Attorney at Work

JANUARY 18, 2022

Advances in technology and access to legal staffing is helping rural lawyers improve workflows and operate more efficiently. Compared with their counterparts in urban and suburban regions, rural attorneys often have less reliable access to critical skill sets and tools to support their practice. Technology as Team and Task Master.

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Rocket Matter

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Whether it’s software for managing legal documents or AI tools for legal document search, be sure to find what works perfectly for your firm. The Efficiency Imperative: Why Lawyers Need to Embrace Technology We are now in an era when clients demand fast turnaround times and value for money. That's the only way to succeed today!

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 20, 2022

If they become a repeat abuser, I take the situation to the lawyer (because of course, you know this is a true principle, they do NOT behave that way with the attorney). I ask the lawyer to address it with the client and sometimes they will simply decide that they will handle that client directly. Manage your cases.

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Attorney at Work

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Smokeball is a law practice management software with document assembly capabilities. Smokeball has an unusual name, to be sure; but, it actually comes from a famous legal case , which just about every substantive law-loving attorney can appreciate. (I I love the smell of precedent in the morning.)

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 15, 2022

Catherine Tang (@attorneycat) is a business and trademark lawyer licensed in California and Wisconsin. He is also a sought-after trainer and presenter for lawyers who seek to integrate Macs and iPads into their practice. Related reading: “ Lawyer Tech Tips: Collaboration Tools.”). Time to enhance your productivity.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 17, 2022

Law firms aren’t e-commerce businesses, but the way consumers shop for a lawyer doesn’t have to be any different from how they shop for anything else online. Featuring testimonials from past clients on your website and having a great client review management system in place can increase the social proof of working with your firm.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

In classic law practice, attorneys deal with production deadlines, manage staff, get ready for networking events, oversee the implementation of the latest technology applications, and answer emails and phone calls. The lawyers who tend to make the most money and have the best lifestyles can delegate effectively.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 20, 2022

Every gain in efficiency frees up lawyers to focus on high-value activities and increase billable work. Both law firms and business clients are adopting automated document generation and assembly to save time, improve compliance and reduce attorney effort in document drafting. Subscribe to Attorney at Work. Rising cyberthreats.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 31, 2021

Just when you thought HotDocs upgrades couldn’t get any hotter, here come some feature updates trained on increasing efficiency and usability, while deepening the connection between HotDocs and the Abacus and Amicus case management suites. What follows is a review of the latest feature adds to HotDocs.

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CARET Legal

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This level of insight was once the domain of the most experienced attorneys, but now it’s available at the click of a button. Perhaps most importantly, AI tools are freeing up attorneys to focus on higher-value work. This helps firms maintain strong client relationships and ensure financial stability.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Note that if your firm is already paying for a case management system, basic CRM features will be included in your monthly user fee. Whether your lawyers are taking full advantage of those features, or whether you need to add more robust features offered by higher-level CRM tool, is worth investigating. So, Is It Worth It?

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The Estrin Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

People aren’t used to this — especially from lawyers. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? Did you want to be an attorney “when you grew up”?

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Attorney at Work

JULY 26, 2021

This true standalone practice management experience by MyCase focuses on the modern law firm experience with lead intake, collaboration and payments. Instead, MyCase is building everything in-house and loading it into its already robust law practice management software. Lawyers can even text an invoice for payment using MyCase.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 3, 2023

When San Francisco lawyer Todd Schneider’s litigation firm, Schneider Wallace , became frustrated with its options for case management software — finding existing products to be antiquated, inflexible, and better suited to transactional practices — the firm decided to build its own.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

MyCase , a long-standing case management software provider, has established itself as an effective all-in-one solution for law firms, jam-packed with in-house features. If there’s one thing lawyers worry about more than revenue, it’s malpractice claims; and, one consistent bogeyman invading those nightmares is missed court deadlines.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 20, 2022

have entered into a collaboration agreement with the legal technology and publishing company Fastcase to develop what they say will be a state-of-the-art immigration case management and document automation platform. Siskind said that the case management system will be designed to match the systems in the book. Visalaw.Ai

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Menell* who took on the pro bono task of assembling and managing a fabulous team of leading lawyers to create the Trade Secret Case Management Judicial Guide. The guide will quickly become leading the go-to source as Federal Judges manage their growing trade secrecy caseloads. – D.C.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Sooner or later, every lawyer in solo or small firm practice asks themselves whether they should create a law firm website — or how long they can put it off. Add to that the numerous legal directories, apps and internet forums, and there is no shortage of places on the web where lawyers can gain visibility. Boost Your Credibility 2.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 7, 2021

Even so, it’s still hard to find a solution that combines both front-end and back-end business operations software for lawyers. I say “hard,” not ‘impossible” because Lawcus is one company that has been aggressively combining and cross-pollinating lead and client management features across a single platform.

