Above the Law - Technology

MARCH 1, 2024

The post Cheat Code: How Will AI Affect Legal Research & Writing? appeared first on Above the Law. We’ve got all the angles covered in this episode of the Non-Eventcast podcast.

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Clio

APRIL 17, 2025

As a legal professional, you make countless decisions every daymany of which likely require you to analyze large volumes of data, which can be overwhelming when relying on individual brainpower alone. This is where law firm predictive analytics come to the rescue. What is predictive analytics for law firms?

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Centerbase

MARCH 3, 2025

As tax season approaches, law firms face a familiar set of challenges organizing records, compiling deductions, and ensuring compliance with complex tax rules. This guide highlights key deductions, important deadlines, and strategies to help law firms successfully navigate tax season.

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Clio

AUGUST 7, 2024

Free legal research tools used to be a dream. High-quality legal research is a necessity for all law firms—after all, finding the right precedent or statute could give you the edge to win your case. In the past, paid research platforms were the only choice. What is a legal research tool?

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Clio

MARCH 28, 2025

As the most comprehensive analysis of the legal industry, the Legal Trends Report consolidates vital information on law firm performance while illuminating the influential factors driving changes in legal practice. Were thrilled to announce the recent release of the 2025 Legal Trends for Mid-Sized Law Firms report.

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Above the Law - Technology

MAY 30, 2023

In a first for an e-discovery technology company, Chicago-based Nextpoint is launching an Arizona law firm June 1 under that state’s liberalized law practice rules that allow non-lawyers to own law practices. ” Leading the firm as managing partner is Andrew R. .”

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LawSites

OCTOBER 17, 2023

When the legal research companies vLex and Fastcase announced their merger in April , they promised the deal would fuel new opportunities for the development of generative AI for legal research. “The combined library is the crown jewel of LLMs and the ultimate training data set for legal AI.”

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CaseFox

MARCH 3, 2023

Somewhere in the 90’s a speaker said the future of the law offices will rely on a lawyer, a dog, and a computer. A computer to operate all the legal operations of a law firm and a dog to keep the lawyers busy and relaxed. In November 2022, a US based artificial intelligence research lab, OpenAI released ChatGPT.

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LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

The legal research company Casetext has raised $25 million in a Series C funding round, bringing its total amount raised to $64.3 “We have a superior product already that is preferred by over 9,000 law firm customers, including over 40 of the AmLaw 200,” he said. million since its founding in 2013.

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Legal Talk Network

OCTOBER 21, 2024

These dedicated professionals are responsible for conducting thorough legal research and managing extensive paperwork, playing a critical role in the operational success of law firms. Rather, they are an integral part of the team, ensuring that legal claims are properly prepared and effectively managed.

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Clio

JANUARY 29, 2025

With technology developing at an ever-increasing rate and AI working its way into every industry, its never been more important to focus on law firm innovation and technology trends. Read their answers below to set your law firm up for success in 2025 and beyond. What will it take to be a successful lawyer in 2025?

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

JULY 3, 2023

Justis, powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4, was able to have a natural conversation with Greg and provide insightful perspectives on the use of generative AI in the legal industry, specifically in law firms. While many law firm leaders recognize its potential, some are unsure of how it fits into legal work or worry about risks.

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Rocket Matter

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The post Digital Transformation for Law Firms: A Guide to Modernizing Your Practice appeared first on Rocket Matter. Today, better and expedited access to legal services is simply a baseline to meet, not a privilege. The answer is simple: a lack of digital transformation in law firms.

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Clio

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Legal research is one of the most challenging aspects of the legal profession. In the digital era, it is also a task that cannot be adequately performed without a legal search engine of some kind. The key to effective use of Google Scholar for legal research is knowing its strengths and limitations.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 13, 2022

Artificial intelligence tools have become prevalent in legal practice, particularly in eDiscovery. That doesn’t mean, however, that law firms and litigation support teams have been quick to embrace them. Despite their benefits, many legal organizations have been hesitant to implement AI tools. AI Hesitation.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Using legal data for strategic law firm planning is no longer reserved for BigLaw. For law firms, it’s critical to gather intelligence about real-time trends that are creating sharp and sudden changes as well as longer-term trends affecting the overall health of your markets. Long-Term Trends.

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Legal IT Insiders

MAY 28, 2024

Leading UK law firm Irwin Mitchell has selected Lexis+AI to support its lawyers with legal research and drafting.

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Rocket Matter

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The post How Much Does It Cost to Start a Law Firm? Learn how big tech has changed the legal industry Free Guide The Small Firms Guide to Big Tech While any change in how you operate your law office can feel overwhelming, theres never been a better time to start migrating your office structures online.

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Legal Talk Network

JUNE 28, 2022

Choosing which legal software systems to use in your law practice is a big decision. New innovations in legal tech have become the great equalizer for many law firms, helping them output that’s competitive with other, larger law firms. Of course, not every law office needs every kind of software.

