Above the Law - Technology

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Although Clio started in 2008 with a “laser focus” on solos, Newton said, it quickly started seeing demand from two-person firms, then multiple-lawyer firms, then 20-30 person firms, and ultimately into midsized firms, which Newton defines as firms of 20-200 people.

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Colin S. Levy

MARCH 5, 2024

When we launched in 2008, we were the first cloud-based practice management system to market. The first period of transformation, spanning 2008 to 2018, was about driving adoption of the cloud and helping lawyers migrate their systems. How have you and how has Clio adapted to accommodate the dynamics of the legal world?

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Clio

MARCH 16, 2023

With this news, lawyers are looking at their own banks. Lawyers need to become familiar with how FDIC insurance works for trust accounts. Making a claim To obtain these amounts, a lawyer must file an insurance claim with the FDIC on behalf of their clients. What happens to your law firm if your bank closes?

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Ron Friedmann

JUNE 29, 2020

“) The 2008-10 Great Financial Crisis changed the legal market. Almost 75% of responding firms with more than 250 lawyers report innovation initiatives and planning for innovation in the firm’s strategic plan. See also the next chart, showing that under 20% of 250+ lawyer firms have a an innovation officer or director.

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LawSites

JANUARY 2, 2023

Lawyerist Media LLC , which started as a blog in 2008 and evolved into a leading business coaching and training company for small law firms, is merging with Affinity Consulting Group LLC , one of the top companies in the U.S. Lawyerist started as a blog created in 2008 by Sam Glover , then a practicing lawyer in Minneapolis.

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Clio

MARCH 22, 2023

When you think of holidays, chances are that celebrating lawyers isn’t top of mind—however, we’re here to share why International Be Kind to Lawyers Day should be on your radar. Established in 2008, the annual International Be Kind to Lawyers Day falls on the second Tuesday of April (April 11, 2023). 1844 AD: Macon B.

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Ron Friedmann

AUGUST 6, 2020

” The chart shows the distribution of responses for firms with more than 250 lawyers. Contract lawyers, staff lawyers, and part-time lawyers are all in use by more than 70% of responding firms. Conclusions From 2008 to 2010, the legal market shifted from a sellers’ to a buyers’ market.

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Clio

MARCH 29, 2023

While commonly used with corporate business clients, it’s valuable for all lawyers to understand the basics of LEDES billing. 2008: LEDES XML updates to LEDES XML 2.0 LEDES billing codes The LEDES billing process provides standardized codes for lawyers and firm members to use when categorizing legal tasks for billing purposes.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 7, 2021

Since the rise of cloud-based legal software began in 2008, there has been lots of movement on developing productivity tools, accompanied by a legendary foot-dragging exercise respecting the advancement of marketing software.

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LawNext podcast

OCTOBER 12, 2020

In September, Rocket Lawyer became the first national company approved to participate in Utah’s regulatory sandbox, a pilot program for licensing new and alternative forms of legal providers and services. In this episode of LawNext, Moore recounts the founding and development of Rocket Lawyer and its expansion into Europe starting in 2012.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Lawyer flat fee billing can be tricky. ANSWER: While most lawyers and clients are accustomed to the traditional billable hour, other pricing options do exist. Table of contents What Are Lawyer Flat Fees? What Are Lawyer Flat Fees? These include fixed fees, alternative fee structures, and contingency fees, among others.

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Clio

MAY 22, 2024

As a lawyer, understanding the judicial codes of conduct is not just about ensuring fair trials, but also about safeguarding the profession’s standards and your practice. Lawyers should refer to their jurisdiction’s specific code of conduct to see what duties have been adopted.

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Technically Legal

JULY 27, 2018

Jae explains that a “new normal” confronts many law firms and discusses how they must now compete for business post-2008 recession. In Episode 12, we also talk to Jason Boehmig, attorney and founder of Ironclad.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

MAY 16, 2023

Pfeifer discusses how LexisNexis+ AI offers conversational search, summarization, and drafting tools to help lawyers work more efficiently. Pfeifer predicts AI tools like LexisNexis Plus AI will increase access to legal services by allowing lawyers and firms to work more efficiently and take on more work. Jeff Pfeifer 20:17 Absolutely.

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Technically Legal

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Creators Legal offers self serve industry contracts drafted by experienced lawyers. In 2008, with the economy in shambles, Eric, like many, had to pivot and launched Pacific Workers which was initially a workers compensation law firm for athletes, but later came to represent workers from all fields.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 26, 2023

Some possible reasons why: The 2008 en banc ruling functionally became dicta in 2012 when the Ninth Circuit held that Roommates.com never touched illegal content at all. Twitter , Chicago Lawyers Committee v. However, it has not benefited plaintiffs as much as I initially expected. Harvard (“The CDA exempts certain laws from its reach.

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Joshua Gilliland

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

There are many lawyers who have an unnatural fear of producing associated metadata with ESI productions. I have always viewed this as producing printed paper without ink on the pages. This is one of cases where I scratch my head at the way the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is interpreted. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Div.,

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Laura shares her journey from being a high-profile lawyer to becoming an executive coach. She discusses the various challenges faced by lawyers and C-level executives, including transitioning into leadership roles, building business, managing a team, and adapting to in-house roles. What inspired you to make the change?

