https://www.lawnext.com/category/sponsored Tracking new and intriguing websites and products for the legal profession. Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:17:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.12 https://www.lawnext.com/2026/10/i-sent-three-law-firms-an-rfp-theres-clearly-a-client-experience-gap.html Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:14:07 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=54503 As a former lawyer, a legal technology CEO, and a paying client of five major law firms, I see how legal services are built, sold, and experienced. Recently, my wife and I sent three firms an RFP for personal legal work. One firm responded with a partner’s name, an associate’s name, an hourly rate, and […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2026/09/built-for-corporate-restructuring-the-case-for-purpose-built-ai.html Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:29:13 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=54433 Section 1: Five Realities Reshaping How Corporate Restructuring Gets Done Corporate restructuring operates at the intersection of legal precision and financial complexity, with stakeholder decisions routinely made under exigent circumstances. More data and shortened timelines have made that work harder. A 2025 study by Harvard and USC law professors published in the University of Chicago […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2026/08/universal-migrator-helps-aggressive-startups-onboard-customers-quicker.html Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:00:13 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=53928 For ambitious software startups, winning a new customer is only the beginning. The next challenge is getting that customer fully operational before delays, technical complications, or a difficult data migration undermine the relationship. Universal Migrator helps fast-moving startups accelerate onboarding by providing the tools and expertise needed to transfer customer data from legacy systems into […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2026/08/universal-migrator-helps-closing-startups-offboard-customers-and-reduce-legal-risk.html Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:08:58 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=53925 A poorly managed shutdown can create significant risk. Customers may claim that they lost access to data, were not given a reasonable opportunity to retrieve it, or received exports that were incomplete or unusable. While no technology can eliminate legal risk, a documented and organized offboarding process can demonstrate that a company took reasonable steps […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2026/07/53697.html Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:40:22 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=53697 R&D & AI INNOVATION The AI Productivity Inflection How the Agentic PDLC Accelerated Delivery and Drove AI Adoption R&D performance, Q1 FY2025 through Q2 FY2026 By Greg Ingino, Chief Technology Officer, Litera   Eighteen months ago, I walked out of an Hg conference in Silicon Valley knowing that how we built software was about to […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2026/07/universal-migrator-now-supports-migrations-from-more-than-170-applications.html Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:35:23 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=53638 Universal Migrator has expanded its migration library to support more than 170 legal and business applications, giving legal technology consultants access to one of the industry’s broadest collections of reusable migration scripts. The expanded library enables consultants to migrate data between a wide range of practice management, document management, CRM, billing, accounting, and other business […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2026/06/universal-migrator-launches-new-website-built-for-migration-experts.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:35:39 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=53294 Universal Migrator has launched a brand-new website designed to make legal data migrations easier to research, explain, plan, and execute. The new site gives migration consultants, IT professionals, legal technology advisors, and law firm leaders a clearer way to understand what Universal Migrator can do across hundreds of migration scenarios. Instead of forcing migration experts […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2026/04/universal-migrator-releases-scripts-that-migrate-quickbooks-lexipi-and-ins-zoom-to-clio-mycase-litify-and-lawmatics.html Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:02:37 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=52827 Universal Migrator has released new data migration scripts that help legal technology consultants migrate law firms from Quickbooks, LexiPi, and INS Zoom into major practice management tools Clio, MyCase, Litify, and Lawmatics. With these additions, Universal Migrator’s script library now supports 144+ applications, spanning practice management, CRM, billing/accounting, and document management systems. The latest additions […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2026/03/ai-that-listens-like-a-lawyer-a-side-by-side-comparison-of-general-ai-notetakers-and-legal-conversational-intelligence.html Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:15:49 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=52760 AI That Listens Like a Lawyer:  Courts Are Exposing the Gap Between What AI Notetakers Promise and What Their Contracts Permit. Purpose-Built Legal Conversational Intelligenceᵀᴹ Tools, Such as Querious®, Offer Attorneys a Defensible Path Forward. A gap exists between how general-purpose AI notetakers are marketed to legal professionals and what their terms of service permit. […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2026/03/universal-migrator-releases-scripts-that-migrate-docuware-legal-server-and-alfresco-to-imanage-sharepoint-and-netdocuments.html Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:07:55 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=52597 With each month, Universal Migrator’s library becomes more comprehensive. Universal Migrator has