Above The Law

APRIL 4, 2024

The post Biglaw Firm Launches Low-Cost Option For Legal Services appeared first on Above the Law. ‘Biglaw’ and ‘low cost’ aren't usually in the same sentence.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The post Giuliani Generously Offers His Legal Services To House Impeachment Squad appeared first on Above the Law. Because I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

At the Knowledge Management and Innovation for Legal Conference held recently in New York City, Legal Services NYC was named as the inaugural winner of the LexPrize award, which is designed to recognize groundbreaking ideas in knowledge management and innovation for the legal industry.

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Above The Law

MARCH 20, 2024

The post How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery appeared first on Above the Law. Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.

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JURIST

JULY 30, 2021

The post Federal judge authorizes IRS tax evasion inquiry involving offshore legal services appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. In exchange for such disclosure, the OVDP imposes a one time penalty. The OVDP was introduced in 2012 and was terminated in September 2018.

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LawSites

MAY 14, 2024

In recent months, Epiq, a global company providing technology-enabled legal services, has announced new artificial intelligence and analytics features built using the AI capabilities of Amazon Web Services.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 18, 2024

LLMs and generative AI are revolutionizing text generation and comprehension, and the legal industry is feeling their impact. The post How LLMs and Generative AI Can Transform Legal Services appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Above The Law

JUNE 20, 2023

With many rural areas facing an aging bar association and struggling to provide adequate legal services, small firms could step in to provide solutions. The post Small Firms, Small Towns: Bringing Legal Services To Rural Communities appeared first on Above the Law.

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Cenza

AUGUST 24, 2023

Managed legal service providers like Cenza can play a significant role in simplifying the implementation process. Managed Legal Service Support: Cenza has industry expertise and can assist in conducting a comprehensive needs assessment, identifying pain points, and aligning your requirements with the CLM solution’s capabilities.

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ABA Journal

APRIL 4, 2024

Winston & Strawn is offering its clients a lower-cost alternative to outsourced legal services that uses attorneys trained by the law firm for more routine…

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Above The Law

JANUARY 31, 2023

The post As Law Firms Start Layoffs, Alternative Legal Services Providers Grow Like Gangbusters appeared first on Above the Law. Biglaw firms that haven't entered the ALSP market might want to get a move on.

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LawSites

MAY 7, 2021

The Arizona Supreme Court has approved the first three entities to be licensed as alternative business structures, enabling businesses owned by non-lawyers to deliver legal services under the liberalized licensing rules the court approved last August. The two principles are Kent Phelps, an Arizona lawyer since 1996, and Jeffery B.

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Cenza

JANUARY 27, 2023

It took years to shape into a formal industry and to be christened Alternative Legal Service Providers. This fact was further reiterated by Thomson Reuters’ Alternative Legal Service Providers 2021 Report, which unveiled that nearly 79% of law firms and over 71% of corporate law departments are leveraging the services of ALSPs.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 26, 2023

A Legal Services Network, or an LSN, can open new paths of revenue while introducing your firm to great lawyers from abroad. The post How a Legal Services Network Drives Sustained Global Growth appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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LawSites

AUGUST 23, 2021

There may be no more critical issue facing the legal profession than reregulation of legal services. Amid an escalating crisis in access to justice, proponents of regulatory reform argue that the only way to meaningfully address the crisis is to loosen restrictions on non-lawyers investing in and providing legal services. .

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

In an environment where legal services is becoming commoditized, and in which consumers continue to exhibit increasing price sensitivity, it only makes sense that efficiency would be the ultimate answer. In specific geographic areas, for specific practice areas, lawyers charge about the same, across the board.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 5, 2022

Since cryptocurrency can rapidly change in value, a party could overpay or underpay for legal services if the value of the cryptocurrency they agreed to exchange for services fluctuates. The post Accepting Crypto Payments for Legal Services appeared first on Attorney at Work. Here’s An Interactive Map!”

