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…
Win More Clients by Using Document Automation Differently
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…
Empowering Lawyers Who Must Work Remotely
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.…
The #1 Reason People Get Redaction Wrong
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…
Get Paid Faster Than Ever With New Innovation From Firm Central
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…
Firm Central Practice Management Bookends a Banner Year with the Launch of Built-in Accounting
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…
5 Model Rules and 1 Resolution You Could Breach if You’re Not Prepared for Disaster
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…
At ILTA Conference, Teen Proves How Easily Law Firm Networks Can Be Breached
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…
Why I Close My Doors For a Conference
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,…
Measure Your Way To Increased Profits With Firm Central’s Enhanced Reporting
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…
Clio This Month: Leveled-Up Features and New Partners
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…
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