Rocket Matter

JULY 18, 2023

While medium- and large-sized firms usually have administrative assistants, paralegals, clerks, admins, and even entire teams to oversee client onboarding, marketing, documentation, time and expense capture, and billing, a solo practitioner has to manage all those functions on top of their actual legal work. It can be a lot.

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LawSites

JULY 29, 2021

Yesterday, I reported that law practice management company Clio acquired the automated court-calendaring company CalendarRules. Yesterday, I discussed the acquisition with Jack Newton , cofounder and CEO of Clio, and Scott Davis , founder and CEO of CalendarRules, who joins Clio as general manager of CalendarRules.

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Rocket Matter

MAY 16, 2023

But when you skimp on admin time or try to cut corners, time and billing mistakes are more likely to occur. That’s why legal practice management software is so important. in 2022), it’s the right time to look at your current rates and see if you’re charging enough to remain profitable.

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Rocket Matter

MAY 2, 2023

Ask your receptionists, paralegals, IT group, HR team, and accounting department as well as your associates, partners, and clients where they think your organization excels. Pinpoint inconsistent or inefficient practices Once you know what you’re good at, it’s time for a longer look in the mirror.

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Rocket Matter

MAY 30, 2023

It’s also critical to understand how much time it takes for paralegals and administrative staff to complete their casework. Build accurate billable rates for administrative work Automated time tracking isn’t just for your partners and associates.

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Rocket Matter

MARCH 7, 2023

Left unstructured, document management can become a black hole of confusion, frustration, and non-billable hours. What if it was all in one place? With Rocket Matter, it’s easy to build the document management solution that’s right for you Every legal practice is different, and every practice has different needs.

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Rocket Matter

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Billable hours are the basis of most legal fee calculations, and putting in enough billable hours is essential to the profitability of law firms—that’s why they generally seek to maximize the number of billable hours that associates and partners put in. Some firms have a billable rate for key support staff, such as paralegals.

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Rocket Matter

JANUARY 30, 2024

The solution: choose an intuitive software that provides easy demos and customized training upon request. “I don’t need extra oversight” No associate or paralegal, or any employee, wants all of their time monitored by a boss, and rightly so.

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Law Technology Today

MARCH 3, 2023

RT: My best guess is this technology will allow for fewer paralegals and legal assistants in a law office over the next decade but won’t replace new lawyers quite yet. DB: I can imagine ChatGPT features being licensed to companies like LegalZoom, practice management software providers and legal drafting software providers.

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Attorney at Work

DECEMBER 19, 2021

. “ Shadow IT: A Serious Threat to Law Firms” by Sharon Nelson (@SharonNelsonEsq) and John Simek (@SenseiEnt). “Top 6 Reasons to Hire a Paralegal Over a Lawyer” by Roy Ginsburg. “ Scale: The Three-Step Formula to Grow a $1 Million+ Legal Practice” by Jay Harrington (@HarringJ75).

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