LawSites

JANUARY 13, 2022

The Arizona Supreme Court has granted an alternative business structure license to law company Elevate , enabling Elevate and its affiliated law firm, ElevateNext, to operate as a single entity in that state, the company says. Related: LawNext: Supreme Court Justice Ann Timmer on Arizona’s Sweeping Regulatory Reforms.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

Axiom , a company that is one of the longest-running alternative legal services providers, this week stepped into the world of regulated legal services as it formally launched Axiom Advice & Counsel , an Arizona law firm. How will this new corporate-owned law firm differ from traditional firms?

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

MARCH 24, 2022

Small law firms generally have it pretty good, in that they’ve mostly had to compete only against other small law firms, that aren’t particularly innovative either , and that also don’t spend money aggressively to build their businesses. So, yes: Walmart can open law firms. That’s a whole new ball game.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

A Stanford Law School study published today of regulatory reforms in Utah and Arizona finds that they are “spurring substantial innovation,” that they are critical to serving lower-income populations, and that they do not pose any substantial risk of consumer harm.

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LawSites

MAY 10, 2021

Last August, Arizona became the first state to eliminate the ban on non-lawyer ownership of law firms. In its statement announcing the order , the court described its move as making “far-reaching changes that could transform the public’s access to legal services.”. Thank You To Our Sponsors.

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LawSites

MAY 30, 2023

In a first for an e-discovery technology company, Chicago-based Nextpoint is launching an Arizona law firm June 1 under that state’s liberalized law practice rules that allow non-lawyers to own law practices. ” Leading the firm as managing partner is Andrew R.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 11, 2022

They provide the client with some certainty about the cost of legal services and lawyers with more financial stability and consistency in taking on client matters. When lawyers consider how they will charge for their legal services, the paramount benchmark of the analysis is Model Rule 1.5(a) When Are Legal Fees Earned?

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

With both Arizona and Utah now allowing nonlawyers to deliver legal services through alternative business structures, the American Bar Association today issued a formal ethics opinion that addresses the question of whether lawyers outside those states may passively invest in an ABS. may the lawyer passively invest in an ABS?

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LawSites

JANUARY 13, 2022

The Arizona Supreme Court has granted an alternative business structure license to law company Elevate , enabling Elevate and its affiliated law firm, ElevateNext, to operate as a single entity in that state, the company says. Related: LawNext: Supreme Court Justice Ann Timmer on Arizona’s Sweeping Regulatory Reforms.

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The Cloud Court Blog

JANUARY 26, 2025

The event, themed "Brewing the Future: In-House Legal in the Age of LegalTech and AI," brought together 100 registrants from in-house legal departments, law firms, and legal service providers. Key Takeaways: AI will drive efficiency, reducing costs and enhancing service delivery.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 25, 2022

Regulatory reform is needed to make sure there is coverage for “legal deserts” where citizens have access to few or no law firms. ” What Do Legal Deserts Mean for Citizens Who Need Help? A lawyer in rural North Carolina shared that his law firm was one of two in a 40-mile radius.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 19, 2022

My bar may respond that the purpose of dues isn’t for my benefit since their purpose is to “serve and protect the public with respect to the provision of legal services and access to justice.” In Arizona, it’s easy to meet the requirements for a live in-person or web-based CLE. Not that I can tell. My state bar has a $7.2

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LawSites

JULY 25, 2023

Nextpoint recently became the first e-discovery company to launch a law firm , launching Nextpoint Law Group in Arizona under that state’s liberalized practice rules that allow non-lawyers to own law practices.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

If a law firm is unable even to decide whether its staff should return to the office, or when that return should happen, or how to structure that return, then how can that firm implement lasting and innovative changes in its technology infrastructure and systems? This is not to say that 2021 was without innovation.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2023

A Special Fireside Chat on the State of the Legal Industry, Recorded Live with Four Innovation Leaders. As ALSP Axiom Opens A Law Firm in Arizona, Its Chief Strategy and Legal Officer Catherine Kemnitz Shares Details. Theory and Principle Founder Nicole Bradick on Designing and Building Legal Tech Products.

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LawSites

AUGUST 9, 2022

As states seek to find innovative ways to address the access-to-justice crisis, a key component has been eliminating or loosening the prohibition on non-lawyer ownership of law firms. Two years ago, Arizona became the first state to completely eliminate the prohibition. Other states continue to study the issue.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In the blur of activity that was last week, I attended two legal tech conferences, plus an adjacent legal technology summit. After starting the week in New York at the glitzy celebration of big law tech that is Legalweek , and ending it in Charlotte, N.C., Let’s be generous and call it the top 10% of the population.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Two episodes relating to legal regulatory reform also made the list. Scott Timmer , vice chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, on that state’s groundbreaking changes to the rules regulating the delivery of legal services. Also among the top 15 were two episodes relating to enhancing diversity in law.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Intapp, Tech Provider to Legal and Financial Firms, Files Papers for IPO (June 6, 2021). Ontario Court Lays Down the Law on Technology Competence and Video Proceedings (Dec. Arizona Licenses First Three Alternative Business Structures for Delivering Legal Services (May 7, 2021).

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LawSites

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A group of us were in the hotel bar, stridently debating whether an alternative business structure, licensed under Arizona’s liberalized legal regulatory scheme, could deliver legal services in other states. Marriott and swallowed up everyone there, it would have been a dramatic setback for legal innovation.

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LawSites

MARCH 9, 2023

Chas is an outspoken advocate of transformation in the legal industry, inspiring increased access to legal services through technology and new business models. I specifically remember Reinvent Law and the impact it had on the profession and my own view of legal services.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Two episodes relating to legal regulatory reform also made the list. Scott Timmer , vice chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, on that state’s groundbreaking changes to the rules regulating the delivery of legal services. Also among the top 15 were two episodes relating to enhancing diversity in law.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

If a law firm is unable even to decide whether its staff should return to the office, or when that return should happen, or how to structure that return, then how can that firm implement lasting and innovative changes in its technology infrastructure and systems? This is not to say that 2021 was without innovation.

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LawSites

MARCH 10, 2023

He is the author and editor of Data-Driven Law (Taylor & Francis 2018). It’s not an exaggeration to say that ReInvent Law Silicon Valley was an event that changed everything. The idea that law was ripe for disruption has not always been around.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Intapp, Tech Provider to Legal and Financial Firms, Files Papers for IPO (June 6, 2021). Ontario Court Lays Down the Law on Technology Competence and Video Proceedings (Dec. Arizona Licenses First Three Alternative Business Structures for Delivering Legal Services (May 7, 2021).

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LawSites

JANUARY 23, 2023

Axiom , one of the longest-running alternative legal services providers, today joins the ranks of licensed legal services providers as it opens Axiom Advice & Counsel LLC (AA&C), a law firm in Arizona, where it plans to provide corporate legal services to businesses.

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LawSites

JULY 12, 2022

If you are looking for a scorecard naming those who are leading the charge on innovation in law, you can do no better than the Fastcase 50 , the annual listing by the legal intelligence company Fastcase that honors 50 of the law’s “smartest, most courageous, innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders.”.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Big changes are coming to the practice of law — at least in Arizona — now that KPMG, a Big Four accounting firm, has officially obtained a license to offer legal services under the state’s alternative business structure program. This is certainly a big moment for the accounting world.

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Above The Law

MARCH 4, 2025

Law Firm Following Court Approval. From the Wall Street Journal : KPMG has begun to set up a law firm in the U.S. after a court decision made it the first Big Four accounting firm eligible to practice law in the country. Read more here (gift link). #2 2 KPMG to Launch U.S. Read more here (gift link). #3

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