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XIRA Upgrades Its Marketplace/Practice Management Platform for Solos and Eliminates Booking Fees

XIRA Upgrades Its Marketplace/Practice Management Platform for Solos and Eliminates Booking Fees

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 17, 2023

XIRA, a platform for solo attorneys to get clients and manage their law practices, is introducing a variety of upgrades to its platform as well as changes to its pricing that includes elimination of booking fees for new clients and new subscription fees for its practice management platform.

I first wrote about XIRA in…

Following Pre/Dicta’s Acquisition of Gavelytics, The Two Companies’ CEO Discuss What The Deal Means for Legal Analytics

Following Pre/Dicta’s Acquisition of Gavelytics, The Two Companies’ CEO Discuss What The Deal Means for Legal Analytics

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 13, 2023

Earlier this week, I reported here that the litigation analytics company Gavelytics, which shut down operations in June, has been acquired by a relative newcomer to the legal analytics space, Pre/Dicta, which launched its product in July after two years of development.

Yesterday, I met via Zoom with the CEOs of the two…

Aderant Teams Up with Fireman & Company to Launch Pre-Designed Intranet Portal Based on Handshake

Aderant Teams Up with Fireman & Company to Launch Pre-Designed Intranet Portal Based on Handshake

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 12, 2023

What do you get when you combine one of the leading intranet portals for larger law firms with the expertise of a consulting firm that has been building and implementing intranets for decades?

The answer, according to an announcement today, is a pre-designed, state-of-the-art intranet portal that can be deployed in just weeks, either as…

Shuttered Legal Analytics Company Gavelytics Is Acquired By Recently Launched Analytics Company Pre/Dicta

Shuttered Legal Analytics Company Gavelytics Is Acquired By Recently Launched Analytics Company Pre/Dicta

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 11, 2023

Last June, the seven-year-old litigation analytics company Gavelytics shut down, seemingly overnight, with founder and CEO Rick Merrill announcing the news by an email on June 29 that he “recently made the difficult decision to close Gavelytics effective June 30,” as I reported at the time. 

Now, Gavelytics is rising from the ashes, in a…

CASEpeer, Practice Management Software for PI Firms, Now Integrates with LawPay for E-Payments

CASEpeer, Practice Management Software for PI Firms, Now Integrates with LawPay for E-Payments

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 10, 2023

CASEpeer, a practice management platform designed for personal injury law firms, now integrates with the online payments platform LawPay, it said today.

The integration enables PI firms to accept credit card and ACH payments electronically, which can help a firm increase collections and streamline financial operations.

CASEpeer is owned by Affinipay, the…

Eyeing U.S. Expansion, Legal Spend Management Company Apperio Raises $7M Growth Round

Eyeing U.S. Expansion, Legal Spend Management Company Apperio Raises $7M Growth Round

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 10, 2023

The London-based company Apperio, which provides legal spend analytics and matter tracking software, said today it has raised a $7 million growth round of venture capital funding. It will use the funding to further develop its product for corporate counsel, meet growing demand from law firms for new functionality, and accelerate its expansion to…

‘Twas the Night Before New Years Eve (in which Wolters Kluwer Acquires Contract Review Platform Della AI)

‘Twas the Night Before New Years Eve (in which Wolters Kluwer Acquires Contract Review Platform Della AI)

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 4, 2023

‘Twas the night before New Year’s Eve, when all through the legaltech world
Not a creature was stirring, not even in-house.
The laptops were stored in their backpacks with care,
Certain no investors would anytime soon be there.

This blogger was nestled all snug at my desk,
Envisioning how Legaltech Week…

Guest Post: David the Inventor vs. the Biglaw Goliath – What Drives A Goliath To Take On A David?

Guest Post: David the Inventor vs. the Biglaw Goliath – What Drives A Goliath To Take On A David?

By Mark Stodder
on January 4, 2023

[Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Mark Stodder, President of Xcential Legislative Technologies. As I reported here in November, the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has sued Xcential for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and other causes of action. This is Stodder’s perspective on the…

A Special Fireside Chat on the State of the Legal Industry, Recorded Live with Four Innovation Leaders

A Special Fireside Chat on the State of the Legal Industry, Recorded Live with Four Innovation Leaders

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 4, 2023

On Nov. 7, 2022, at the NetDocuments Inspire 2022 conference for its customers and partners, I had the privilege of moderating a fireside chat with four legal innovation leaders. Our topic was the trends driving their organizations and legal teams and how they are addressing current challenges in order to tee up their organizations for…

LAWCLERK, the Lawyer-to-Lawyer Marketplace, Now Lets Law Firms Hire Freelance Lawyers By the Hour

LAWCLERK, the Lawyer-to-Lawyer Marketplace, Now Lets Law Firms Hire Freelance Lawyers By the Hour

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 3, 2023

LAWCLERK, an online marketplace where attorneys and law firms can hire freelance lawyers and virtual associates, is expanding its hiring options today with the launch of its Hourly Associate program, designed to allow law firms to hire freelancers on a more-flexible hourly basis rather than by a discrete project or longer-term subscription. 

“Our…

Top 15 LawNext Podcast Episodes of 2022 and of All Time

Top 15 LawNext Podcast Episodes of 2022 and of All Time

By Bob Ambrogi
on December 28, 2022

Since starting my LawNext podcast in 2018, I have had the great fortune of sitting down almost every week for conversations with the “innovators and entrepreneurs who are driving what’s next in law.” While I enjoy each and every conversation, the numbers of listens reveal something about which topics and guests you, the listeners,…

New LawPay/MyCase Survey Provides Insights Into The Tech That Matters For Smaller Law Firms

New LawPay/MyCase Survey Provides Insights Into The Tech That Matters For Smaller Law Firms

By Bob Ambrogi
on December 14, 2022

A legal industry report released today by the sibling legal technology companies LawPay and MyCase provides unique insights into the technology tools that matter most to smaller law firms in the post-pandemic era.

While the report finds that law firms have largely recovered from pandemic-related declines in revenues, it concludes that, with regard…

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Bob Ambrogi is a lawyer and journalist who has been writing and speaking about legal technology and innovation for more than two decades. He writes the award-winning blog LawSites, is a columnist for Above the Law, hosts the podcast about legal innovation, LawNext, and hosts the weekly legal tech journalists' roundtable, Legaltech Week.

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