NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

APRIL 1, 2020

Legal research options abound, more so than ever before. This is in line with the general proliferation of law firm technology, buoyed by the rapid advancement of cloud technology for use in business. But, no law firm has an unlimited budget. If you want to talk legal research, we’re down.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 28, 2022

It helps firms enhance productivity, increase efficiency, and improve response time — allowing you to add more value to your client. There are a ton of reasons why so many small law firms use Practical Law know-how. based, licensed attorney-editors create and maintain Practical Law resources.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As guardians of clients’ personal and confidential information, legal professionals face an array of complex risks that can be difficult to navigate in such a volatile environment. The good news is that legal tech programs can prove valuable in helping you manage and protect your law practice. Data Security Is Top Priority.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 17, 2022

A successful cyber attack can expose the contents of your computer systems — things like confidential client data, work product, financial records, account passwords, and everything else you have a consequential professional and legal obligation to safeguard. So what are the biggest law firm cyber risks? Phishing expeditions 3.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

For benchmarks to be valuable, they must test real-world problems that legal professionals face and measure what customers care about. The challenge is one-dimensional metrics do not offer a reliable representation of the real value of GenAI in the legal research process.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Read on for a strong addition to your research trail — while learning what a 'research trail' is. The post The Legal Tech-To-English Dictionary: Legal Research appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 26, 2024

The future of legal research is AI. Read on to get the definitive guide to choosing a Gen AI legal research solution The post How To Choose The Right Legal Research Platform For Your AI Journey appeared first on Above the Law.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 17, 2023

When the legal research companies vLex and Fastcase announced their merger in April , they promised the deal would fuel new opportunities for the development of generative AI for legal research. “The combined library is the crown jewel of LLMs and the ultimate training data set for legal AI.”

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Above The Law

JULY 23, 2024

The future of legal research is AI. The post The Definitive Guide To Choosing A Gen AI Legal Research Solution appeared first on Above the Law. Choose a platform that supports you on this journey, with the experience to guide you every step of the way.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

eDiscovery Assistant , a legal research platform for e-discovery case law and resources, is today introducing AI-generated case law summaries. Its founder, Twigger, is the principal at ESI Attorneys, a law firm dedicated to e-discovery, and a nationally known e-discovery attorney, author, and speaker.

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CARET Legal

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

According to the 2025 In-House Legal Budgeting Report from Axiom and Wakefield Research, 96% of general councils said they expect “AI will meaningfully reduce costs within their legal department.” In 2025, these technologies will revolutionize legal research, document review, and case predictions.

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LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

The legal research company Casetext has raised $25 million in a Series C funding round, bringing its total amount raised to $64.3 “We have a superior product already that is preferred by over 9,000 law firm customers, including over 40 of the AmLaw 200,” he said. million since its founding in 2013.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 16, 2025

AI-Assisted Research serves as a force multiplier for legal professionals. The post Precision Meets AI: Thomson Reuters’ New Era Of Legal Research appeared first on Above the Law.

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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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LawSites

JUNE 22, 2023

A federal district judge has imposed monetary and other sanctions on the two lawyers who filed a brief laden with bogus cases they found when they relied on ChatGPT for legal research. Schwartz, as well as the law firm of Levidow, Levidow & Oberman, to pay a penalty of $5,000.

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Above The Law

MARCH 25, 2025

This is how many commercial offerings including some legal research services incorporate GenAI. While the academic community and professionals like marketers may find tremendous value and disruption, what do products like Deep Research mean to the legal profession? But What About Legal Research Providers?

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CARET Legal

MAY 1, 2024

By streamlining complex processes and enhancing accuracy, AI is not only optimizing how legal professionals work but also redefining outcomes. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the legal world, transforming key practices including case reviews, legal research, contract analysis, and predictive analytics.

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My Shingle

APRIL 12, 2024

First up – a summary comparison of five gen AI platforms and their legal research… The post Some GenAI to Help Your New Law Firm appeared first on My Shingle. Here are two resources that won’t take more than ten minutes of your time.

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LawSites

APRIL 4, 2023

Unique Global Breadth vLex has been unique among legal research services for its breadth of international coverage. It provides access to comprehensive primary and secondary law collections from more than 100 countries. case law and other materials. primary law. It works in both English and Spanish.

