Debevoise Data Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Example: Having AI draft a legal brief for an important court filing. It is often critical for lawyers and compliance professionals to digest the intricacies of a new regulation so that they can skillfully advise clients as to whether it applies and how to ensure compliance. When the acceptable error rate is essentially zero.

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Brett Trout

APRIL 21, 2025

While this change is designed to help applicants bring their innovations to market faster, it also means you will need to move faster tooparticularly when it comes to filing continuation or divisional applications. Applicants will have less time to file continuation or divisional applications after paying the issue fee. Why the Change?

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OpenText

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

OpenText™ is proud to be named a Leader and Outperformer in the latest GigaOm Radar Report for E-Discovery. GigaOm Radar overview It assessed how well e-discovery solutions were designed to serve specific target markets (SMB, larger enterprise, and law firms) and deployment models. And don’t just take our word for it.

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Percipient

JANUARY 20, 2025

As AI keeps evolving, its clear that lawyers and firms who embrace these tools now will have a big advantage in the future. Whether its tools built just for lawyers or general AI that can make things easier, there are a bunch of ways AI is helping out. This shift isnt just a trend; its becoming the new normal.

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LawNext podcast

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Everlaw for Good is a program run by the e-discovery company Everlaw , through which it makes its software available at no cost to legal aid organizations, nonprofit organizations, and investigative journalists. Today’s guests are: Claret Vargas , senior staff attorney at CJA. Daniel McLaughlin , senior staff attorney at CJA.

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Clio

MAY 12, 2025

In fact, 70% of clients say they prefer working virtually with lawyers , which means modernizing your practice is more important than ever. Calendar syncing : Avoid missed deadlines for probate filings or trust administration by syncing key dates across your teams calendars and client matters. Enhanced data security.

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Rocket Matter

MARCH 28, 2025

Get free e-book Legal brilliance alone doesn't guarantee the success of a law firm. Rocket Matter's legal practice management solution offers a comprehensive suite of features including time tracking, billing, and case management, enabling lawyers to capture time accurately, generate invoices promptly, and maintain organized case files.

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Clio

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Here are just a few things Clio accomplished in 2024: Funded a $900 million Series F round, Clio’s valuation climbed to $3 billion Hosted the biggest ClioCon yet with over 5000 attendees Launched three new products: Clio Duo, Clio Accounting, and Clio File Partnered with over 100 bar associations and law societies worldwide And thats not all!

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Percipient

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Sorting through thousands of files manually can take weeks or even months, which often leaves legal teams stretched thin and weighed down by repetitive tasks. The goal isnt to replace lawyers but to make their work more efficient. Plus, TAR shines with structured, text-heavy documents like emails or Word files.

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Percipient

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

While every platform works a little differently, most follow a similar approach: Uploading the contract You import a file or sync it from your document system. Integrations: Connects with Microsoft Word, Google Docs, CRM systems, and e-signature tools. It was easy to lose track of edits, and negotiations could drag on for weeks.

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MatterSuite

JUNE 2, 2025

The truth is that Legal operations technology isn’t about replacing lawyers. Why Legal Ops Tools Matter for General Counsel The problem: Manual contract review consumes 15+ hours/week per lawyer. Attorney Productivity: Matters closed per lawyer/month. Fear change and stick with slow, expensive manual processes.

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LawNext podcast

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

They share their personal journeys that led them to create Upsolve, from Petts' experience as a big firm lawyer helping pro bono clients get fresh starts to Jackson's own struggles with $60,000 in credit card debt. LEX Reception, Never miss a call, with expert answering service for Lawyers.

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Rocket Matter

APRIL 30, 2025

Get free e-book What will the future of law firms look like in a few years? These ground-shaking transformations raise critical questions about the future of law firms : How can the use of AI improve lawyers' productivity while upholding ethical standards? Are staff fully prepared to use AI without compromising client confidentiality?

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Clio

MAY 13, 2025

Invoice management for criminal defense lawyers comes with its own set of challenges. In this post, well explore common billing challenges for criminal defense lawyers and share practical tips to help you get paid fasterplus how invoicing software can simplify the process.

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Rocket Matter

APRIL 15, 2025

Get free e-book A founding partner at your firm becomes incapacitated, passes away, or decides to retire after decades of practice. Unfortunately, many lawyers will only consider succession planning when retirement gets closer. Is your firm prepared to handle this transition without losing clients, momentum, or revenue?

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Rocket Matter

MAY 21, 2025

What Lawyers Should Know appeared first on Rocket Matter. Get free e-book Law licenses in the United States are regulated at the state level. However, many lawyers are interested in building a multi-state legal practice, whether for personal, professional, or financial reasons. Why Become a Multi-State Lawyer?

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Percipient

MARCH 18, 2025

Heres how it typically works: Upload the contract : Drag and drop a PDF, Microsoft Word file, or scanned document. Some tools pull files directly from your document management system. Seamless integrations : Works with e-signature tools, document management systems, and more.

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Clio

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Many AI-powered solutions now assist lawyers with a wide range of tasksfrom automating operational workflows to drafting and analyzing legal documents to streamlining e-discovery and beyond. What percentage of lawyers use AI? The level of AI usage for lawyers is rapidly increasing. Book a demo today. Tools like Smith.ai

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Bigfork Tech

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Centralized document storage makes finding the right file as easy as a quick search. E-signature integration speeds up approvals and eliminates paperwork headaches. ALOE automates these time-consuming processes, freeing you up to focus on higher-value tasks. Make Complex Tasks Simple Managing contracts is no small feat. .