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ABA Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

House of Representatives' Committee on Appropriations has approved $675 million in funding for the Legal Services Corp. in fiscal year 2023, an increase…

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

That makes the Technology Initiative Grants awarded annually by the Legal Services Corporation all the more significant, as they are among the few funding sources specifically targeting such technology. Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut will use a $150,593 grant to create a cloud-based pro bono portal.

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 14, 2022

Elevate, a nonlawyer-owned alternative legal services provider, has been approved to operate in Arizona in tandem with an integrated law firm, the company announced…

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 25, 2023

A subsidiary of legal services provider Axiom Global will open as an Arizona law firm, thanks to its approval of as an alternative business structure…

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 3, 2022

As lawyers, we are in a service industry. However, I suspect most of us did not sign up to be on call to provide legal services 24-7. The post Adding Rush Rates for Legal Services appeared first on Attorney at Work. I’ll admit I’m a bit neurotic and controlling. Getting the Fee You Deserve.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Edgar Cahn, a lawyer who helped establish the program that would become known as the Legal Services Corp., has died at age 86. Cahn died…

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Cenza

AUGUST 25, 2021

Therefore, legal service providers have been contending to streamline their processes and systems with the aid of technology. An effort to maximize the value delivered by technology and enable business growth has resulted in the genesis of Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs). Tracing the ALSPs’ growth path.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The legal services industry added 4,800 jobs in January following a loss of 1,500 jobs in December. Despite the improved outlook in January, the industry still…

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The post The Bar Exam Is A Barrier To Access For Legal Services And Access To Justice For Many appeared first on Above the Law. The largest barrier by far to innovation in this area is the resistance from lawyers.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

APRIL 24, 2022

The job, as they see it, is to get the fee out there, and to define the scope of legal services, as quickly as possible – so that the client will sign off, and so that the lawyer can go back to what they really want to do, which is to practice substantive law.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Alternative legal service providers continue to make significant inroads in the legal industry, growing their global market share to $13.9 billion by the end of…

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LawSites

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of the AI for Justice Legal Aid program, a two-pronged initiative that will provide select legal aid organizations with free access to and training on its CoCounsel generative AI software, while also providing other legal nonprofits access to CoCounsel at a steeply reduced price.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Legal consumers are not like you : They don’t know as many Latin phrases as you do. Attorneys hate to think of themselves as ‘salespeople’ – but, if you’re a law firm owner/manager, you’re selling things the same way everyone else who owns a business is selling things. Though, you might not be selling what you think you are.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

House of Representatives on Tuesday would give $40 million in disaster aid to the Legal Services Corp. A continuing resolution passed by the U.S. to…

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

“The evidence gathered in this report shows that rule reforms can spur significant innovation, both in the ownership structure of legal services providers and in the delivery models used to serve clients,” the report concludes. Not surprisingly, technology is a critical element in innovation of legal services delivery.

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InHouseOps

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

I counted at least six sessions on this topic: Redefining Delivery of Legal Services; The Changing Nature of Legal Procurement: “NewLaw and Aggregators of Legal Products and Services; Legal Business Design Challenge; Ewww, David! It’s about building scale in legal business and legal services.”

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

JULY 8, 2020

Legal consumer habits are shifting under the feet of attorneys ; and , law firms, rooted in tradition, are feeling the pressure to reduce prices and overhead, while increasing service. Law firms responding to these pressure points are doing so in a number of ways.

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Cenza

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The Supreme Court in the US has canceled all oral arguments for April due to health threats, whereas certain courts and legal services organizations have gone digital and are working remotely. What’s in store for legal service providers?

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 26, 2021

When cloud-based company Clio surveyed American consumers in 2018, 23% expressed an openness to working with a lawyer remotely. Fast-forward three years, and 79% of…

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Attorney at Work

JULY 19, 2021

As an ethics attorney, I am frequently asked about the ethics of subscription legal services. Here is my story of how the practice hatched from an idea to a full-fledged service line. The post Launching a Subscription-Based Legal Services Program for My Law Firm appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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