released new data migration scripts that help legal technology consultants migrate law firms from DocuWare, Legal Server, and Alfresco into major document management systems including iManage, Microsoft SharePoint, and NetDocuments. With these additions, Universal Migrator’s script library now supports 141+ applications, spanning practice […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2026/02/universal-migrator-reduces-pricing-on-migration-tools-for-imanage-sharepoint-and-netdocuments.html Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:28:24 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=52478 Universal Migrator today announced reduced pricing for access to its migration script library covering iManage, Microsoft SharePoint, and NetDocuments, lowering the cost barrier for legal technology consultants performing document management system transitions. Access to the script library now starts at $3,500, with no additional fees no matter how many migrations are performed or the size […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2026/02/legalgain-shares-findings-in-whitepaper-on-structural-requirements-for-ai-legal-research.html Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:22:16 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=52413 Legalgain has released Integrity Meets Intelligence: The Training Data and Domain Architecture Standards for Agentic Legal Research, a whitepaper examining the data and architectural requirements necessary for AI systems to perform reliable legal research. The analysis outlines why many current legal AI tools fall short on accuracy and defensibility, and identifies the structural conditions required […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2025/10/billing-in-the-age-of-ai-a-practical-guide-for-law-firms.html Tue, 07 Oct 2025 13:35:24 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=51362 The challenge with law firm billing has never been the work itself—it’s been capturing it. Attorneys often face the same pain points: late-night time entry marathons, vague narratives that invite client pushback, or forgotten calls and emails that leave money on the table. AI-powered timekeeping platforms promise to close these gaps. Early adopters have reported […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2025/07/introducing-spellbook-library-contract-ai-that-learns-from-your-precedents.html Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:45:05 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=50635 Since launching Spellbook three years ago, and scaling to over 3,400 law firms and in-house legal teams as customers, we’ve heard one big piece of recurring feedback: “I want AI to sound more like me. I want it to understand my style and preferences.” Fine tuning was an alright technique two years ago, but today […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2025/07/universal-migrators-july-2025-update-adds-5-new-connectors.html Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:34:19 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=50538 Universal Migrator has announced its July 2025 update, introducing five new connectors to its migration platform, and expanding its library to more than 130 available connectors. The latest additions include CaseCloud, CityLaw, DocRio, Surepoint LMS, and Vimeo. About Universal Migrator Universal Migrator specializes in providing technology and IT consultants with streamlined solutions for migrating data […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2024/03/getting-a-tech-llm-is-it-worth-it.html Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:11:50 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=46199 As technology continues to transform our economy and culture, businesses need a new breed of lawyers who understand the legal and commercial aspects of technology. There is a specific need for lawyers skilled in bringing new products and new companies to market.  Cornell Tech’s Master of Laws (LLM) in Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship is the […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2023/11/five-challenges-shaping-the-new-legal-paradigm.html Wed, 08 Nov 2023 15:05:33 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=45002 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. But law firms, typically known to be slow to change and risk averse, are grappling with their own challenges alongside these advancements—paper-based documentation and fax machines are […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2022/04/win-more-clients-by-using-document-automation-differently-2.html Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:36:26 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=40410 This is one of my favourite marketing stories. I’ve told the story over virtual beers (pandemic), at conferences, and as a humorous anecdote to every business I talked to that is trying to drive leads online organically. And now I’ll share it with you. This is the story of how I accidentally came to dominate […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2020/03/empowering-lawyers-who-must-work-remotely.html https://www.lawnext.com/2020/03/empowering-lawyers-who-must-work-remotely.html#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2020 14:01:22 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=32253 Litera’s business continuity series, which began last week, dives into the unprecedented challenges we are all facing and looks at how technology can help provide what law firms need to continue serving their clients, even while their teams are working remotely, unable to travel or meet face-to-face with clients, and otherwise disrupted from their regular routines. We’re […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2020/03/empowering-lawyers-who-must-work-remotely.html/feed 0 https://www.lawnext.com/2019/10/the-1-reason-people-get-redaction-wrong.html https://www.lawnext.com/2019/10/the-1-reason-people-get-redaction-wrong.html#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2019 12:58:36 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=30558 2019 may well end up being the year of redaction as it continues to make big headlines globally: The Justice Department Has Clarified Why It Redacted The Mueller