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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. Today, better and expedited access to legal services is simply a baseline to meet, not a privilege. The answer is simple: a lack of digital transformation in law firms.

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Rocket Matter

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The post How Much Does It Cost to Start a Law Firm? Learn how big tech has changed the legal industry Free Guide The Small Firms Guide to Big Tech While any change in how you operate your law office can feel overwhelming, theres never been a better time to start migrating your office structures online.

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LawSites

JUNE 28, 2022

A new legal research service has quietly launched, targeting bar associations and 1-2 lawyer law firms, but what is not obvious from the service’s website is that the company behind it was formed as a subsidiary of RELX, the parent company of LexisNexis. “It was created by Legal InQuery Solutions Inc.,

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Attorney at Work

MAY 1, 2024

Choose from this buffet of essential lawyer skills to plan your ascent to the heights of the legal profession. The post Essential Lawyer Skills for a Successful Law Practice appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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MyCase

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Law Firm Accounting Software Law firm accounting software provides a streamlined way to manage a firms financial operations while remaining compliant with accounting laws and regulations. If your firm doesnt yet have a website, thats the place to start.

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LawTechnologyToday

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

For example, a London law firm used data on the outcomes of 600 cases over 12 months to create a model for the viability of personal injury cases. AI also has various other–more straightforward–applications of which law firms can take advantage. Legal research has also been shown to be greatly aided by AI.

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LawSites

JULY 19, 2022

Recently, I reported here on the “quiet” launch of a new legal research service, Decisis , targeting bar associations and 1-2 lawyer law firms. With the acquisition, Fastcase became the sole legal research provider for the bar associations of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S.

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LawSites

MAY 16, 2023

The majority of law firms use just five or fewer unique software products, according to a legal industry study published today by the law practice management company Smokeball. What are the legal tech products firms are most likely to use? According to the survey, the most popular are: Legal research, 61%.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Legal Research and Writing In my first year of studying Paralegal Studies, my school provided us with Westlaw/LexisNexis (legal research software) that we used for legal research purposes. which provided me with a comprehensive understanding of the legal system and procedures.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 22, 2022

In the past, law firms were known for sprawling offices, where even the most junior associates had their own private workspace. That changed as larger firms adopted standard-size offices, open floor plans and clustered workstations, and a growing cadre of lawyers — particularly solo practitioners — moved to shared offices.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 16, 2025

” Years ago, when I was doing management consulting with law firms, an attorney told me something I’ve never forgotten. Just like with e-discovery, the early adopters who learn to leverage AI for document review, legal research, and drafting will have a massive competitive advantage.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 28, 2022

The issue is when operators do not provide adequate notice for tenants to research options and make an educated decision about new office space. What About Renting an Office With Another Law Firm? Here’s what you should expect if you’re shopping for legal-only shared office space. Paralegal support.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 14, 2021

Legal recruiting is an important business development tool for law firms looking to expand their client roster, build up their practice areas, and open offices in new locations. The Legal Recruiting and Business Development Connection. Developing a Data-Driven Approach to Legal Recruiting.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 23, 2022

Keeping up on the litigation landscape with AI-powered legal analytics can help cultivate productive and meaningful client relationships. “As As someone who had his own law firm, I learned very early on that without clients, you had no business,” says Cole Silver , Chief Client Officer at Blank Rome. Still, it bears repeating.

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LawSites

APRIL 9, 2024

Furthering its expansion beyond legal research and into other products aligned with legal professionals’ day-to-day workflows, Bloomberg Law has acquired Dashboard Legal , a project management and collaboration platform specifically designed for the legal market. ” .” ”

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Above The Law

MARCH 1, 2024

The post Cheat Code: How Will AI Affect Legal Research & Writing? appeared first on Above the Law. We’ve got all the angles covered in this episode of the Non-Eventcast podcast.

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ALPS

AUGUST 2, 2023

They were enthused about how fast it was and how they could utilize it for legal research, drafting legal documents, case analysis, legal compliance, composing client communications and the list goes on. Remember the Golden Ticket from Willy Wonka?

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Seven times since 2016, Thomson Reuters has conducted a survey on the state of small law firms in the U.S., and every time, it found that small firms had made virtually no progress on one of their greatest challenges, which is that they spend too much time on administrative tasks to the exclusion of practicing law.

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