Practice Technology
2395 ABA Journal Practice Technology articles.
Now that 2021 is behind us, we’re faced with a new year looming before us, and the only thing that can be easily predicted is continued unpredictability. Pandemic surges have led to rescheduled conferences, canceled travel plans and delayed office reopenings. As a result, it’s no easy task for law firms seeking to lay the groundwork for a successful 2022. Pandemic-related uncertainty must be factored into the mix, and resiliency needs to be at the core of a law firm’s business plan.
Jan 24, 2022 2:22 PM CST
Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Jim McGinnis, the CEO of MyCase, a practice management software company.
Jan 19, 2022 8:41 AM CST
For a change, let’s talk about change. I would like to start with one of my favorite statesmen, Sir Winston Churchill, who said, “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.”
Jan 12, 2022 9:55 AM CST
Ari Kaplan recently moderated a discussion with the following chief executive officers for the final Ari Kaplan Advisors CEO Roundtable of 2021 about trends, challenges and opportunities in the past year and the year ahead.
Dec 22, 2021 2:56 PM CST
In many ways, 2021 felt like the year that would never end. The pandemic dragged on, and new variants popped up like whack-a-moles. The resulting instability resulted in an increased reliance on remote working software, as lawyers put into place technology that provided the flexibility that their firms needed to transition to a dispersed workforce should the need arise.
Dec 21, 2021 1:08 PM CST
Dating back to his time watching The Jetsons as a child, New Jersey lawyer Richard Grungo Jr. has been fascinated by depictions of the role that new technologies may play in the way that we live our future lives. In more recent years, his imagination has been captured by the possibilities offered by virtual reality.
Dec 20, 2021 8:54 AM CST
AJ Shankar, the founder and CEO of e-discovery platform
Everlaw, likes to say his company’s technology is designed to help clients find needles in a haystack.
Dec 15, 2021 8:49 AM CST
AI has been the subject of academic research since the ’50s, but it’s still in its infancy across much of the broader economy. Before advising clients on AI issues, lawyers should have some basic tech knowledge to answer questions about legal compliance.
Dec 14, 2021 8:52 AM CST
“The training not only showed us information about the trends in sentencing decisions, but it definitely got us thinking about a lot of things,” said Loukinikini Vili, a lawyer and the director of human rights at Samoa’s Office of the Ombudsman/National Human Rights Institution.
Dec 9, 2021 8:49 AM CST
The digital platform HelloPrenup helps couples create prenuptial agreements by filling out in-depth questionnaires and comprehensive financial disclosures instead of having to go to a lawyer.
Dec 7, 2021 1:15 PM CST
Legal analytics continue to be a necessary and growing part of how modern attorneys approach case strategy and research. Analytics tools enable attorneys to bring data-driven decision-making to their practice and business, improving both the quality and the efficiency of work they perform for their clients.
Dec 1, 2021 1:20 AM CST
2022 is right around the corner, and there’s no better time than now to conduct a technology audit to prepare your firm for success in the year ahead.
Nov 19, 2021 2:50 PM CST
A new truth-telling technology called EyeDetect is said to be more accurate than polygraphs, but the outlook for its widespread admission in court is not good, according to one law professor.
Nov 18, 2021 12:34 PM CST
Contract lawyers forced to use facial recognition monitoring while they work at home are frustrated with the intrusive and error-prone surveillance that forces them to log back in when they are perceived to be unfocused.
Nov 15, 2021 9:50 AM CST
When cloud-based company Clio surveyed American consumers in 2018, 23% expressed an openness to working with a lawyer remotely.
Oct 26, 2021 2:34 PM CDT
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