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Above the Law - Technology

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

million pre-seed funding round led by two venture capital firms, Maple , which invests in companies with Canadian roots, and Haystack , which invests in early-stage companies. My 2019 post detailed my visit to ROSS’s Toronto research and development office. The Toronto-based company recently closed a $2.1

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Centerbase

MARCH 31, 2025

Managing a law firm requires more than overseeing cases and delegating tasksit demands a strategic approach that balances client expectations, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency. It also highlights the best practices forward-thinking firms use to stay ahead in a constantly evolving legal industry.

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Legal Talk Network

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Planning for the upcoming year is not only a strategic necessity, but also a crucial step toward ensuring success in an ever-evolving legal landscape. In this blog post, we will explore key considerations and actions that law firms and legal professionals should take to pave the way for a successful and prosperous New Year.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MAY 9, 2024

As a small or solo firm, you could be using AI for things such as legal research, document review, e-discovery, and predictive analytics. But as easily as you can use AI to benefit your law firm practice, you can just as easily stumble into common issues such as misinformation and AI-generated errors. ET/11:00 a.m.

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Clio

MARCH 17, 2025

AI is rapidly transforming legal work, with new AI solutions emerging to assist with everything from streamlining document review to optimizing caseload distribution and beyond. Increasingly, AI is giving legal professionals access to new knowledge and capabilities that were unthinkable just a few years ago.

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Above the Law - Technology

JANUARY 3, 2024

Whether you’re looking to hand off a case or take one on, our exclusive network of law firms has you covered. Lexamica places cases with the best firm, automatically tracks statuses, and ensures timely payment. It cuts costs, boosts law firm efficiency, and satisfies clients by resolving cases faster.

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Clio

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Conducting legal research With its capacity to search legal databases and research, ChatGPT Search can assist with various legal research tasks, including researching legal developments, locating relevant case law, and more.

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Above the Law - Technology

APRIL 25, 2023

It was major news April 4 when the legal research and technology companies Fastcase and vLex announced their merger, creating a single entity that they say now has the world’s largest subscriber base of lawyers and law firms and a legal research library of more than 1 billion documents from more than 100 countries.

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LawSites

JUNE 28, 2022

A new legal research service has quietly launched, targeting bar associations and 1-2 lawyer law firms, but what is not obvious from the service’s website is that the company behind it was formed as a subsidiary of RELX, the parent company of LexisNexis. “It was created by Legal InQuery Solutions Inc.,

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Clio

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Link building for lawyers isn’t just an SEO strategy—it’s the foundation of a solid online presence for modern law firms. But how can you get high-quality, relevant backlinks for your law firm’s website? But how do you get high-quality and relevant backlinks to your law firm’s website?

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Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 15, 2023

2013 New Legal Research Site Combines Case Law with Crowdsourcing. 2014 Two Sites Offer Platforms for Crowdsourced Legal Research. 2017 Legal Research Company Casetext Closes on $12 Million in Funding. Law Librarians Name Casetext’s CARA as New Product of the Year. Top Law Firm Invests $8.2M

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

He became interested in the future of legal education and how artificial intelligence will affect the profession, which led him to co-found Blue J , a legal technology company in Toronto. On the other hand, Abdi Aidid practiced as a commercial litigator in New York before becoming the Vice President of Legal Research at Blue J.

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LawSites

MAY 16, 2023

The majority of law firms use just five or fewer unique software products, according to a legal industry study published today by the law practice management company Smokeball. What are the legal tech products firms are most likely to use? According to the survey, the most popular are: Legal research, 61%.

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CaseFox

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Law tech helps improve and streamline legal processes, ranging from document automation to artificial intelligence (AI) tools for legal research. In 2023, it’s crucial for big & small law firms to adapt to law tech. However, law tech can help reduce the costs associated with legal operations.

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LawSites

JULY 19, 2022

Recently, I reported here on the “quiet” launch of a new legal research service, Decisis , targeting bar associations and 1-2 lawyer law firms. With the acquisition, Fastcase became the sole legal research provider for the bar associations of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S.

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Above the Law - Technology

MARCH 20, 2024

In its write-up, How Casetext is assigning every attorney an AI co-counsel , Fast Company says: “CoCounsel can generate — at a blazing speed — legal research memos, review thousands of documents to answer questions during discovery, and find specific contract items in vast databases of information.”

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Martindale-Avvo

MARCH 19, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been making a significant impact across different industries, including the law and legal practices. Even though many law firms have begun integrating various AI solutions, some are unsure about what’s available or have reservations about using AI. What Is Artificial Intelligence?

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Clio

AUGUST 7, 2024

Billing is critical to the success of your law firm. And yet law firm billing, including billing clients and chasing down payments, can be one of the most repetitive, dreaded, and time-consuming parts of any lawyer’s day. Billable time and disbursement fees/expenses are logged throughout the case.

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