CARET Legal

MARCH 8, 2024

Enter law firm management software—an innovative solution that not only addresses the challenges of outsourcing law firm administrative support, but also offers a host of benefits to supercharge your firm’s efficiency. Billing inaccuracies can be a major headache for law firms. The result?

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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.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As law firms (slowly) try to dig out from under the hourly billing model (trap?), It’s kind of like a legal insurance policy, and it allows law firms to acquire recurring revenue. For estate planning attorney s , that c ould include access to lawyers, updates to estate plans and document libraries.

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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.

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 8, 2024

Why are SIEMs for law firms is important? In the simplest terms, it's a security solution that detects threats before your firm is impacted. The post What the Heck Is a SIEM and Why Do Law Firms Need Them? Here’s Your Primer appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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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.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

I’ve got some surprising news: some lawyer didn’t invent the idea of CRM software. Neither were the relational databases that serve as the backbone for law practice management softwares built for law firms. Is any legal version of a CRM going to be as impactful , widely-used or feature-rich as Salesforce is ?

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CARET Legal

APRIL 5, 2024

Lawyer burnout can significantly impact a lawyer’s ability to perform and deliver quality work, affecting productivity, revenue and client relationships. Lawyer burnout is a significant and prevalent issue in the modern legal profession. What Causes Lawyer Burnout?

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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.

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LawSites

MARCH 6, 2024

Hotshot , a learning platform for legal professionals, today released the first five courses in a planned series designed to teach lawyers and other legal professionals about artificial intelligence and its impact on law practice. Introduction to LLMs for Lawyers. Using AI: Transactional Lawyers.

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OneLegal

APRIL 12, 2024

Law firms are adopting tech, from revolutionary AI tools to document review. Are AI lawyers next? The post AI lawyers: Are robots coming for your job? appeared first on One Legal.

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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.

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The Estrin Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

By Lawrence Pascoe Compared to other businesses, lawyers have not evolved in how they serve their clients Let’s be honest; the way lawyers serve their clients has not changed much , not just from the late 1970s when I started practicing law but probably since the 1200s when England passed laws regulating the conduct of the legal profession.

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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.

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LawSites

AUGUST 18, 2023

The lawyer ranking and review company Best Lawyers has acquired Good2bSocial , a digital marketing agency that specializes in serving law firms, legal marketers, lawyers and organizations in the legal industry. In 2021, the private equity firm Abry Partners acquired Best Lawyers.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The post Lawyers Often Have Little Understanding Of Legal History appeared first on Above the Law. Such a gap could make it more difficult for these attorneys to learn from the lessons of the past.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 7, 2024

The post Embrace Constraints to Build Your Legal Practice appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms & Lawyers. Jay Harrington | Constraints can inhibit your success or be a catalyst for high performance.

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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 ,…

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The gig economy has seen an influx of growth in the past few years, and the legal profession is not immune to this shift. The post Burned Out By Law Firm Life? How To Tap Into The Gig Economy For Lawyers. appeared first on Above the Law.

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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.

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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. .

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Above The Law

MARCH 29, 2022

Lawyer independence is a significant issue with serious implications to the legal industry and society in general. The post The Strategic Issue Of Lawyer Independence And Law Firm Technology Advances appeared first on Above the Law.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 20, 2024

Whether you’re a law firm owner or an individual attorney, it’s likely you’ll find yourself managing client funds at some point — including advance payments, settlement checks and expenses.

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 5, 2024

The post How to Scrub Metadata from Legal Documents: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers. Danielle DavisRoe | There are plenty of ways to scrub metadata from files before sharing them. Here's how to do it in Word and Acrobat.

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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.

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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.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The post Some Clients Won’t Consider Lawyers For Larger Legal Matters appeared first on Above the Law. Will that small matter you handle at a very favorable rate actually turn into more work from the same client later on? It can be a crap shoot.

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Above The Law

APRIL 19, 2023

Download our free report for insights into how millennials are shaping law firm culture. The post Millennial Lawyers’ Impact On The Legal Industry appeared first on Above the Law.

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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.

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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.

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OneLegal

JULY 18, 2023

The post In-house lawyer or paralegal vs. working for a law firm: What’s the difference? appeared first on One Legal. Many businesses, especially in today’s economy, find that the expenses involved in hiring outside counsel are too unpredictable and too high.

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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.

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