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

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. That follows from Arizona’s historic decision in 2020 to become the first U.S.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 19, 2022

If you’re planning to use stock photos, illustrations, even video clips to market your law firm, you need to know the ropes. Plus, it looks bad if your firm is accused of copyright infringement and your firm has an IP practice. What Marketers Don’t Know About Copyright Usage Might Hurt You or Your Firm.

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 25, 2022

Multiple studies have shown that the pandemic was harder on women, with increased home responsibilities falling disproportionately upon them and often leading to a continued need to work remotely, even after their law firms reopened. Roberta Tepper is the Chief Member Services Officer at the State Bar of Arizona.

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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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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. Its lawyers will not appear in court.

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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. On today’s episode of LawNext, I am joined by Arizona Supreme Court Vice Chief Justice Ann A. Justice Timmer was appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court in 2012. Thank You To Our Sponsors.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Lawyer flat fee billing can be tricky. QUESTION: I’m a solo practitioner with a general practice handling everything from real estate transactions to family law. ANSWER: While most lawyers and clients are accustomed to the traditional billable hour, other pricing options do exist. Table of contents What Are Lawyer Flat Fees?

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Detroit-based Clark Hill has inked a deal to combine with 18-lawyer Phoenix, Arizona law firm Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, bringing its presence in Arizona to 39 lawyers, the firm announced Tuesday.

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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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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. million lawyers in the United States. Nationwide, there are approximately four lawyers for every 1,000 residents, but the number doesn’t reflect the reality. There are 1.3

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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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Above The Law

JANUARY 26, 2023

CBS ] * Lawyer threats avert robot legal apocalypse. I'm still pretty sure this is a stupid temper tantrum from lawyers who think they're special snowflakes, but here we are. [ NPR ] * Madison Square Garden's lawyer ban may violate bias laws. Law360 ] * Axiom opens law firm in Arizona thanks to regulatory changes. [

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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. Panel 1: Client Expectations in an AI-Driven Legal Landscape This panel featured diverse perspectives from in house and law firms.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2023

As ALSP Axiom Opens A Law Firm in Arizona, Its Chief Strategy and Legal Officer Catherine Kemnitz Shares Details. Documate Founder Dorna Moini on Rebranding As Gavel and How Law Firms Can Productize their Legal Services. Training Lawyers to Use Generative AI, with AltaClaro Founder Abdi Shayesteh.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Arizona and Utah recently began allowing nonlawyers to establish or become part owners of law firms, raising the question of whether lawyers admitted in jurisdictions.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Do lawyers return to the office or not? 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?

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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

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.

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Diane Drain

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Leading Lawyers Weigh In on Portrayal In The Media – (includes quote from Diane Drain) Can you remember the very first time you came across the word ‘lawyer’? EXCERPT (from KTVN 12 News , WFXG Fox News 54, and WFMJ 21 ) For most of us it was on a television series such as ‘Law & Order’ or ‘Suits’. Drain, P.A,

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LawSites

DECEMBER 28, 2021

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. Defining the ‘Future Ready’ Lawyer, with Wolters Kluwer VPs Martin O’Malley and Dean Sonderegger. How One Company Aims to Change the Paradigm for Law Practice Management.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Estimates say some 60 percent of small business owners deal with legal problems without the assistance of a lawyer, and countless middle-income Americans go without legal help. At Legalweek, the focus of the conference is almost exclusively on tech for large law firms and corporate legal departments.

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LawSites

MARCH 6, 2023

That means that, in a multi-generational family of lawyers, an attendee this year could well have had a parent and grandparent attend in some prior year. Moderated by the aforementioned Jayne Reardon, the idea was to stage a fictional committee meeting to debate changes similar to those adopted in Utah and Arizona.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 5, 2023

On top of all that — and with a nod to next week’s Clio Cloud Conference — it tightly integrates with Clio’s law practice management platform , enabling two-way synchronization of clients, contacts and matters, and allowing documents created in DivorceHelp123 to be automatically added to Clio Documents. (It

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LawSites

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In an initiative intended to provide better access to and visibility for the insights and commentary published on legal blogs, LexBlog , a company that provides professional blogs and turnkey digital publishing solutions for law firms and legal organizations, has launched the Open Legal Blog Archive.

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MyCase

JUNE 3, 2021

Most recently we talked to Shawn Hamp to learn about his law practice and in today’s post you’ll learn how his Arizona criminal defense and DUI law firm, Hamp Law , uses MyCase to increase efficiency and centralize all of their firm’s data. My firm currently has employees.

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JUNE 2, 2023

Thanks to his reliance on ChatGPT for legal research and his filing “bogus judicial decisions” in federal court, lawyer Steven A. Other stories we’re planning to discuss today: E-discovery company Nextpoint’s launch of a law firm in Arizona. And as we convene today at 3 p.m.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In an initiative intended to provide better access to and visibility for the insights and commentary published on legal blogs, LexBlog , a company that provides professional blogs and turnkey digital publishing solutions for law firms and legal organizations, has launched the Open Legal Blog Archive.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 7, 2022

As we continue to emerge from the pandemic, I asked Newton how he sizes up the legal profession today and what he sees as the impact of the pandemic on the practice of law. Many law firms emerged from the pandemic better and stronger than before, he said. Legal Trends Report. Clio’s Place in the Legal Tech Landscape.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 28, 2021

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. Defining the ‘Future Ready’ Lawyer, with Wolters Kluwer VPs Martin O’Malley and Dean Sonderegger. How One Company Aims to Change the Paradigm for Law Practice Management.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Do lawyers return to the office or not? 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?

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MyCase

MARCH 10, 2023

Accidentally commingling or misusing those funds can have very serious consequences for lawyers, so maintaining IOLTA account compliance is top of mind for many law firms. Unfortunately, most law schools don’t spend enough time going into the practical ways this is done.

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LawSites

MARCH 9, 2023

LegalZoom received an ABS license in the UK, and eventually in Arizona as well! Reinvent Law was there when we were all thinking, “Could we?” Passionate about scaling access to justice, Chase is dedicated to empowering lawyers and clients to work together through technology. I cannot wait to pay this experience forward.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Attendees included early-stage startups, veteran CEOs, major investors, law firm chairs, corporate general counsel, and others. Law firm leaders could attend without fear of being hounded by vendors. It brought together individuals from across the spectrum of those who are helping to drive innovation in legal.

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LawSites

MARCH 10, 2023

Always interested in technology, Joe quickly went back to being a software engineer after law school and started developing solutions for Novus Law, Seyfarth Shaw, and Chapman and Cutler. In 2022, Nicole was named one of the “Top 50 Women Lawyers in Illinois” by Super Lawyers. After London came ReInvent 2013.

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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. to operate with an integrated law firm.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 21, 2022

of Arizona attorneys who feel stressed out practicing law and the 70.3% of Arizona attorneys for whom work stress carries over to their personal life. How Does Volunteering Make Me a Better Lawyer? I turn the ringer off on my phone, and for those few hours, I’m no one’s lawyer. I’m part of the 57.6%

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