The Estrin Report

JANUARY 28, 2021

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is out with their 2020 Occupational Outlook for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Good tools, such as a cloud-based matter management system, can significantly reduce stress among paralegals, especially those expected to bill by the hour. Is there a bright future for Paralegals?

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The Estrin Report

JANUARY 28, 2021

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is out with their 2020 Occupational Outlook for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Good tools, such as a cloud-based matter management system, can significantly reduce stress among paralegals, especially those expected to bill by the hour. Is there a bright future for Paralegals?

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LawSites

MAY 13, 2021

Published for the fourth consecutive year by Aderant , a global provider of business management software for law firms, the Business of Law and Legal Technology Survey was conducted during August and September 2020. More than half (55%) said they have no plans in the foreseeable future to move practice management to the cloud.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 15, 2022

That may come in the form of legal secretaries, runners, file clerks, copy people, or even assistants whose job it is to schedule, docket, or do document management. Looking back to 2020 information, the mean hourly wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants was $27.22 Incomes rise as experience grows.

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The Estrin Report

MAY 19, 2020

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In the “Technology Basics & Security” volume, which covers technology planning and budgeting, 24% of the respondents are in solo practice (down from 26% in 2020) and 20% are in firms with 2-9 attorneys (down from 30% in 2020). Respondents to the 2021 Survey were asked about their firms’ budget for technology.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As awful as was the year 2020 for so many reasons, my year-end report last year found reasons to be optimistic. The silver lining of 2020,” I wrote, “is that we have been forced to consider changes that were long overdue and then given the opportunity to implement those changes.”. It is as if we are serving time in a legal tech limbo.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 11, 2022

Web apps have come a long way since then but when working with Word documents and other files, desktop apps still have significant advantages because they can leverage technologies in the underlying operating system. DocMoto is a document management system (DMS) built for law firms.

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LawSites

APRIL 9, 2024

Dashboard Legal was founded in 2020 by Mathew Rotenberg , its CEO and a former associate at law firms Akin Gump and Skadden Arps, and Fedor Garin , its CTO and a software engineer. Integrations with Outlook and document management systems such as iManage and NetDocuments.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 16, 2022

According to the report, “84% of respondents report personally using remote access software for law-related tasks (compared with 76% in 2021, 75% in 2020, and 73% in 2019). Client portals are more efficient for firms to use and much more secure than emailing documents. document management software (NetDocuments, etc.),

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LawSites

JUNE 15, 2021

The percentage of firms planning to increase their technology investment rose slightly this year, from 60% in 2020 to 63%. Asked about the technologies that helped them get through the pandemic, nearly all respondents said that they increased their use of one or more of these: Document management. Contract management.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

It was paralegals like Kim who made my job as a manager so much easier. Kim now works as a solution consultant for Opus 2 , a legal technology company that offers a streamlined case management solution for everything from document management to hearings, arbitrations, and trials. How did you get the position at Opus 2?

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LawTechnologyToday

JUNE 11, 2021

Why Integrated Legal Software Platforms Were Key in 2020. At 4LegalLeads , have a privileged viewpoint thanks to our daily conversations with attorneys across the country, and here’s what we saw in 2020. Client Intake Service Software – Although many CRM systems have tools for intake, there are also platforms devoted to this.

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MyCase

JULY 21, 2021

Document management tools. The ability to remotely access documents and collaborate on them is essential when your law firm’s workforce is dispersed and working from home. Cloud-based legal document management tools solve this problem by providing a built-in organizational system for documents.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 14, 2022

As for which types of cloud software law firms have in place, the most popular is law practice management software, used by 87% of respondents, followed by electronic payment software, used by 50% of respondents. Other types of cloud software used by firms: Calendar management software, 44%. Document management software, 43%.

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MyCase

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Another popular tool for working with documents is PDF creation software which was used by 87% of lawyers surveyed. Many law firms also utilize document management software features to help them categorize and track their firm’s documents (59%). ” This is up from 22% in 2017.

