Aderant Introduces viAllocate, A Product Designed to Solve Work Allocation Issues for Law Firms

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Aderant, a provider of business management software to larger law firms, today introduced a product designed to help law firms better allocate work among their associates. 

Called viAllocate, the product helps law firms maximize billable utilization, balance associate workloads, and improve operational efficiency and profitability, Aderant says.

It is designed to address the challenges…

Texas Supreme Court Preliminarily Approves Delivery of Legal Services by Licensed Paraprofessionals and Court-Access Assistants

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The Supreme Court of Texas this week gave preliminary approval to rules that would allow the delivery of legal services in certain circumstances by licensed legal paraprofessionals and licensed court-access assistants who are not lawyers.

“For years, the Court has made combating this ‘justice gap’ a top priority, and it has become clear that we…

David v. Goliath Trial Begins this Month in Case that Challenges Thomson Reuter’s Longstanding Copyrights in Legal Research Materials

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For decades, one product, Thomson Reuters Westlaw, has dominated the legal research market. A core foundation of that dominance has been Westlaw’s claims of copyright in several elements of its legal research service, particularly its headnotes and Key Number System.

The validity of those copyrights will be a central issue later this month when the…

At ILTACON Next Week, Portugal-Based Legau Marks the U.S. Launch of its Comprehensive Legal Drafting Product for Word and Outlook

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Legau, a comprehensive legal document drafting platform launched in Portugal in 2021, will make its formal launch in the U.S. market at ILTACON this week, where it has been selected as one of 26 companies to participate in the conference’s Startup Hub.

Designed to streamline the legal drafting process for attorneys, Legau hopes to…