NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Artificial intelligence has fast become a fact of modern life – as it has perhaps been adopted more widely, more quickly, than any previous technology. One such use case, that artificial intelligence tools excel at, is project management. Yet, lots of attorneys still haven’t had any substantive experiences with AI, to date.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The wide variety of applications built on top of these platforms makes life easier, especially for project managers (PMs) who work in e-discovery. “As BDO’s technology aggregates documents and data from various entities, putting that data at project managers’ fingertips and eliminating manual tracking in spreadsheets.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

With the launch today of its second-generation platform, London-based Legatics is expanding the capabilities it offers customers from its core of legal transaction management into broader legal project management. ” “Managing legal projects is hard work,” Seale said.

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Rocket Matter

JANUARY 9, 2023

And it’s only natural to assume that buying whatever project management software is popular at other firms you admire might help you meet that goal. . You might find this information shocking coming from the company that created the first online legal billing and law practice management software… . Task management .

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LawTechnologyToday

JUNE 8, 2021

Improving your law firm in an increasingly competitive landscape often rests on technological upgrades for increasing capacity. But adopting and implementing new technology, along with the associated operational changes, is never easy work. Implementing a new technology can sometimes be a heavy lift. Everyone is excited.

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The Estrin Report

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Alternative Careers Requiring a Legal Background These roles capitalize on your specific legal expertise, making the most of your education and experience in the field.

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LawSites

APRIL 9, 2024

Furthering its expansion beyond legal research and into other products aligned with legal professionals’ day-to-day workflows, Bloomberg Law has acquired Dashboard Legal , a project management and collaboration platform specifically designed for the legal market.

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LawVu

MARCH 4, 2025

According to Gartner, E-billing and matter management software remains critical technology for legal departments, despite a surge of new software start-ups serving the legal market across other categories. Legal teams prioritize this suite of tools because of its essential role in managing a long-standing and still key workflow.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The post Legal Technology Innovation: Navigating Complex Team Dynamics And Resolving Issues appeared first on Above the Law. Navigating and escalating sensitive issues requires emotional intelligence, and resolving issues where there is resistance from team members requires soft skills and a focus on relationships.

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Rocket Matter

JANUARY 14, 2025

To improve productivity and profitability for their law firms, many attorneys have adopted legal project management (LPM) principles and tools. What Is Legal Project Management ? As a result, clients and stakeholders alike are more aware of how your processes work regarding time, project costs, and available resources.

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Cenza

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Cenza is an established global ALSP serving clients in the US and UK from India with scalable, cost‐effective, and reliable managed legal services built on best‐in‐class technology, deep operational expertise, rigorous quality control, and robust client service. The full press release is here. Magazine (Inc.

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LawTechnologyToday

JANUARY 12, 2021

Improving your law firm in an increasingly competitive landscape often rests on technological upgrades for increasing capacity. But adopting and implementing new technology, along with the associated operational changes, is never easy work. Implementing a new technology can sometimes be a heavy lift. Everyone is excited.

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Above The Law

JUNE 12, 2023

Successfully implementing legal technology requires careful attention to addressing project management, change management, and adoption challenges. The post 3 Focus Areas For Successful In-House Legal Tech Implementations appeared first on Above the Law.

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LawTechnologyToday

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Learning something new is never easy—especially technology. But holding back on implementing new technology at your law firm hinders its growth. . The 2021 Legal Trends Report uncovered that extensive use of well-implemented technology correlates with firm success. Here’s what they had to say. Start with the basics .

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 29, 2021

If your profession includes anything related to litigation (paralegal, attorney, support staff, technology person, project manager, etc.), As technology becomes more mobile, wearable, integrated, automated, the implications on what–and how – data is collected, gets more complicated. Advances in Technology.

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Rocket Matter

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

She and Zack dove into the benefits of project management for law firms , how workflows and automations (even imperfect ones) can eliminate common woes, and how Rocket Matter legal practice management software can help.

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LawVu

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The global financial crisis, COVID-19, and swift improvements in technology have created a climate in which in-house lawyers are expected to be more cost efficient than ever before – and to take a more active role in supporting the strategic priorities of the businesses that they serve. Why is a legal operations function so important?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 17, 2021

We will break down the paralegal technology skills into three categories of software: administration, matter management, and practice-specific applications. As a new litigation paralegal, it is not expected that you will have mastered all of these technologies. Matter Management Software. Administration Software.

