Attorney at Work

APRIL 11, 2022

Were you put in charge of leading your law firm’s new website? Law firm web design is scary. This Is How Legal Marketing Pros Approach Law Firm Web Design. The success of a law firm website design relaunch depends on how you begin and the approach you choose to take. Take a deep breath.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 26, 2022

As lawyers embrace remote work and resist returning to the office full time, many law firms wonder what to do with their empty offices. Should your law firm do the same? Before talking to your landlord, meet with other leaders in your firm and gather their opinions on the current office layout and design.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 11, 2023

4 Pro Tips for Drafting Billable Time Entries How much do you love drafting billable time entries? In today’s blog, I’m going to give you four quick tips to help you draft better time entries. They just learned the basics of it when they first started at the firm or when it was first rolled out at the firm.

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Above The Law

APRIL 2, 2025

They say time is moneyfor law firms, every billable minute counts toward profitability. Yet many firms struggle to capture the full value of their work. In this post, well explore how passive time tracking is helping law firms maximize revenue, increase operational efficiency, and reduce administrative burdens.

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CARET Legal

JANUARY 29, 2025

By leveraging templates, law firms can reduce the risk of errors, save time on repetitive drafting tasks, and improve the consistency of their filings across multiple jurisdictions. Workflow Automation Automated workflows guide attorneys through each step of the process, from initial drafting to client reviews and finalization.

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Above The Law

MARCH 6, 2025

If you decide now is the time, how do you ensure ethical implementation in your law firm? The challenge then becomes staying abreast of rapid changes without getting left behind and successfully implementing AI in your law firm when the time is right. Should you adopt it soon or wait until it matures?

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 13, 2024

The post The Power of Innovation in Litigation, Drafting and Client Service appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers. Ari Kaplan interviews David Cohen, chair of Reed Smith's Records and E-Discovery Group, and Ross Guberman of BriefCatch.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 15, 2021

There isn’t enough time to deal with everything your firm needs to do. Here’s how Lawyaw Legal Drafting can help. Each year, the team at Lawyaw talks to thousands of legal professionals who are looking for solutions to the myriad challenges of practicing law in the 21st century. Why Choose Document Automation?

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

It’s hard enough running a law firm, without having to schedule time and effort to revise the templates you use in your law practice. If you want to talk about better refining your law firm processes, you know who to call. So, most lawyers don’t take the time to do it at all.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

| Avoid costly litigation with better drafting. Million Comma appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms & Lawyers. Get to the Point! | Put the modifier first! The post The $4.85

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

I started my professional career working for law firms directly out of college. 1 Billing your time can be stressful if you’re not meeting your firm’s annual quota…or it can be rewarding if you’re exceeding that quota and your bonus is based on that metric. A law firm is a business.

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CARET Legal

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

As we step into 2025, we’ll continue to experience technological evolution at an unprecedented pace that will reshape how law firms operate. For law firms looking to stay ahead of the curve, embracing simplified legal tech solutions is no longer optional—it’s essential.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 24, 2022

These templates will make document drafting easier for you and your most experienced staff and they will also help you quickly bring new hires up to speed. If you consistently use “[Client Full Name]” throughout the document, you’ll be able to use Word’s Replace feature to quickly drop in your client’s name when it comes time to draft.

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Rocket Matter

JANUARY 21, 2025

Get free e-book Is your law firm struggling to keep up with repetitive document creation? Manually drafting documents takes up valuable time, introduces the risk of error, and diverts your attention from high-value tasks. Thats where efficient law firm document automation comes in.

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Knackly

APRIL 14, 2025

In todays fast-paced, tech-driven world, doing everything manually just doesnt cut it anymoreespecially when it comes to drafting documents. Whether youre in a law firm, a corporate legal department, or any business that produces contracts regularly, a document drafting system can be a game-changer.

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CARET Legal

JANUARY 10, 2025

Real estate law involves a variety of document types, each with its own requirements. Practice management software equipped with document automation handles the creation of these various documents proficiently, ensuring that real estate law firms can manage their caseloads with precision and ease.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Whatever the input, it should not be done at the highest cost to the firm — lawyers’ time — or to the detriment of lawyers’ mental health and overall well-being. Small Law Firms” report from Thomson Reuters , the proportion of lawyers’ time spent practicing law has dropped to a new low of only 56%, barely half of their time.

