Attorney at Work

APRIL 16, 2024

Roy Ginsburg | Nonlawyer ownership of law firms provides a “new, fertile hunting ground” for private equity, but is it improving access to justice? The post The Latest in Law Firm Ownership appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

Law Firm 63

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Lawyer 63

CARET Legal

APRIL 8, 2024

The relentless pursuit of billable hours in the legal profession often leads to overwork and burnout, undermining lawyers’ well-being and job satisfaction. On one hand, it’s a measure of a lawyer’s productivity and a key revenue driver for law firms.

Law Firm 89

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Lawyer 89

CARET Legal

MARCH 22, 2024

Choosing the right structure is crucial for supporting growth and ensuring long-term success for your law firm. As your law firm starts to grow, the structure of your business becomes increasingly critical. Your organization model significantly impacts your firm’s efficiency, profitability, and overall success.

Law Firm 74

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Attorney 74

CARET Legal

APRIL 24, 2024

A must-have feature of legal practice management platforms, case management software, centralizes all your case files, communications, billing, and scheduling in one platform — it’s truly like having a command center for your law firm. Let’s get into the best legal tech and tools your firm needs to start utilizing now.

Legal Technology Solution 91

Legal Technology Solution Technology Legal Legal 91

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

It’s hard enough running a law firm, without having to schedule time and effort to revise the templates you use in your law practice. So, most lawyers don’t take the time to do it at all. If you want to talk about better refining your law firm processes, you know who to call.

Law Firm 223

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Legal Documents 223

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Law firms have quite a few options for getting their first, or a revised, website built (rebuilt). Sounds weird, I know – but, this relates back to a big problem that attorneys have: that they can’t seem to let go of doing everything, because lawyers feel like they’re the best at everything. They can design the best websites.

Law Firm 147

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Lawyer 147

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Most lawyers who are billing hourly (which are still most lawyers) – and, even those who aren’t – continue to slavishly send out invoices at the beginning of every month, covering the fees accrued by clients for the prior month. That’s why some law firms are experimenting with more regular billing models.

Law Firm 130

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Lawyer 130

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

I was talking to a friend of mine, who runs a highly successful law firm, the other day. And, he told me ‘clients aren’t the problem, I need to hire good lawyers’. And, you’re likely becoming continually more aggressive, acting almost like your own legal recruiter, to work to contact, proposition and close new hires.

Law Firm 130

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Lawyer 130

LawSites

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Thomson Reuters Institute, in its 2024 Report on the State of the US Legal Market , released today in partnership with the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at Georgetown Law ( whose URL returns a page not found), uses Pan Am’s story to drive home a simple point for U.S. law firms: Innovate or die.

Law Firm 109

Law Firm Law Firms Legal Legal 109

Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Sooner or later, every lawyer in solo or small firm practice asks themselves whether they should create a law firm website — or how long they can put it off. Maybe you have started by claiming a free Google business profile for your law firm and using social media to connect with potential clients.

Law Firm 136

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Lawyer 136

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

JULY 22, 2023

Some lawyer s get burned hiring staff, whether it’s legal assistant s , paralegals or other attorneys. In my experience, I’ve found that law firms connect on a successful hire (across all employee categories) about 40% of the time. 400 over a full seasons. over 80 years ago. 400 over a full seasons. over 80 years ago.

Law Firm 130

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Legal Assistant 130

JURIST

MARCH 30, 2022

Coca-Cola Monday announced they will not implement the controversial diversity requirements for external law firms working for the company following a backlash from their investors. The post Coca Cola to scrap drastic diversity requirement initiative for external law firms appeared first on JURIST - News.

Law Firm 197

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Lawyer 197

Attorney at Work

APRIL 18, 2024

Laura Wenzel | A KM initiative requires a culture shift for most small and midsize firms. The post How AI-Enabled Knowledge Management Can Help Small and Midsize Law Firms Level Up appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers. Here's why it’s worth it.

Law Firm 63

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Lawyer 63

ABA Journal

MARCH 28, 2024

The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.

Law Firm 111

Law Firm Law Firms Lawyer Lawyers 111

CARET Legal

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

By leveraging legal workflow automation to optimize operations, law offices can unlock a host of benefits that enhance efficiency, accuracy, collaboration, and overall success. The automation of legal workflows has become a game-changer for law offices.

Law Firm 52

Law Firm Law Firms Legal Legal 52

Attorney at Work

MARCH 13, 2023

Annette Choti | These five statistics confirm the value of legal marketing in 2023 and beyond. The post Unbelievable Law Firm Marketing Statistics appeared first on Attorney at Work.

Law Firm 104

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Attorney 104

JURIST

MARCH 22, 2023

In a major departure from longstanding policy , the Bar Council of India (BCI) last week issued a notification permitting foreign law firms and foreign lawyers to advise clients on broad foreign law and international arbitration issues.

Law Firm 104

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Lawyer 104

MyCase

JUNE 30, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were like a figurative asteroid that violently crashed through the shared expectations of lawyers around client intake —in much the same way that a literal, giant asteroid sent dinosaurs scrambling in all directions. Internally: it’s a law firm client intake process. Legal Information.

Law Firm 145

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Technology 145

Attorney at Work

MARCH 10, 2022

Social media opportunities are endless for lawyers. With the right strategy, you can build your brand authority while establishing relationships with potential clients and other legal professionals. Since implementing a successful social media strategy can take some trial and error, here are some basic social media tips for law firms.

