Practice Technology

Successful law firms provide both proper environment and tech tools

The noble legal profession is notorious for its inability to move away from long-standing traditions. While many firms of all sizes experiment with new technologies, methodologies and business practices, the vast legal landscape can hardly be distinguished from itself two or more decades ago.

Oct 17, 2017 8:00 AM CDT

PwC launches temporary lawyer service

Pricewaterhouse Coopers is launching a new service that will provide temporary lawyers for large in-house law departments.

Oct 16, 2017 7:00 AM CDT

Chicago-based Levenfeld Pearlstein goes for open-book approach on website

For most law firms, information about fees, billing rates, and details about lateral partner hiring and integration are closely guarded secrets akin to the nuclear launch codes or Game of Thrones spoilers. When Chicago-based law firm Levenfeld Pearlstein decided to redesign its website, however, it decided to go the opposite…

Oct 13, 2017 2:50 PM CDT

What is the technology needed for access to justice?

Innovation in the legal field continues to grow at a rapid rate. According to LawSites blog there are nearly 700 legal technology vendors while Stanford’s CodeX Techindex displays 732 companies.

Oct 13, 2017 8:30 AM CDT

A ‘principled’ artificial intelligence could improve justice

“To what extent should societies delegate to machines decisions that affect people?” This question permeates all discussions on the sweeping ascent of artificial intelligence. Sometimes, the answer seems self-evident.

Oct 3, 2017 8:20 AM CDT

Bloomberg Law trains machine to highlight legal points

Bloomberg Law is the latest legal research provider to use artificial intelligence and machine learning to help lawyers analyze and cite legal opinions more effectively.

Oct 2, 2017 12:36 PM CDT

SCOTUS catches up by adopting electronic filing technology

After lengthy deliberation and study, the court will require electronic filing of briefs, initially only by parties represented by attorneys.

Oct 1, 2017 3:00 AM CDT

Practical cybersecurity for law firms: How to batten down the hatches

How do you protect your law firm from ransomware, malware and other cyberthreats? The costs of ransoms have significantly gone up from a few hundred dollars to the $1,000-plus range for the decryption key to unlock the affected files.

Oct 1, 2017 2:20 AM CDT

Lawyers employ algorithms to guide pricing, advertising and advising

Drew Vaughn, founder of NuVorce, a divorce law firm in Chicago, created a cost-benefit formula that turns a consultation into a flat-rate fee structure.

Oct 1, 2017 2:00 AM CDT

Law firm’s automatic deletion of spam emails is blamed for failure to file timely appeal

A Florida law firm’s failure to appeal an order assessing attorney fees doesn’t constitute excusable neglect when its email system apparently perceived the order to be spam and erased it, a Florida appeals court has ruled.

Sep 28, 2017 7:00 AM CDT

Oops! WilmerHale email to reporter reveals apparent SEC probe into PepsiCo GC’s departure

Updated: A misaddressed email from WilmerHale informed a Wall Street Journal reporter that the Securities and Exchange Commission was investigating the departure of PepsiCo’s general counsel.

Sep 27, 2017 10:59 AM CDT

14 percent of law firm billing is not collected, Clio Legal Trends Report says

If you want to get paid faster, get a credit card machine. That was one of the main takeaways from Clio’s 2017 Legal Trends Report, released on Monday during the first day of its annual Clio Cloud Conference in New Orleans. Taking user data from Clio’s cloud management software, as…

Sep 26, 2017 11:03 AM CDT

LexBlog will license its digital design platform to law firms and other legal publishers

LexBlog will license its digital design and publishing platform to law firms, bar associations, web development companies, marketing agencies and other legal publishers. The company designed Apple Fritter, its internal design and publishing platform, to allow the company’s art director to design in software on a live website. Now website…

Sep 26, 2017 10:53 AM CDT

Clio commits $1.1M toward developer fund and app contest

Clio is committing $1.1 million toward a developer fund and app contest to improve legal technology, CEO Jack Newton said Monday at the Clio Cloud Conference in New Orleans. “We believe technology will be instrumental in defining the future of the practice of law,” he said in a press release.…

Sep 25, 2017 3:36 PM CDT

Hate crime victims can use new free web application to get help

CuroLegal has launched a free web application that helps victims and witnesses of hate crimes find help. Hatecrimehelp.com was built in collaboration with Cisco Systems and the American Bar Association’s Center for Innovation, according to a press release. Someone who believes they are the victim of a hate crime answers…

Sep 22, 2017 12:46 PM CDT