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No Smoke and Mirrors: Smokeball Is an Impressive Toolbox for Law Firm Management

Attorney at Work

This solves the problem of contemporaneous timekeeping and allows lawyers to avoid the always-problematic situation that results when attorneys (and other law office timekeepers) have to reconstruct large swaths of time after the fact — which often results in write-offs, and missed billables.

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Project Management Tools for Attorneys

Attorney at Work

Project management tools can help lawyers with ongoing, chaotic, unpredictable workflows. As one legal project manager commented, “Lawyers have been playing the role of accidental project manager for many years.”. Nicole Clark points to nine applications to consider for the task. In 1931, Neil H. Project Management Tools.

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Reduce Time Spent on Legal Drafting by 80% to Gain a Competitive Advantage

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According to the Future Ready Lawyers Survey released by Wolters Kluwer, only 32% of respondents said their firm was prepared to use technology to be more productive, while 88% are actively implementing new technology to try and catch up. Stop retyping client and matter information over and over into routine court forms and legal documents.

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Self-Help Information by the Courts in 2021

CourtTechBulletin

Indiana courts use a portal E-filing model that allows the public to choose from several providers. New York State Unified Court System has put information regarding their Covid-19 pandemic procedures front and center in December, 2021 when we did this compilation ( [link] ). Very well done. There is a lot of information there.

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Four things you should know about paralegal services in Sacramento

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The rise of the need for Paralegal Sacramento service has made things easier for the residents of California, in comparison to hiring an expensive lawyer, which is not always the best possible solution. Legal cases that rely mostly on the accuracy of court forms prepared, efficient LDAs working under reputed Paralegal Services can assist.

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As Its Conference Kicks Off, Clio Announces Its ‘Most Important Product Release Ever’ (and More)

LawSites

That product is Clio Payments, a native e-payments technology built into the Clio Manage law practice management platform, allowing lawyers to offer clients secure and compliant credit card, debit card and e-check payments. Automated court forms. With Clio Payments, when a lawyer sends an invoice, it will include a payment link.

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The Top 8 Gavel Alternatives for Faster, Smarter Legal Document Automation

Knackly

Client intake and CRM Use online intake forms to collect client details and manage relationships from day one. Pricing EasyStart $39/user/month (billed annually) Best for solo lawyers who need basic case and task management. Pricing Cloud-Based Court Forms $70/user/month Access to a court forms library with auto-fill capabilities.