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Clio

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Since our founding in 2008, Clio has grown exponentially, thanks to the innovative legal professionals who use our software every day. 32% of clients vs. 19% of lawyers say the justice system could be improved with AI. AI-powered legal assistant Clio Duo is an AI-powered partner that will enhance lawyers’ abilities.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In October 2021, Clio , the law practice management company, launched Clio Payments , native e-payments technology built into the Clio Manage law practice management platform — a launch that CEO Jack Newton described at the time as the company’s most important product release since its debut in 2008.

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iPhone J.D.

JUNE 5, 2023

Here are the features in iOS 17 that I think that lawyers will love--as well as any other professionals who use the iPhone to get work done. Since 2008 , I've been using an Apple dock to keep my iPhone on my desk in a vertical position, and as I've explained in the past , I love having an Apple dock on my desk.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 18, 2024

Instead, plaintiffs’ lawyers are marshaling legal theories built for an industrial era to cut short those nuanced deliberations. Previous year-in-review lists from 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2008 , 2007 , and 2006. Following the Lemmon v.

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The Barrister

OCTOBER 23, 2023

While you may be in law school, it is not your whole being and identity for three years, you can still be happy and be yourself to become a fantastic student (and lawyer!) Check out these books available at our law library: 50 Lessons for Lawyers: Earn More, Stress Less, Be Awesome , call number KF297.B47 while you are here.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 6, 2021

When Rocket Matter launched in 2008 as one of the first cloud-based law practice management platforms, it was targeted at solo and small firms. As lawyers enter time, Rocket Matter will audit their entries to ensure that they do not violate those billing rules.

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Centerbase

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Law firms across the country are buzzing, and it feels suspiciously like 2008. Are you trying to lower the time that lawyers spend on intake? How will legal technology help your lawyers and staff handle workloads? How can the tool help your lawyers offload non-billable tasks? Convenience and automation.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 23, 2024

But not enough lawyers say it often enough. Didion (2008) 160 Cal.App.4th by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy The intersection of the Federal Arbitration Act and the law of online contracts has become utterly corrosive to our legal system. Many people think this is true. Or loudly enough. See Bruni v.

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Legal Expert Connections

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Lawyers passionate about defending their clients and showcasing their work frequently document their thoughts and provide firm updates in a law firm blog. The article offers up three important reminders for all lawyers with professional blogs: Client information is always confidential.

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LawSites

MARCH 10, 2023

Having worked both on internal law firm apps as well as building tools for lawyers and clients, Joe has gotten to play with a lot of cool tech, including industry NLP tools and a variety of front end and back end technologies. In 2022, Nicole was named one of the “Top 50 Women Lawyers in Illinois” by Super Lawyers.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Lion and whether or not they want to do work with our firms that the cost of you know, am law 100 Law Firm, pretty good lawyers, right? Typically, you’re gonna go to any one of the law and 100 firms and you can find a good lawyer, so becomes more than about just finding the good lawyer becomes about the experience with the firm.

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LawSites

AUGUST 30, 2022

For the lawyers, it is an enormous amount of work on a tight deadline. After graduating from South Texas College of Law in 2008 at the top of her class, her first job was as a briefing attorney at the Texas First Court of Appeals, where she was first exposed to the problem of the voluminous records appeals often entail. Other Uses.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Although Clio started in 2008 with a “laser focus” on solos, Newton said, it quickly started seeing demand from two-person firms, then multiple-lawyer firms, then 20-30 person firms, and ultimately into midsized firms, which Newton defines as firms of 20-200 people.

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Lawmatics

APRIL 6, 2023

On average, lawyers perform just two-and-a-half hours of billable work in an average eight-hour workday. Many lawyers waste time performing non-billable administrative, financial, or marketing tasks instead of working on their cases. How can busy lawyers serve their current clients and keep new ones coming in?

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

And so my partner, who was working in a law firm, said to one of his clients, you know, what, we can review those documents with a small team of lawyers in the law firm will give you a discounted rate. I imagine, you know, in 2008 2009, that because storing data was much cheaper, people started storing things they shouldn’t have been.

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Colin S. Levy

MARCH 7, 2023

In 2008, I started my first company, CountryWide Debt Relief. We need to do a better job preparing our future lawyers on how to become better technologists. What would be your three pieces of advice to a newly minted lawyer? What were some of the biggest lessons you learned and why?

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Legally Speaking

JANUARY 21, 2023

Clio was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. lawyers, surveys of legal professionals and consumers to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges facing law firms today. Provide exceptional client support while optimising the efficiency of your legal practice. Utilise data collected from a large number of U.S.

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Lawmatics

JUNE 15, 2023

Sitting on the edge of your future as a lawyer is exhilarating—you have the power to change people's lives, protect the innocent, and uphold justice as a legal professional. In other words, a criminal defense lawyer will probably find a lot more clients in a city with a higher crime rate like Washington D.C.

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Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 10, 2023

Having worked both on internal law firm apps as well as building tools for lawyers and clients, Joe has gotten to play with a lot of cool tech, including industry NLP tools and a variety of front end and back end technologies. In 2022, Nicole was named one of the “Top 50 Women Lawyers in Illinois” by Super Lawyers.

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