsoft Excel or—dare we say! How do you keep track of work on both?

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Rocket Matter

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The dilemma is this: you want to track your hours accurately, but you don’t want to have to put in extra work for it. It can seem overwhelming to have to jot down every minute of client time, but, alas, if you don’t, you’ll be in an even bigger hole. Automatic time tracking improves your firm’s profitability.

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Brett Trout

JANUARY 14, 2025

Once you document your invention, consult a patent lawyer to discuss the best approach for protecting your invention. On average: A provisional patent lasts for 12 months and must be converted into a non-provisional application within that time. Patent lawyer fees: $12,000$20,000+ over the course of 2-4 years.

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CaseFox

MAY 30, 2023

Time is crucial for lawyers, not just offering top-notch legal services but a proper understanding of time tracking is also an essential aspect of the lawyer’s profession. Time tracking plays a significant role in the law profession. You can use the chart below as a reference for time increments.

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Rocket Matter

DECEMBER 5, 2023

If you’re looking to save time and be more productive as a lawyer, look no further than developing stronger time management. The problems stem from a lawyer’s time-tracking habits—from Post-it notes to Excel, from an online or physical calendar, it can be very manual.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

ClearBrief integrates into Microsoft Word to align with lawyers’ existing workflows. By leveraging AI to handle tedious tasks like cite-checking, lawyers can focus their time on high-value analysis and strategy. I was living in Seattle at the time, and I was working on my first pro bono asylum case.

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Clio

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Being a lawyer isn’t easy. From intaking new clients to juggling open legal cases and keeping up with administrative work, being a great lawyer requires careful management, patience, and dedication. The great news is: Chatbots for lawyers can help with all aspects of a lawyer’s day-to-day.

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LawSites

APRIL 17, 2023

But for the lawyers who bill by the hour, perhaps the greatest curse is simply have to keep track of their time. That is why several companies in recent years have developed passive timekeeping tools for lawyers — tools that keep track of a lawyer’s time even when the lawyer forgets to.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

This tool allows law firms to analyze aggregated and normalized state trial court data to gain competitive intelligence across cases, practice areas, and performance. Collecting this unstructured data from county courts is very challenging, but provides valuable business insights. So that was really never possible before.

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Rocket Matter

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Time flies, especially in a busy law firm where every minute is spent on client consultations, drafting legal documents, court appearances, case research—and yes, the occasional YouTube video during break. But tracking and managing that time often slips through the cracks during the daily hustle.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 25, 2022

An integration announced today makes the court-calendaring software LawToolBox available within the MyCase law practice management platform, enabling lawyers who use MyCase to automatically calculate key court dates and deadlines and add them to their MyCase calendars. Here is a full list of its rule sets.

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Rocket Matter

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

But that’s just one small example of the hours of forgiven revenue that come with manual time-tracking, hurting your firm and your attorneys. But that’s just one small example of the hours of forgiven revenue that come with manual time-tracking, hurting your firm and your attorneys.

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Rocket Matter

DECEMBER 12, 2023

If you’re a busy lawyer (is there any other kind?), Time is always in short supply, and there are always more tasks to check off your to-do list. From working with clients to juggling court appearances and operational work, the time that’s spent on every task directly affects your firm’s efficiency and bottom line.

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Clio

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Book a demo of Clio Manage’s Court Rules feature and automate court deadline reminders with ease! Legal docketing is the tracking and management of deadlines and events related to legal work. For any legal matter, firms can also generate deadlines and events based on documents received from the court or opposing counsel.

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Brett Trout

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging infringement of three patents related to real-time retail technology. 10,360,571 Covers real-time consumer behavior tracking and targeted marketing in retail environments. Brett Trout In a high-stakes patent litigation case, Alpha Modus Corp. in the U.S.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Lawyers with ADD/ADHD may struggle with organization, sustained focus, procrastination and deadlines. In my work as a psychologist, most lawyers and law students who talk to me about their attention deficit disorder, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, are typically under a fair amount of stress due to their symptoms.

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 15, 2022

Catherine Tang (@attorneycat) is a business and trademark lawyer licensed in California and Wisconsin. Other times I’ll just tell my iPhone “Hey Siri, 21 minutes” or I’ll tap the timer on my Apple Watch. Many of you know this practice as the Pomodoro Technique — but adjust the timing so it works for you.