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CARET Legal

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Several legal technology trends are set to reshape how law firms operate. Artificial Intelligence and GenAI in the Legal Industry One of the most prominent law firm technology trends is the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), including Generative AI (GenAI). AI is expected to automate nearly half of legal tasks in the US and Europe.

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CARET Legal

APRIL 26, 2024

However, by leveraging technology and making some simple changes, law firms can significantly reduce this burnout and enhance their fee earner’s productivity and well-being. Embrace Legal Practice Management Technology The first step in minimizing fee earner burnout is to embrace legal technology.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 29, 2021

Career options for paralegals are opening up, thanks to technology and a robust job market. Every year there are changes to the rules, upgrades in the technology available, and case law that relates to ESI. It still might be worth your time to gain some general information and to keep up to date on the emerging e-discovery technology.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In turn, you will be able to identify and address skills gaps before strategic goals – technology modernization, billing practices, client management — are affected. By doing so, your firm can help people advance their careers and even explore new avenues. Seek Talent from Non-traditional Places.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 5, 2022

Now that I am the Paralegal Manager, what else do I do outside of work today ? On my own time, I: Study the trends and online content regarding the Legal Operations field Research emerging legal technologies; Study the Project Management field for ideas; Study my team. Will the approach work for your firm?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Back in the 1990s, we didn’t have the technology to full-text search deposition transcripts or online repositories to search across all of the deposition transcripts. Fast forward and we now have the litigation technology that allows us to full-text search across all of our deposition transcripts, exhibits, and more.

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 15, 2022

Brett Burney ( @BBurney ) is Principal of Burney Consultants LLC , an independent legal technology consulting practice. Brett is a past ABA TECHSHOW Planning Board Chair and a popular speaker on legal technology. . I use Trello to organize projects, manage to-do lists and work-in-progress.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 13, 2023

Read this: 3 Pro Tips for Paralegal “Time” Management Weekly Habits Habit 4: Do a tech byte What is a tech byte? It is a technology check-up, looking at the technology that you use on a regular basis (or should be using!) You want to be the “go-to” person when it comes to technology. But don’t stop there.

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The Process Street

AUGUST 31, 2022

“Project management is a cute way to get started, but serious businesses are committed to process excellence.” I know, that’s a pretty controversial way to start this post, but so is the debate between process vs. project. You’re either Team Process or Team Project. Process vs project: How do you know which one to use?

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Attorney at Work

JULY 11, 2023

Karen and David Skinner's three step process to make the most of technology at your firm. The post No More Shiny Butterflies: How to Choose the Best Tech for Your Law Firm appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

So, if your staff is treating you in a dismissive way, and you feel like you’ve been removed from the management of your own law firm – or, even if you simply don’t want that situation to arise – there is a way to dig out. Here’s what you need to do: Understand How Your Technology Works. Record Your Processes.

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LawSites

JUNE 28, 2021

In her new role, Asay will work with lawyers at the firm, as well as with the firm’s client development, pricing, legal project management, and information technology teams.

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LawVu

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

This is the process of legal matter management. Matter management for in-house legal is by no means a new concept. These types of work are important, and it’s beneficial to think of them as a subset of in-house matter management.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 11, 2023

He is also the author of the 2016 book Project Management in Electronic Discovery , now in its second edition. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS). He frequently writes and speaks on e-discovery, legal operations, project management and technology topics.

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LawSites

JANUARY 28, 2022

Austin, publisher of the blog eDiscovery Today , is an established e-discovery thought leader with over 30 years of experience providing e-discovery best practices, legal technology consulting and technical project management services to commercial and government clients.

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LawSites

JANUARY 28, 2022

Austin, publisher of the blog eDiscovery Today , is an established e-discovery thought leader with over 30 years of experience providing e-discovery best practices, legal technology consulting and technical project management services to commercial and government clients.

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Attorney at Work

DECEMBER 2, 2021

While many law firms have appointed resource or work allocation managers to make more equitable assignment choices, there is only so much a person can do without further help from technology. Disclosure: My firm provides this technology.)

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

To help counter these cuts and reduce their workloads, legal departments are increasingly bullish on leveraging legal technology, the survey finds. Technology spend is imminent. Amid expectations of layoffs and hiring freezes, 44% of respondents expect to add technology to increase efficiency. Top technology needs.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Technological advancements are reshaping industries and creating new ways of working, from the rise of the cloud to 5G and the mass adoption of large-language models and AI. Challenge #3: Disjointed Technology Stacks Technology has come a long way in the legal profession with the introduction of cloud and platform-management offerings.

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