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How to Thrive as a Remote Work Lawyer

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According to a report from the American Bar Association , nearly 90% of surveyed lawyers said that their firms allowed team members to work remotely. Thriving as a remote work lawyer requires structure, a robust tech stack, and reliable systems to ensure communications are smooth, data is secure, and work is getting done.

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Most Law Firms Use Just Five or Fewer Unique Software Products, Smokeball Study Says

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In firms of 2-10 lawyers, 86% use five or fewer products. Even in firms of 26 or more lawyers, half use just five or fewer products. Document management, 47%. Practice management or case management, 34%. Reputation management, 10%. Now, 50% work in the office full time. Video conferencing, 61%.

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2023 Trends in Law Firm Operations – and How Technology Will Help Shape Them

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The freedom to work remotely, at least some of the time, is an increasingly-common goal. More than half of attorneys who responded to the ABA’s 2022 Practice Forward survey said they worked from home half the time or more. 89% in private practice said they had the option of working remotely.

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Top Technologies That Increase Your Law Firm’s Profitability

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From administrative tasks to remote work, technology helps staff members optimize their responsibilities and increase the firm’s profitability. If lawyers and consultants don’t keep track of time with clients, for instance, they may lose billable time and the profitability of the firm will decrease. Remote Work.

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LTRC Roundtable Discussion: Legal Tech Trends in 2022

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DK: My move to a Mac Mini with a large monitor reflects both the work from home approach and my reluctance to travel. RD: For my organization, 2021 was less about new technology and more about enhancing how we used remote work tools such as Office 365 and Adobe Cloud to continually improve our efficiency and security.

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2020 ILTA Legal Technology Survey: Remote Working and the Shift to Cloud-based Legal Software

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Every year the International Legal Technology Association conducts a technology survey of firms of all sizes, and the results always provide lots of interesting data on how lawyers are using technology. First, let’s take a look at the demographics of the lawyers surveyed. Cloud philosophy. Most useful tools during the pandemic.

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TechReport 2022: Cloud Computing

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Every Wednesday, we’ll be posting a new report from one of our experts, so stay tuned! The 2022 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report showed the surge in cloud usage we expected after March 2020 starting to take off, led by solo lawyers. In 2021, 70% of respondents reported that they used cloud computing, up from 60% in 2021.