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Rocket Matter

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Have you ever found yourself drowning in a sea of sticky notes at the end of the workday, trying to piece together how you spent your time? Well, we’ve got some good news: there is a solution, and it’s legal time-tracking software. But what exactly is it, and how can it transform the way you manage your law practice?

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Rocket Matter

AUGUST 29, 2023

These tools, like generative AI models and automatic time tracking, can potentially boost a firm’s profitability and decrease its workload—significantly. Automatic time tracking empowers teams to thrive and grow.

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LawSites

MARCH 7, 2022

A future release will expand these analytics to state courts, Fastcase says. “These analytics, across every case type in federal courts, for the first time allow lawyers to understand the likelihood of success across broad ranges of pleadings and motions before different judges,” Fastcase says.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 23, 2022

What does it take to become a successful lawyer in your particular niche or practice area? In a series of in-depth interviews for the Estrin Report , Chere Estrin profiles top lawyers from all types of practices. Five Things You Need to Become a Top Lawyer. It reminds me of my track and field days. Sivonnia DeBarros.

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Rocket Matter

MAY 30, 2023

Lawyers have to think beyond the billable hours they put into specific client matters. Three ways time and expense tracking software can help define your billable rate To get the correct billable rate, you’ll need to work with the right data. That’s where time and expense tracking software comes in.

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Rocket Matter

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Every attorney’s day goes about the same: juggling client meetings, court deadlines, and endless rounds of document revisions… not to mention managing team members and collaborating with other attorneys. And let’s not forget business-related tasks like time tracking, invoicing, marketing, and the dreaded month-end reconciliation.

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Clio

MAY 2, 2024

Lawyer stress levels are through the roof. Over two-thirds of lawyers endure mental health issues , an estimated 93% of junior lawyers feel stressed at work, while 40% say they’ve become more stressed since the onset of the pandemic. Unfortunately, lawyer burnout is more prevalent than ever. What is stress?

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Bigfork Tech

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This is where our contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform, ALOE, comes in, empowering lawyers to embrace a hybrid work model that fosters flexibility, efficiency, and balance. Whether its poring over contracts, responding to client requests, or meeting tight court deadlines, lawyers often find themselves tethered to their desks.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JANUARY 30, 2024

These include repetitive stress injuries that develop gradually over time, rather than resulting from a single, obvious event. Sometimes the employer will handle this process, but other times the employee must do it on their own. The time window might last for a year or more.

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Legal Talk Network

MAY 7, 2021

Over the past year, there’s been much discussion, debate, and suspicion about holding the most sacrosanct court proceedings via video. Covering the state courts, State Bar of Texas podcast host Rocky Dhir speaks with Judge Emily Miskel about the shift from bench trials to jury trials. Miskel debunks many myths about in-person v.

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Legal Talk Network

JUNE 26, 2019

Among the numerous notable mentions were Dan Rather ( yes that Dan Rather ), Wil Haygood ( award-winning author and reporter ), Asha Rangappa ( former FBI agent and CNN Contributor ), David McCraw ( VP & GC of the New York Times ), and Mark Shaw ( Executive VP and CLO of Southwest Airlines ). Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 9, 2023

By creating more and faster connections to clients, colleagues, and the courts, Clio provides the essential tools they need to foster strong relationships, increase profitability, and run a healthy, thriving practice. Clio says there are some 50,000 personal injury lawyers practicing across the United States.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 14, 2024

There are two critically important cases over “social media addiction” pending in California state court and as an MDL in the federal Northern District of California. It is an all-out brawl in federal court, with no-expense-spared battles over each and every picayune litigation issue.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

CalendarRules is a calendar add-on feature that pulls and calculates deadlines for specific courts around the United States. If there’s one thing lawyers worry about more than revenue, it’s malpractice claims; and, one consistent bogeyman invading those nightmares is missed court deadlines. Call Center: MyCase Adds Smith.ai

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Legal Tech Monitor

JULY 6, 2023

My past Daily Record articles can be accessed here. ** Driving Law Firm Efficiency: Proven Productivity Tips In today’s ever-evolving world, technology has become a key differentiator for lawyers, driving productivity and profitability in a highly competitive market. The report also included data on the realization rates of solo lawyers.

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