3 Geeks and a Law Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Younger associates and paralegals tend to be most enthusiastic about the technology while firm leadership lags. Looking ahead, Schafer expects to expand ClearBrief’s features to assist paralegals along with corporate attorneys beyond litigation. I was living in Seattle at the time, and I was working on my first pro bono asylum case.

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Centerbase

OCTOBER 31, 2024

For example, a litigation group may need additional paralegal support compared to a transactional group, affecting the cost rate of attorneys in that practice area. Then, subtract the costs associated with that practice area, including attorney cost rates, paralegal support, and other direct expenses.

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Rocket Matter

MARCH 26, 2025

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. Law Firm Workflow Management : How Can Automation Help Attorneys?

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Rocket Matter

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

But that’s just the big-picture-30,000-foot-view benefit of time-tracking software for attorneys. Save time and resources This may be the most important benefit of time-tracking software. This may lead to the insight that they are spending too much time on client phone calls or not enough time taking breaks.

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Rocket Matter

MARCH 26, 2025

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. Law Firm Workflow Management : How Can Automation Help Attorneys?

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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. Will AI replace jobs now performed by lawyers, paralegals and law librarians?

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Clio

MARCH 6, 2024

At any time, personal injury paralegals might be juggling upwards of 100 personal injury files—all at different stages of the legal process. A good way to do so is by creating your own personal injury paralegal checklist, which can be an indispensable tool that significantly improves efficiency.

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Clio

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Legal docketing is the tracking and management of deadlines and events related to legal work. For instance, it is most commonly used in both civil and criminal litigation for tracking court appearances, deadlines, and other time constraints. Ready to streamline your legal docketing process? What is legal docketing?

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Above the Law - Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As Joe Green , the firm’s chief innovation officer, told me at the time , “Given our position as a firm that focuses exclusively on working with the most innovative companies and investors in the world, we thought it would be really worthwhile for us to get our hands dirty and actually get into the technology, see what we can do with it.”

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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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LawSites

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Of the few he found that were oriented towards litigation practices, they were complicated to use and took a long time for a firm to customize and integrate. For lawyers, paralegals and others using the platform, its dashboard provides a home base for monitoring case activity. Tracking case milestones in Clarra.

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Martindale-Avvo

JANUARY 31, 2024

Stay on track by following financial management best practices , which include: Creating a budget. Research payment management tools to reduce the time you spend billing. A solo practice can have one or more support staff, such as a paralegal or legal assistant. A strategy keeps your marketing on track no matter what happens.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 18, 2022

They may also have trouble finding qualified personnel to help with practice management and paralegal tasks. First, now is the time for rural practices to embrace automation. Other legal technology tools can help lawyers handle billing, time-tracking and case management.

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Clio

MAY 2, 2024

In addition to this, lawyers rarely (if ever) have a let-off—their clients often expect them to perform at their best all the time. Even the most intelligent and successful lawyers feel stressed from time to time. Create law firm processes Lawyers have 1,001 things on their plate at any time. Not one bit.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The survey by contract management company Lexion polled 450 inhouse legal professionals — general counsel, inhouse counsel, legal operations professionals, contract managers, paralegals and others — across various industries. Among its key findings: Too much time spent on low-value tasks.

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Rocket Matter

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

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. Paralegals, legal assistants, and administrative staff are among the employees you may need.

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Ron Friedmann

JULY 22, 2020

Prior to his arrival, there was not a single system to track legal spend. Brad focused on freeing up lawyers to spend more time on strategy and innovation for the company. This required putting 12 different technologies to track the work and understand if it could be reallocated. At TIAA, 90% of spend is still billed hourly.

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Law Technology Today

AUGUST 1, 2023

In an evolving legal environment with market competition at an all-time high, the technical competence of law firms and legal departments of large organizations have to be top notch. This entails identifying activities that are non-value add, not required, or even those necessary activities that cost too much time and resources.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

JULY 31, 2023

I didn’t question that stat at the time, because it sounded about right to me. NY Times – April 10, 2023 A.I. 39 Work Activities – O*NET defines 39 work activities that apply to each job title they track (I count 41, but maybe Goldman dropped a few intentionally?) Paralegals and Legal Assistants 4 5 4 10.3%

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CaseFox

JUNE 20, 2023

Time-Management-Tips-For-Lawyers-Boosting-Productivity-In-The-Digital-Age-1 Are you a lawyer looking for a get more billable hour, if the answer is yes? Then you have to build a critical skill in time management. Time management for lawyers can increase productivity and help them succeed.