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Rocket Matter

MARCH 26, 2025

Get free e-book Lawyers lose 40% of the time they spend working to inefficient, manual processes that cover work outside the practice of law. When an important hearing or filing due date changes, staff must adjust multiple related tasks by hand.

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Rocket Matter

MARCH 26, 2025

Get free e-book Lawyers lose 40% of the time they spend working to inefficient, manual processes that cover work outside the practice of law. When an important hearing or filing due date changes, staff must adjust multiple related tasks by hand.

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Clio

MARCH 31, 2025

For real estate lawyers, legal billing challenges shouldn’t compete with client needs, yet they regularly doforcing you to sacrifice valuable time on administrative burdens instead of practicing actual law. Eliminating inefficiency is crucial for all firmsbut for real estate lawyers who charge flat fees in particular, its paramount.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

” [For more on the crisis of online contracts, see this short piece.] __ “I analyze everything you post and often apply those insights to my workespecially topics like Section 230 of the CDA, privacy issues, and e-commerce.” Did the lawyer cut corners? Was the lawyer out-of-date on best practices?

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Clio

APRIL 15, 2025

Integrates with productivity software lawyers already use, like Dropbox , Microsoft Office , and Google Workspace. Offers AI-powered features like automated categorization, file data extraction, and the ability to summarize and translate key information. Offers large file storage. Provides access to reporting and insights.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Personal Injury Add-On In an move designed to make its platform more useful for the specific needs of personal injury lawyers, Clio today introduced a Personal Injury Add-On to Clio Manage, which it says is specifically designed for a PI lawyer’s distinct workflows, procedures and requirements.

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Above the Law - Technology

MARCH 14, 2024

Just a few weeks ago, I wrote about two more cases of AI-hallucinated citations in court filings leading to sanctions , and now comes the case of a Florida lawyer suspended from practice after filing cases that were “completely fabricated.” District Judge John E. ” On March 8, the U.S.

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LawSites

MARCH 19, 2024

You may know it more through its brands, including ServeNow for finding process servers, One Legal for California court filing, LawToolBox for court calendaring, and the Legal Talk Network group of legal podcasts. InfoTrack may be one of the fastest growing yet least known legal technology companies in the United States.

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Above the Law - Technology

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Paradigm , home to the practice management platforms PracticePanther , Bill4Time , MerusCase and LollyLaw ; the e-payments platform Headnote ; and the legal accounting software TrustBooks. In both of today’s interviews, we talk about those new products and others, as well as the company’s longer-term product roadmap.

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Above the Law - Technology

JANUARY 3, 2024

BriefCatch BriefCatch empowers lawyers and judges to edit legal documents to the highest standards while helping their clients win, boosting their writing skills, and enjoying expert explanations, models, and examples. Recital works in Word and email, for fast adoption without changing how lawyers work. 2nd Chair You are a lawyer.

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LawSites

MAY 12, 2021

Two non-profit pilot programs won approval this week under Utah’s regulatory sandbox to provide non-lawyer legal assistance to individuals with medical debt. In Utah, nearly 22,000 lawyers are filed each year against people experiencing medical debt, which is a third of all debt-collection cases filed in the state, Butler said.

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Above the Law - Technology

OCTOBER 12, 2023

I am, it turns out, a member of small club of fewer than 10 people who have attended every ClioCon since the first – a relatively modest affair of about 200 people who gathered in Chicago in 2013 for an event produced by a relatively small legal tech upstart that was proselytizing for lawyers to move to the cloud. Well, get it right it did.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Here’s a guide to building and managing your lawyer referrals network. The Ask: How to Approach the Referral Source Deploying Your Lawyer Referrals Network Rules and Boundaries for Getting and Giving Lawyer Referrals 1. Work out the details, and inform the client How to Give Lawyer Referrals: Three Steps 1.

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LawSites

MAY 30, 2023

It was bound to happen sooner or later: Two lawyers face sanctions for filing a brief laden with bogus cases hallucinated by ChatGPT. But is this a story about the failings of AI or is it about the failings of the lawyers? In an affidavit filed in the case , Steven A. ” Forty states have adopted this duty.

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Rocket Matter

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

E-signatures had a market share of $3 billion in 2021. With the e-signature market expected to skyrocket to $35.03 Along with e-signatures, secure file-sharing is a must for law firms. Here are seven reasons that just might convince you to implement file-sharing and e-signature technology at your law firm.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 7, 2022

Are you still using a file server and having people access it with a VPN? Upgrade to Microsoft 365 to get a cloud-based file server, plus updated versions of the Office suite. You will get far more phone functionality, plus videoconferencing, business texting, e-fax and more. Or choose ZoomPhone or Microsoft 365 Business Voice.

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Legal Tech Monitor

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Personal Injury Add-On In an move designed to make its platform more useful for the specific needs of personal injury lawyers, Clio today introduced a Personal Injury Add-On to Clio Manage, which it says is specifically designed for a PI lawyer’s distinct workflows, procedures and requirements.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For all the discussion of how generative AI will impact the legal profession, maybe one answer is that it will weed out the lazy and incompetent lawyers. By now, in the wake of several cases in which lawyers have found themselves in hot water by citing hallucinated cases generated by ChatGPT, most notoriously Mata v. XYZ Corporation.

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