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CARET Legal

APRIL 1, 2024

The average billable hours for attorneys can swing widely, influenced by elements such as the size and reputation of the law firm, the attorney’s level of experience, and the area of law practiced. The question often surfaces: “How many hours do most lawyers bill?”

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Attorney at Work

JULY 28, 2022

Let’s stretch this idea for marketing by two kinds of lawyers. Some lawyers are so busy they can’t imagine finding another minute for marketing; call them the “horrible.” Here’s the hard part: If you are truly stretched as far as possible, you may have to turn away the smaller cases to allow you to use resources for the better ones.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Functionally, Case Status is a law firm-branded portal, designed to be mobile-first, through which law firm users can push — and law firm clients can access — up-to-date case information and notifications. Helpfully, the system highlights in yellow any clients who have not yet been invited to use Case Status.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 15, 2022

For example, you’ll want to know if the intake software is tied to a case management software program. If so, contacts that first come into your firm’s system as a lead can automatically transfer to a case with a clean transfer of notes and documents, so you won’t need to re-enter information.

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CARET Legal

APRIL 24, 2024

A must-have feature of legal practice management platforms, case management software, centralizes all your case files, communications, billing, and scheduling in one platform — it’s truly like having a command center for your law firm. Case delays often occur due to lost files or miscommunication.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Yet, many lawyers still only offer the ability to pay via check or (preferably) bags of cash. And, lawyers who talk about how their clients actually prefer cash or check payments create a self-fulfilling prophecy: because those are likely the only payment options they offer. It’s been a while, right?

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CARET Legal

APRIL 5, 2024

Lawyer burnout can significantly impact a lawyer’s ability to perform and deliver quality work, affecting productivity, revenue and client relationships. Lawyer burnout is a significant and prevalent issue in the modern legal profession. What Causes Lawyer Burnout?

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 6, 2022

Anticipating client needs has always been a key component of good lawyering. Law Firm Innovation: Accessing patent data, tackling the changing court schedules and following judicial deadline extensions are just a few variables that businesses and lawyers are handling during the global pandemic.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

AUGUST 18, 2022

These days, most law firms have invested in a law practice management software solution – that’s a relational database organized around matters ; and, it helps law firms to better organize their cases. Law practice management, or case management, software often becomes the business software hub for lawyers that adopt it.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In my own defense, the last 25 years of my career has been dedicated to one attorney as a contracted tort litigation paralegal. Many new lawyers find that it’s one thing to acquire a law degree, but another to practice law. Many firms use software to manage cases such as Filevine, Clio, or MyCase.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Lawmatics , a company whose platform provides client relationship management (CRM), client intake and marketing automation for attorneys, has closed a $10 million Series A financing round, it is announcing today. Matt Spiegel , cofounder and CEO, said Lawmatics aims to change the way lawyers drive business.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 25, 2021

Before digital calendaring systems, lawyers tracked deadlines using paper calendars and firmwide tickler systems for particularly important drop-dead dates like statutes of limitations. The old-school deadline management process was cumbersome and clunky and not always particularly effective.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 15, 2022

The fundamental argument of Analog Attorney is deeper than Moleskin versus Evernote. I’m not talking about case management and bookkeeping, CRM and lead generation. Subscribe to Attorney at Work. Don’t miss the next “Analog Attorney” post: Subscribe to the Daily Dispatch and Weekly Wrap (it’s free).

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 18, 2021

First, you want to be able to communicate easily with other lawyers and staff. Depending on the size and scope of your practice, consider moving to cloud-based practice management or case management software. This can help streamline how you manage client files and run your practice. Subscribe to Attorney at Work.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

MyCase , a long-standing case management software provider, has established itself as an effective all-in-one solution for law firms, jam-packed with in-house features. If there’s one thing lawyers worry about more than revenue, it’s malpractice claims; and, one consistent bogeyman invading those nightmares is missed court deadlines.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 26, 2022

If you’re like I was when I was working for a big commercial litigation firm, I assumed that since the public called personal injury attorneys the “ambulance chasers,” then personal injury paralegals were paralegals who worked for the ambulance chasers, and I never really thought much about it. 1 – The Liaison.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 22, 2021

Now, more than ever, you need tools that eliminate busy work and keep your teams focused on client outcomes and results — by helping them communicate, coordinate document feedback, and manage tasks. Clients expect more from lawyers than ever before. This does not constitute an endorsement by Attorney at Work. SPONSORED CONTENT.

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MyCase

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

While your time in law school gave you a strong legal foundation, chances are you didnt learn much about the numerous lawyer tools that can simplify your job. But in the crowded legal market, you see the utilityespecially for small firm lawyers whose livelihoods depend on client generation. Technology for lawyers has several benefits.

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