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Ron Friedmann

AUGUST 6, 2020

Last century, that typically meant delegation to paralegals. This century, firms use a range of professionals who cost less than partner track associates. Contract lawyers, staff lawyers, and part-time lawyers are all in use by more than 70% of responding firms. Alternative Staffing Maturity.

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Rocket Matter

MAY 16, 2023

So let’s avoid all that mess, and take a look at how NOT to bill time for clients. Watch out for these five common time and billing mistakes Lawyers often focus so much on billable hours that the non-billable administrative tasks may fall by the wayside. Your clients and your accounting team will thank you!

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Clio

MARCH 19, 2025

You can organize to-do lists, track individual tasks, and manage team-wide workflows from a single app Schedule a demo ! Does the task require a specific skill set or legal expertise that requires a lawyer, or is it a recurring task with an existing workflow that paralegals, or legal assistants could handle? How urgent is it?

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 17, 2021

And the few times she has delegated work, she’s had to redo everything herself. “Delegating is just going to cost me more time and money.”. Spend some time analyzing whether some aspects of the work can be broken down into less complex tasks that can be delegated to others. has served her well. What’s the point?”

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Rocket Matter

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Are you a busy legal professional haunted by the specter of the billable hour, questioning what counts and unsure of how best to track your time? Billable hours are the time during which attorneys work on tasks related to clients’ cases. Some firms have a billable rate for key support staff, such as paralegals.

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NSLT

JULY 12, 2016

5 Time Tracking Apps to Boost Billable Hours When attorneys, paralegals and staff wait until the end of the day, week, or month to start tracking their time it’s much like a puzzle attempting to get all of the pieces in order. Read the Article: Here

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NSLT

JULY 12, 2016

5 Time Tracking Apps to Boost Billable Hours When attorneys, paralegals and staff wait until the end of the day, week, or month to start tracking their time it’s much like a puzzle attempting to get all of the pieces in order. Read the Article: Here

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Simple Legal

MARCH 17, 2023

Now, with our new Enhanced Reporting upgrade, you have an even greater ability to analyze legal KPIs, track performance, and make informed decisions that drive your business forward. Just take it from Young Adult Institute paralegal Alexandra Bedon: after switching to SimpleLegal, spend reporting became “the easiest part” of her job.

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Clio

MAY 24, 2024

From standout marketing strategies to forward-thinking business planning to key performance metrics to track and more, read on to learn how to use law firm management to set your practice up for business success. Vague goals are difficult to track and take action on. Are you a mid-sized or large firm? Don’t be afraid to let others in.

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CaseFox

JUNE 12, 2023

In this blog, we will explore the concept of lawyers or paralegal burnout. They are emotionally drained most of the time. Lawyer burnout gradually builds up over time. Spending long hours at work and neglecting personal and family time can erode mental well-being. Here are a few ways to recognize lawyer burnout.

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Clio

JULY 9, 2024

This is where Clio File steps in, offering a user-friendly solution that takes the hassle out of e-filing, helping you avoid errors and stay on track with your submissions. Clio helps you stay on top of key court deadlines and requirements with our Court Rules feature , helping you ensure critical documents are submitted on time.

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Legodesk

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

It can improve communication between lawyers and clients, reduce the time spent on administrative tasks, and allow you to focus on more important matters. In addition, automating your workflow can help you to better keep track of deadlines, manage files, and coordinate negotiations.

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Legodesk

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

It can improve communication between lawyers and clients, reduce the time spent on administrative tasks, and allow you to focus on more important matters. In addition, automating your workflow can help you to better keep track of deadlines, manage files, and coordinate negotiations.

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MatterSuite

AUGUST 22, 2023

Legal practitioners, lawyers, and paralegals can greatly streamline many administrative parts of law practice. Today, we rely on law practice management platforms to maintain case records, time-tracking, billing, scheduling, and much more. This should include tracking case details, deadlines, contact information, and documents.

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Rocket Matter

JULY 18, 2023

While medium- and large-sized firms usually have administrative assistants, paralegals, clerks, admins, and even entire teams to oversee client onboarding, marketing, documentation, time and expense capture, and billing, a solo practitioner has to manage all those functions on top of their actual legal work. Embracing mobile paperless tools 5.

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Legal Tech Monitor

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Of the few he found that were oriented towards litigation practices, they were complicated to use and took a long time for a firm to customize and integrate. For lawyers, paralegals and others using the platform, its dashboard provides a home base for monitoring case activity. Tracking case milestones in Clarra.

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Legal Tech Monitor

AUGUST 2, 2023

It does this by tracking and analyzing key metrics such as revenue, expenses, billable hours, realization rates, and profit margins, so that firms can optimize their profitability and improve their overall financial performance. Traditional reporting for law firms shows performance by calculating billed versus collected time.

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