Law Firm 126

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Lawyer 126

LawTechnologyToday

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. For legal practitioners, there are a number of metrices that are indicative of the firm’s or the department’s performance.

Law Firm 90

Law Firm Law Firms Document Review Laws 90

LawTechnologyToday

AUGUST 16, 2021

Technology continues to flourish in the legal community as online marketplaces provide impressive transparent legal support services to law firms. With newfound marketplaces, the legal industry is hesitant to accept these access-to-justice advances. Why the hesitancy? Efficiency. Vetting of service providers.

Law Firm 122

Law Firm Law Firms Court Reporting Laws 122

LawSites

MARCH 5, 2024

And in legal, they need to deftly honor tradition and strive for change without disrupting an inherently delicate balance between technological progress, generational shifts, and complex business dynamics. And the results are consistent with that view: 90% explained that legal technology helps their firms increase revenue.

Law Firm 100

Law Firm Law Firms Technology Laws 100

ABA Journal

JULY 25, 2022

Law firms are filing more lawsuits seeking unpaid legal fees, despite the risk that they will face counterclaims for malpractice. Law.com has the story ,…

Law Firm 95

Law Firm Law Firms Legal Legal 95

Above The Law

AUGUST 30, 2023

AI may not be able to solve every legal problem, but it can get lawyers paid. The post Law Firms Struggling With Arcane Billing Guidelines Can Look To AI For Relief appeared first on Above the Law.

Law Firm 108

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Lawyer 108

Above The Law

MARCH 15, 2022

Exit interviews often reveal to law firms and legal departments at companies why lawyers are leaving, thus making them them a day late and a dollar short. The post Why ‘Stay Interviews’ Might Help Law Firms And Companies Retain Legal Talent appeared first on Above the Law.

Law Firm 108

Law Firm Law Firms Legal Legal 108

LawSites

JANUARY 10, 2024

In a marriage of pro bono platforms, Paladin , a company whose platform connects lawyers with opportunities to provide free legal help, has acquired Pro Bono Manager , a product developed by Pro Bono Net to enable large law firms to manage and measure their pro bono programs.

Law Firm 122

Law Firm Law Firms Legal Technology Solution Laws 122

Above The Law

APRIL 5, 2023

The post Lawyer In Hot Water For Faking Financial Documents To Lower His Law Firm Capital Contribution appeared first on Above the Law. A suspension is in the cards.

Law Firm 102

Law Firm Law Firms Lawyer Lawyers 102

LawSites

MAY 19, 2023

Transforming your law practice to go fully virtual requires careful planning and the right tools, says Annette Choti, a lawyer for more than two decades who now advises law firms on digital marketing and growth strategies through her company Law Quill.

Law Firm 95

Law Firm Law Firms Legal Technology Solution Document Management 95

My Shingle

JULY 7, 2023

, one of the best parts of starting or owning your own law firm is the ability to create a novel business model that addresses a profound gap in the market, and marries your passion to your legal talent.

Law Firm 84

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Lawyer 84

LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 28, 2023

Have you noticed how technology is transforming the legal industry? It’s happening right now, and it’s changing the way you practice law. Legal tech startups are disrupting traditional law firms and offering new ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their services. Let’s get started.

Law Firm 72

Law Firm Law Firms Legal Technology Solution Legal 72

Above The Law

MARCH 22, 2024

The winners represent US and international law firms and legal education. The post ILTA Honors 5 Lawyers As ‘Influential Women In Legal Tech’ appeared first on Above the Law.

Lawyer 91

Lawyer Lawyers Legal Legal 91

Above The Law

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The next generation of lawyers is reshaping the future of law, including the way law firms think about technology as a strategy for the recruitment of top talent and the professional development of their new associates. The post What Next-Gen Lawyers Expect From Law Firm Technology appeared first on Above the Law.

Law Firm 80

Law Firm Law Firms Technology Lawyer 80

LawSites

JANUARY 26, 2023

In the wake of that news, it seemed all anyone could talk about was the metaverse, and that extended to the legal industry, and even to law firms forming metaverse offices on virtual reality platforms such as Decentraland. But is the metaverse something that law firms really should be considering?

Law Firm 103

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Technology 103

LegalTalkNetwork

JUNE 28, 2022

Law firm pricing is one of the most important aspects of running a legal practice, and is one of the most important factors to potential clients. So why don’t lawyers address this in their marketing? So how much should lawyers charge? Increase Law Firm Growth with a Strong Value Proposition.

Law Firm 104

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Legal Services 104

Attorney at Work

JANUARY 4, 2022

In December 2021, Dave Ries, a frequent co-presenter with the authors, wrote an excellent summary of the cybersecurity portion of the ABA’s 2021 Legal Technology Survey Report. Perhaps the most striking statistic is that 25% of the survey’s respondents reported that their law firm had been breached at some time.

Law Firm 144

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Technology 144

MyCase

AUGUST 1, 2022

Time Management Software for Law Firms . For many attorneys, legal time tracking is their greatest ally and worst enemy. Lawyers charging by the hour must track every minute to maximize profitability, while those working on a contingency or flat fee basis use frequent time entries to track case progress. .

Law Firm 52

Law Firm Law Firms Lawyer Lawyers 52

LawSites

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Stories are increasingly common of lawyers who leave law practice to start legal technology companies, but few achieve the level of success as an entrepreneur of Matt Spiegel. He was a criminal defense lawyer in 2009 when he founded MyCase , one of the earliest cloud-based law practice management companies.

Law Firm 109

Law Firm Law Firms Laws Legal 109