The past six months have brought a flurry of investments and acquisitions involving law practice management software. Now there is another acquisition to report.
AbacusNext, one of the leading providers of legal, accounting and compliance software for legal professionals, has been acquired by Thomas H. Lee Partners, a private equity firm that invests in…
The Clio Cloud Conference will remain a virtual event for 2021, Clio said today.
Clio’s annual conference, which has become one of the most popular annual events in the U.S. focused on law practice and legal technology, will be held as a virtual event on Oct. 26-29, 2021, the company said.
The 2020 conference,…
The American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility today issued a formal ethics opinion providing guidance on virtual law practices.
The opinion (Formal Opinion 498) makes clear that the Model Rules of Professional Conduct permit lawyers to conduct their practices virtually, but it urges caution, competence and diligence with regard to…
A distinguishing feature of the practice management platform Clio is its ecosystem of more than 200 third-party applications that integrate to provide added functionality.
But on Monday, Clio terminated a popular app, Faster Suite, over concerns that it could expose Clio customer data to a privacy or security breach.
Then, early this morning,…
Say you are reading an article online about contract lifecycle management and want to know what companies offer products for that. A new extension for the Chrome browser puts the answer a click away.
With the new Legalpioneer Chrome extension installed, highlight a word or phrase on any web page to search and explore…
Yesterday, I moderated the fifth-annual Startup Alley pitch competition, presented as the opening event of ABA TECHSHOW. Fifteen startups presented their pitches to an audience of virtual TECHSHOW attendees, who then voted for their favorites.
Each startup presented a prerecorded 2.5 minute video pitch. Plus, each was allowed 30 seconds for a live introduction. While…
You’ve just been named global chief innovation officer for one of the world’s largest law firms. Where and how do you start? That is one of the questions we put to Amol Bargaje, whom Mayer Brown named to that position on Feb. 9, 2021.
Coming into this newly created role, Bargaje has…
For many law practices, getting paid is the bane of their existence. TimeSolv, a provider of cloud-based billing and timekeeping software for law firms, aims to fix that with the release today of Zero AR, a patent-pending feature that automates batch invoicing and electronic payments.
The feature enables firms to instantly process electronic payments…
As ABA TECHSHOW kicks off today, the practice management company Clio is announcing a new, broader vision for the company and its future.
It also made several other announcements, most notably the launch of The Law Community, an online platform for connecting Clio customers and others in the legal industry, as well as…
Tomorrow begins the week-long ABA TECHSHOW, the first virtual version of one of the world’s leading legal tech conferences. Kicking off the conference is the fifth annual Startup Alley pitch competition, featuring 15 up-and-coming legal tech startups competing for your votes.
Once again, I will be the moderator of the pitch competition, which begins…
LawSites Resources is a library of free whitepapers, webinars, product guides, cases studies, e-books, and more. Each week, I highlight one of the resources available there.
This week’s featured resource is Medicaid Planning Opportunities, a free training webinar for estate planning lawyers that will show you how to make a real difference to…
What were the week’s top stories in legal tech and innovation? Find out today at 3 p.m. E.T. with Legaltech Week.
Join us as our weekly roundtable of journalists and bloggers recap the top stories. We were off last week, so we have plenty of catching up to do.
It’s on Zoom and all free,…
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