As a solo myself, I can tell you that there is much to be said for practicing on your own – freedom and independence not least among them. In fact, during 2022’s “Great Resignation,” a third of lawyers who quit their jobs did so to start their own solo practices, according to Legal Trends…
On LawNext: 15 Years, 15 Lessons: Clio Founder Jack Newton On What He’s Learned About Building a Successful Company
In the 15 years since he and Rian Gauvreau cofounded the legal practice management company Clio in 2008, Jack Newton has learned a thing or two about what it takes to build a successful company. As its CEO since the start, Newton has overseen the growth of the company from fledgling…
Clio Goes Down Under, Expanding Into Australia with New Office and Data Center to Support APAC Growth
The law practice management company Clio is expanding into Australia, where it will offer both of its signature products, Clio Manage and Clio Grow, and open an office and a data center to support customers there and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
“As we think about our mission to transform the legal experience for all,…
Clio Launches E-Payments Solution for Canadian Legal Market; Plans to Expand Payments to Other Countries
In October 2021, Clio, the law practice management company, launched Clio Payments, native e-payments technology built into the Clio Manage law practice management platform — a launch that CEO Jack Newton described at the time as the company’s most important product release since its debut in 2008.
Today, in its first international expansion…
A Special LawNext Recorded Live at ClioCon: Clio CEO Jack Newton on the Antifragile Law Firm
In an episode of LawNext recorded in person at the Clio Cloud Conference in Nashville, Clio founder and CEO Jack Newton discusses the “antifragile” law firm, a concept he introduced in his conference keynote — derived from the book, Antifragile: Things That…
ClioCon Post-Mortem: Slightly Off Its A-Game, But Still the Best Conference in Legal Tech
Question: What do you call the best team in baseball when it’s off its A-game for a night? Answer: The best team in baseball.
So what do you call the best conference in legal tech when it is off its A-game for a year? The best conference in legal tech.
Monday and Tuesday this week…
Clio’s 2022 Legal Trends Report Finds Lawyers’ Business Growing But Fees Fail to Keep Pace
At its annual Clio Cloud Conference today, the law practice management company Clio released the 2022 edition of its annual Legal Trends Report – its seventh year of the report.
It finds that law firms are seeing an average 10% increase in the growth of new business, but that their fees are…
At Kick-Off of ClioCon, Clio Unveils No-Code Websites, Text Messaging, Enhanced Payments, and Advanced Third-Party App Integration
As the Clio Cloud Conference kicked off in Nashville this morning – the conference’s 10th anniversary and its first time live since 2019 – Clio founder and CEO Jack Newton took to the stage to deliver a keynote address, during which he announced several new products and product enhancements.
New products he…
On Eve of ClioCon, Thoughts On the Legal Tech Industry from CEO Jack Newton
With the Clio Cloud Conference kicking off live Monday for the first time since 2019, and with this year marking the conference’s 10th anniversary, I caught up earlier today with Clio founder and CEO Jack Newton.
Some of what we talked about is under embargo until Monday, when Clio will be announcing new…
Special Offer for LawSites Readers: $300 Off Tickets to 10th Annual Clio Cloud Conference in October
After attending the 2019 Clio Cloud Conference, I wrote a post describing the experience as like “a cult of innovation.” I meant that in the most-positive sense possible.
“Within the context of a profession known for its resistance to change,” I wrote, “having 2,000 people together at one time who share a great devotion…
Clio Gets A New Global Sales Leader, As It Names Former RingCentral VP Jenny Dingus to the Role
The law practice management company Clio has named Jenny Dingus, formerly a top sales executive with RingCentral, as its senior vice president of global sales.
In her new role, Dingus will oversee all facets of Clio’s global sales activities, including business development, closing sales, and solutions for supporting sales. Her focus will…
Clio Offers to Buy Lawyers Out Of Up to Six Months of Competitors’ Contracts
The law practice management company Clio today introduced an offer to buy lawyers out of their contracts with competing practice management platforms if they switch to Clio’s platform.
Clio said it will help cover the remaining cost of the contract with the competitor by providing a credit of up to six months of free…
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