Robert Ambrogi BlogMy latest “Ambrogi on Tech” column for the ABA Journal, 2 new websites offer platform for crowdsourced legal research, looks at Casetext and Mootus, two sites that bring crowdsourcing to legal research, but in somewhat different ways.…
Voxgov Aggregates and Analyzes Government News and Media
Keeping track of an issue within the U.S. government can be daunting. The government is gargantuan, with thousands of entities publishing a constant flow of news and information across many thousands of websites and social media platforms.
Say you have a client who has an interest in food labeling law. To track everything concerning food…
Rocket Matter Enhances Time and Billing
The web-based practice-management platform Rocket Matter announced improvements this week to its time-and-billing capabilities. The improvements include:…
Free Law Project Creates API, Easing Others’ Use of its Court Opinions
The Free Law Project — which I mentioned here just recently when it added 1.5 million opinions to CourtListener — had more big news…
Box Furthers its Push into Legal with New Integrations
Last July, I reported here that Box, the file-sharing and collaboration platform, was making a ramped-up push into the legal industry. Today, Box followed up on that news in a big way, announcing new integrations with 22 mobile and web legal platforms,…
Casetext Adds Crowdsourced Q&As
I wrote not long ago about Casetext, a new legal research site that provides free access to court opinions together with a platform for crowdsourcing references and annotations. I also
MyCase Expands into Law Firm Websites
MyCase, the California company that provides web-based practice management software, this week announced a new product offering, website packages for law firms. The offering is unique in that the sites include seamless integration with the MyCase client portal. This means that clients can access the…
Court Orders HoudiniEsq Founder to Take Down Blog Post
Last Tuesday, Oct. 1, Frank Rivera, developer of the HoudiniEsq practice management software, posted an article to his blog entitled, “IT Consultant, Friend or Foe: Is Your Law Firm’s Clients’ Private Personal Data at Risk?” In it, Rivera claimed that a North Carolina IT consulting firm, Out of the Box Developers…
Clio Releases Full-Featured iPhone App
I am at the Clio Cloud Conference in Chicago today, where Clio, the cloud-based practice-management platform, is announcing the launch of its all-new app for iPhones and iPads. I’ve had a few days to try out a beta version, and I have to say……
MyCase and Rocket Matter Announce Major Upgrades
Two of the leading cloud-based law practice management platforms, MyCase and Rocket Matter, are each announcing major new enhancements today. MyCase is rolling out full integration with QuickBooks accounting software, while Rocket Matter is unveiling a significant update to its client portal.
MyCase QuickBooks Integration
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Round-up of News from Thomson Reuters, Handshake, Rocket Matter and ALM
A few days off the grid and I return to several notable announcements from companies that cater to lawyers:
A business development platform launched. Yesterday, Thomson Reuters Elite announced the release of Business Development Premier, a platform for customer relationship management and business…