Report, Paul Manafort’s Lawyers Tried—and Failed—to Redact This Sensitive Legal Filing, How a Simple Copy/Paste Revealed Explosive New Detail in Manafort’s Case. DocsCorp, a leading legal technology […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2019/10/the-1-reason-people-get-redaction-wrong.html/feed 0 https://www.lawnext.com/2018/12/get-paid-faster-ever-new-innovation-firm-central.html https://www.lawnext.com/2018/12/get-paid-faster-ever-new-innovation-firm-central.html#respond Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:49:49 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=28716 Ten years ago, I missed out on buying my first home. Having scraped enough money together to pay the deposit and associated government tax, I only had to figure out how to pay for the legal fees. My plan was to use my 0% purchases credit card to pay my lawyer, and eventually pay this […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2018/12/get-paid-faster-ever-new-innovation-firm-central.html/feed 0 https://www.lawnext.com/2018/11/firm-central-practice-management-bookends-banner-year-launch-built-accounting.html https://www.lawnext.com/2018/11/firm-central-practice-management-bookends-banner-year-launch-built-accounting.html#respond Mon, 19 Nov 2018 13:33:05 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=28542 At launch in 2013, Firm Central was a solid user friendly, cloud-based matter management software.  Fast forward through five years of gathering customer feedback and making product improvements, to present day, where the robust end-to-end software consists of customizable matter management, sophisticated time & billing, legal rules-based calendaring, enhanced reporting, and most recently, built-in accounting. […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2018/11/firm-central-practice-management-bookends-banner-year-launch-built-accounting.html/feed 0 https://www.lawnext.com/2018/10/5-model-rules-1-resolution-breach-youre-not-prepared-disaster.html https://www.lawnext.com/2018/10/5-model-rules-1-resolution-breach-youre-not-prepared-disaster.html#respond Tue, 02 Oct 2018 12:44:25 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=28092 By Cynthia Sharp, JD, LLM You can’t control a natural disaster, but you can control how you prepare. Consider today’s legal practice management systems that make it easy to store and manage files, client information, and everything else that’s critical to running your practice, securely in the cloud. This technology is affordable and accessible. (In […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2018/10/5-model-rules-1-resolution-breach-youre-not-prepared-disaster.html/feed 0 https://www.lawnext.com/2018/09/ilta-conference-teen-proves-easily-law-firm-networks-can-breached.html https://www.lawnext.com/2018/09/ilta-conference-teen-proves-easily-law-firm-networks-can-breached.html#respond Tue, 11 Sep 2018 12:52:32 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=27979 In July, CNBC reported that a Russian hacker is selling access to the data of a New York City law firm for $3,500 on the dark web. What’s even more alarming is that, according to Q6 Cyber, a cybersecurity company, the firm isn’t alone. Similar information is for sale from firms nationwide. The report said […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2018/09/ilta-conference-teen-proves-easily-law-firm-networks-can-breached.html/feed 0 https://www.lawnext.com/2018/08/close-doors-conference.html https://www.lawnext.com/2018/08/close-doors-conference.html#respond Tue, 28 Aug 2018 11:30:31 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=27828 After three years of attending the Clio Cloud Conference, the jazzy, New Orleans legal tech conference hosted by leading cloud-based practice management software provider Clio, Billie Tarascio had had it. Not with the conference, but with being the only staffer from the firm she owns, Modern Law, to attend. So last year, she packed everyone […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2018/08/close-doors-conference.html/feed 0 https://www.lawnext.com/2018/07/measure-way-increased-profits-firm-centrals-enhanced-reporting.html https://www.lawnext.com/2018/07/measure-way-increased-profits-firm-centrals-enhanced-reporting.html#respond Tue, 17 Jul 2018 12:29:20 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=27564 When you start a small law firm, often-times you’re more interested and focused on practicing law (you’re a lawyer after-all!) rather than the business side of running a law firm. It’s no surprise, then, that you find it difficult to manage all aspects of practicing law and running your business – especially when it comes […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2018/07/measure-way-increased-profits-firm-centrals-enhanced-reporting.html/feed 0 https://www.lawnext.com/2018/06/clio-month-leveled-features-new-partners.html https://www.lawnext.com/2018/06/clio-month-leveled-features-new-partners.html#respond Wed, 06 Jun 2018 13:16:17 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=27222 This past month, we’ve made a few improvements to help you accomplish your daily tasks as efficiently as possible. We’re proud to bring you key updates to the way you view contacts in Clio, and to Clio’s Outlook Add-in for Office 365. We’ve also got two new app integration partners to tell you about, and […]]]> https://www.lawnext.com/2018/06/clio-month-leveled-features-new-partners.html/feed 0 https://www.lawnext.com/2017/12/end-big-law-advantage-bridge-communication-security-gap.html https://www.lawnext.com/2017/12/end-big-law-advantage-bridge-communication-security-gap.html#comments Mon, 11 Dec 2017 15:01:12 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=16734 https://www.lawnext.com/2017/12/end-big-law-advantage-bridge-communication-security-gap.html/feed 1 https://www.lawnext.com/2017/12/avoiding-court-settlement-agreements.html https://www.lawnext.com/2017/12/avoiding-court-settlement-agreements.html#respond Tue, 05 Dec 2017 14:24:07 +0000 https://www.lawnext.com/?p=16660 https://www.lawnext.com/2017/12/avoiding-court-settlement-agreements.html/feed 0 https://www.lawnext.com/2017/11/law-firm-productivity-dropped-9-find-make-without-longer-hours.html 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