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MyCase

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Then there’s the 2020 Solo and Small Firm Legal Technology Guide , written by Sharon D. This book is exactly what the title suggests: A “how to” of legal research that provides an overview of the vast array of legal research tools available to litigators at each stage of a case. Nelson, John W. Simek, and Michael C.

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InHouseOps

MARCH 11, 2022

The General Counsel, Associate General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, and other members of the team must manage large volumes of high-value, regulated, and secure documents and emails – and do it in a way that is efficient, collaborative, and secure. Providing security that doesn’t impact productivity.

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LawSites

APRIL 20, 2022

The way it helps facilitate that is through features that include: Fully native, all-in-one case management features including intake, calendaring, time and billing, document management, a client portal and SMS messaging. Immigration-specific workflows to automate case lifecycles.

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LawTechnologyToday

MAY 13, 2021

Why Integrated Legal Software Platforms Were Key in 2020. At 4LegalLeads , have a privileged viewpoint thanks to our daily conversations with attorneys across the country, and here’s what we saw in 2020. Client Intake Service Software – Although many CRM systems have tools for intake, there are also platforms devoted to this.

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InHouseOps

JANUARY 21, 2022

We had a platform to support online mediation, for example, and we had begun to develop an online document management system. We were able to roll out that system in mid-2020, on schedule. It was perfect timing. It’s been very popular.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As awful as was the year 2020 for so many reasons, my year-end report last year found reasons to be optimistic. The silver lining of 2020,” I wrote, “is that we have been forced to consider changes that were long overdue and then given the opportunity to implement those changes.”. It is as if we are serving time in a legal tech limbo.

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MyCase

JUNE 22, 2021

According to the survey respondents, the following technologies were among the tools that gained the highest levels of usage as a result of the pandemic: Document Management (48%) Internal Collaboration Software (46%) External Collaboration (38%) Secure File Sharing/Extranet (37%) Case/Matter Management (34%) Videoconferencing Apps (34%).

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The Process Street

DECEMBER 11, 2020

“The global property management software market size was valued at USD 1.58 from 2020 to 2027.” – Grand View Research, Property Management Software Market Size. And technology – or to be more specific – top property management software is the driving force behind the evolution. Real estate is evolving.

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LawSites

AUGUST 22, 2022

For one, it combines the technology of Judicata, whose technology stack and team Fastcase acquired in 2020 , with the data of Docket Alarm, which Fastcase acquired in 2018 , to categorize the millions of motions from some 5 million cases by type, stage, nature of suit, law firm, state, judge, and much more. million motions, and 6.6

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MyCase

DECEMBER 6, 2022

These email cyberattacks were also the most frequent cybercrime in 2020, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. . Are employees abiding by all elements of your law firm information security policy, including communications and document management ? For example, is all anti-virus software up-to-date and functional?

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LawSites

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Demo video: [link] Founded: 10/28/2020, Vancouver, BC, Canada Target customer: Solos, small and medium size firms. It directly integrates into lawyers’ email inboxes and their existing document management systems, offering a simple, highly relevant use case. Founded: 8/1/2020, Ghent, Belgium (HQ).

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The Process Street

DECEMBER 14, 2020

For instance, business response to the COVID-19 pandemic exemplifies risk management in action. One of the main visible results of the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak has been the mainstream transition from traditional office-based work to remote work-from-home (WFH) arrangements.

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MyCase

JANUARY 5, 2021

We’ve finally left 2020 behind us and are looking forward to a new year – and hopefully a much less tumultuous one! Similarly, if your firm has not yet invested in document management or law practice management software, now’s the time to do so.

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JURIST

AUGUST 6, 2023

The charges stem from Trump’s response to his 2020 election loss and the resulting rioting that lead to the storming of the Capitol building on January 6, 2021. Trump is also facing several other criminal and legal battles as he begins his 2024 run for president.

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