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Above The Law

APRIL 22, 2025

Sixty-seven percent of firms are already leveraging the benefits of cloud-based solutions, with another 13% planning to transition in the next 12 months, according to ILTAs 2024 Technology Survey. Sherry has 40+ years experience in the innovation, design, development and transformation around drafting technologies. Join us at 11 a.m.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 20, 2022

Law firms of all sizes are feeling pressure to meet client demand for both tailored services and greater efficiencies in this rapidly changing industry. Must law firms keep pace with their clients’ technology efforts? Increasing law practice specialization. According to Gartner Inc., Trends to Watch in 2022.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Law firms don’t often have partnership agreements. Especially small firms. Because, if a lawyer had a business owner for a client, said lawyer would most stringently advise that business owner to draft a partnership agreement , if that business owner was to enter upon a partnership. Oh, this one’s easy.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

But, as with many things that require repetition in business, the use of templates can help tremendously, in streamlining your law firm processes. Billing can be a repeatable motion, even though most law firms don’t treat it that way. If you’re ready to st r eamline your law firm billing, give us a buzz.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 20, 2022

Similarly, law firms are finding success by focusing on a particular industry or area of law, such as real estate, environmental law, immigration, civil litigation or a host of other specialties. The upshot: When firms focus on one or a few specialty practice areas, both clients and law firms see benefits.

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Knackly

MARCH 25, 2025

Ever since Lawyaw became Clio Draft, things havent been the same. If youre considering Clio Draft but have heard mixed reviews, or youre already using it and running into frustrations, youre not alone. Luckily, there are plenty of Clio Draft alternatives that dont come with the restrictions of its Clio Draft transition.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The hardest thing about sticking to a law firm marketing strategy is. It’s all about consistency; and, most law firms will fail in that regard – instead producing content in fits and starts, without ever getting into a groove. Want to better structure your law firm marketing plan? well, sticking to it.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

MAY 13, 2023

Law firms looking to hire traditional help are on the struggle bus right now. But, there are a number of alternatives for law firms seeking assistance, from AI to non-traditional employees or contractors. If you’re looking for help in your law firm, and struggling to find it, maybe it’s time to go back to school.

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Rocket Matter

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The post Digital Transformation for Law Firms: A Guide to Modernizing Your Practice appeared first on Rocket Matter. But if this is the case for what clients require, then why are there still too many law firms buried in the unnecessary abundance of physical paperwork? What Is Legal Digital Transformation ?

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CosmoLex

JANUARY 29, 2025

When it comes to keeping accurate records of your law firms accounts, its essential to use tools that give you a clear picture of your firms performance and meet your legal, regulatory, and ethical requirements. What is law firm accounting ?

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

One of the things that came out of the pandemic was that it was clear that law firms need ed to think more granularly about their intake processes. Now , in thinking about your law firm’s intake process , understand that it comes in stages.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 5, 2025

It’s about keeping the law firms doors open. In most law firms, unless you work for a plaintiff firm, billable hours are the lifeblood that keeps the doors open, pays your salaries, and pays the bills. The purpose of billable hours is simple: it’s how law firms generate revenue.

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OneLegal

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Law firms must have strong professional services agreement templates in place that comply with applicable laws and are clear and thorough. The post 10 key considerations for drafting a professional services agreement in California appeared first on One Legal. Bear these tips in mind to avoid costly slip-ups.

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Law 360

JULY 5, 2024

As law firms increasingly rely on generative artificial intelligence tools to produce legal text, attorneys should be on guard for the overuse of cohesive devices in initial drafts, and consider a few editing pointers to clean up AI’s repetitive and choppy outputs, says Ivy Grey at WordRake.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 31, 2022

The answer could tell you a lot about how the candidate views deadlines, billing and how many drafts are enough. The post Law Firm Viewpoint: The Best Interview Question and Answer appeared first on Attorney at Work. Do you agree?”. However, the best answer to this question and others of its ilk is: “It depends.”.

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CARET Legal

MAY 1, 2024

Contract Analysis Simplified In the realm of legal practices, contract analysis and drafting stand as pivotal yet time-intensive tasks. For contract drafting, CARET Legal offers an innovative solution. Predictive Power in Law Predictive analytics is a fascinating application of AI in law.

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The Estrin Report

DECEMBER 26, 2024

About the Author Chere Estrin has over 20 years of experience in the staffing arena, including executive positions in law firms, litigation support companies, and the legal staffing divisions of a $5billion publicly held corporation. She is CEO of Estrin Legal Staffing , a nationwide staffing organization.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The first step is adopting the mindset that your law firm is a business. In the absence of a systematic intake process, a law firm quickly becomes chaotic. A recent survey showed that 42% of the time, law firms take an average of three or more days to get back to a message from a new client. About Lawmatics.

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ABA Journal

MAY 31, 2023

A draft ethics opinion says California judges should not attend law office celebrations with free food and drinks. The California Supreme Court’s Committee on Judicial…

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