NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Building and managing processes is the key to managing a successful business. That includes law firm businesse s, by the way. Checking on the status of a case is as simple as logging in, and seeing which tasks are due -- which have been done, and which have not. And, that’s the root of your case management process.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 21, 2022

I currently work for a reputable litigation firm that specializes in bankruptcy, business disputes, real estate, and family law. We receive many partition cases, and I am most experienced in partition/real estate and bankruptcy cases. It is mostly litigation, and it is always busy at my firm!

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CARET Legal

MARCH 18, 2024

By providing guidance on an ongoing basis, your firm can become a trusted partner to its clients, strengthening client loyalty. As law firm owners, diversifying services and enhancing profitability are top priorities. It can also delve into specialized niches like environmental law, health law, or international law.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 27, 2022

When discussing legal tech as an industry, we often focus on horizontal solutions — research, document management, case management, practice management — that apply to law firms regardless of practice area. These are simply my observations of software developed to address specific fields of law.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

What with COVID, the economy and the day-to-challenges of practicing law and managing a firm, it’s been a tough three years. Yet despite it all, smaller law firms have a bullish outlook on their future prospects — and with good reason. Cost control and expense growth for real estate, salaries and the like.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Hands-on Legal Software When I started as a paralegal on the job, I realized that West Law is not the only legal software that law firms use. I had to adapt to the specific software and case management systems used in my workplace. How Working in the Field Helped Me Acquire Practical Skills 1.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Even if you’re in a different practice area, some of these will also apply to you, whether in personal injury, real estate, or commercial litigation. . 3 Things To Do When Managing Your Personal Injury Cases. Now, if you’re working for a larger firm, they probably have case management software that’s tracking that date.

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MyCase

JULY 14, 2023

Moreover, the majority of malpractice claims are brought against small law firms. Facing a legal malpractice case can be disastrous for a law firm, both financially and reputationally. If you do not have the documentation to defend yourself against a claim of negligence, then you are putting your law firm at risk.

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MyCase

AUGUST 12, 2022

Legal record management is a vital aspect of any law firm. Each case or matter will generate numerous records that must be securely stored and filed for future reference. Though legal record keeping is part of daily practice for law firms, it is often disorganized.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 24, 2023

This is because some paralegals might prefer a corporate setting as an in-house paralegal, while others might thrive in a law firm setting working in civil litigation or other commercial litigation. You could say “well, you were the exception” or “you worked in an AmLaw 100 firm in a major metropolitan city.”

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LawSites

JANUARY 25, 2022

Since its formal launch in June 2020 , Lexicon has taken a unique approach to providing a solution to lawyers’ practice management needs. Now it has added another five, so that the full menu of services it offers are: Facilities Management. Lexicon will oversee real estate leasing and purchasing for a firm.

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LawSites

JANUARY 25, 2022

Since its formal launch in June 2020 , Lexicon has taken a unique approach to providing a solution to lawyers’ practice management needs. Now it has added another five, so that the full menu of services it offers are: Facilities Management. Lexicon will oversee real estate leasing and purchasing for a firm.

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Paralegal Mentor

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

It’s not just law firms that will be hiring. The survey says: Law firms want paralegals who can perform multiple job functions and deliver quality results at cost-effective billing rates for clients. General Business and Corporate Law. Real Estate.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 17, 2023

Technology is an integral part of any business, including law firms and legal departments. Even if you don’t work at a firm specializing in technology, you will still use computers and software daily. Before that, Cara also gained experience working in Real Estate, Civil, Criminal, and Collections Law.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 4, 2023

AltFee Elevator Pitch: AltFee revolutionizes law firm pricing by offering a foundation for alternative fee structures. This system empowers firms to precisely assess and assign value to projects, vital in a landscape where AI/efficiency gains drastically shorten task timelines. What makes you unique or innovative? and Beagle.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 13, 2023

I give a really good example of what a litigation paralegal can do what that information in my 3 Steps to Better Case Management. If you work at a law firm, being more productive will also get you more billable hours. A personal injury paralegal has a case checklist , a medical records tracking sheet, and more.

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Blumberg

APRIL 13, 2021

Also visit websites with article archives like the ABA’s Tech Report and the Law Practice Division’s Legal Technology Resource Center. He wrote Blumberg’s client marketing pamphlets and designed Blumberg’s Summa Document Organizer and Semi-Customized Law Firm Brochures.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

If a law firm is unable even to decide whether its staff should return to the office, or when that return should happen, or how to structure that return, then how can that firm implement lasting and innovative changes in its technology infrastructure and systems? This is not to say that 2021 was without innovation.

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ALPS

JANUARY 5, 2022

For a law firm, when a new matter is taken on a lawyer is making a similar promise: to deliver the promised product or service in a timely and thorough manner. Does every attorney at your firm consistently follow through on his or her promise with each and every client? The interesting question for you, however, is this.

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Cenza

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Akorda offers legal review and contract management software. It allows law firms to manage legal contracts, manage workflow process and contracts. It uses AI-technologies to review the legal cases, manage contract life cycle and agreements. Blackboiler. LegalSifter.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 25, 2024

Now this was back before there was fancy case management software, which was nice to use. I used to use an Excel spreadsheet, and you know what, depending on how user-friendly your case management software is, it might be easier for you to use an Excel file, even if you do have access to expensive software.

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MyCase

AUGUST 10, 2022

This is commonly used for routine legal matters, such as drafting up a final will and testament or a standard real estate closing contract. . The overall profitability of a law firm is identified by calculating gross income. Contingency fees : This fee is contingent on the lawyer obtaining a settlement or monetary award.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

It was paralegals like Kim who made my job as a manager so much easier. Kim now works as a solution consultant for Opus 2 , a legal technology company that offers a streamlined case management solution for everything from document management to hearings, arbitrations, and trials.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

If a law firm is unable even to decide whether its staff should return to the office, or when that return should happen, or how to structure that return, then how can that firm implement lasting and innovative changes in its technology infrastructure and systems? This is not to say that 2021 was without innovation.

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The Estrin Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In college, I thought I’d end up doing something related with real estate. However, by the time I graduated from law school, I was already gravitating toward workers’ compensation. I spent the first five years after law school representing insurance companies, but did not find the work rewarding — at all. Of course not.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Why did you decide to give up working in law firms and teach full-time? Well, actually, fun fact, I still do work very part time for Paul Moreau at Moreau Law. having me teach litigation case management, um, or e discovery project management, you know, because I’m not a lawyer.

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