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How Attorneys Can Use Legal Data for Strategic Law Firm Positioning

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Using legal data for strategic law firm planning is no longer reserved for BigLaw. For law firms, it’s critical to gather intelligence about real-time trends that are creating sharp and sudden changes as well as longer-term trends affecting the overall health of your markets. Long-Term Trends.

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What’s New in Law Firm Ownership?

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Depending on your point of view, there’s either lots new or “not so much” new with law firm ownership. In a nutshell, it says that lawyers must own law firms. New Developments in Law Firm Ownership. Australia and the United Kingdom already permit outside ownership of law firms.

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Law Firms of All Sizes Can Easily Integrate AI Tools Into eDiscovery

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That doesn’t mean, however, that law firms and litigation support teams have been quick to embrace them. In the ABA 2020 Legal Tech Survey , 23% of law firms reported not being interested in AI, while 34% said they didn’t know enough about AI to speak to their firms’ interest. AI Hesitation.

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Shadow IT: A Serious Threat to Law Firms

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Advisory firm CEB estimates that the percentage is 40%. Small law firms are not immune to this trend. How many law firm services are in the cloud, especially today? Often, they think the evasion of the policy is good for the law firm, that it allows for better solutions. The likely answer is no.

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Getting Automated: An End-to-End Guide to Law Firm Automation

Today, automation-based solutions are widespread practice — nearly half of firms were using them in 2020. But law firms often don't use automation to its full potential. We'll walk through all the tasks your firm can automate, how to implement automation and measure your success. Barriers to law firm automation.

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Eliminating Bias in Work Allocation Is a Growing Focus for Law Firms

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Does your law firm work allocation model leave too many associates behind? Historically, work allocation in law firms has primarily been driven by partner s. In a National Association of Law Placement (NALP) Foundation survey, law firms cited dissatisfaction with work quality as the top reason for associate departures.

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Law Firm Risk Management: Avoid This Common Title VII Violation

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Managing people is tough, and employment issues are among the thorniest that law firm managers must face. Here’s advice on law firm risk management from a managing partner who also represents those disgruntled employees. Here are a few observations and tips from an employment lawyer who also manages a law firm.

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