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Ammunition, Drones, and Influence: Estonia’s 2026 Assessment of Russia’s Trajectory
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The Benefits of Client Intake and CRM Software for Small Law Firms
The Big Takeaways
- Client intake and CRM software help small law firms streamline the process of qualifying leads, collecting information, and opening new matters.
- CARET Legal allows firms to track prospective clients, manage follow-ups, and convert intakes into matters with integrated time tracking and billing tools.
Small law firms often handle client intake manually, using
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Davos, Switzerland: QuantumFAI Conference
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8am Expands LawPay Into Full Financial Management Platform for Law Firms, with Payments, Billing and Reporting
The company formerly known as AffiniPay continues its evolution under the 8am brand, today announcing the expansion of its LawPay payments platform into what it says is a complete financial management solution for law firms. The expanded 8am LawPay now unites payments, invoicing, time tracking, expense management and financial reporting into a single workspace, aiming
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In A Marriage Of Legal Editing Tools, BriefCatch Has Acquired WordRake and Its 12 Editing Patents
When it comes to standalone editing software for legal professionals, there have been basically three choices: BriefCatch, WordRake, and PerfectIt. Now that list is one shorter, as BriefCatch has acquired WordRake. According to Ross Guberman, founder of BriefCatch, his company has acquired WordRake’s core product and technology assets. The WordRake product will be integrated into
Actionstep Releases 2026 Australian Midsize Law Firm Priorities Report
February 12, 2026 — Brisbane, Queensland, Australia — Actionstep, a leading provider of cloud-based law firm operations software supporting nearly 5,000 law firms globally, today released its 2026 Australian Midsize Law Firm Priorities Report (Report). Australian midsize law firms in 2026 are highly client-focused and resilient, but face persistent constraints from legacy metrics, fragmented
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When Weapons Cross Borders, Data Follows: Ukraine’s Drone Expansion and the Compliance Reckoning to Come
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This Friday, Feb. 13, is the deadline to vote. Your votes determine the 15 legal tech startups that will get to compete at the 10th-annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW. Below are the standings so far, ranked by total votes received. Which of these companies will end up lucky on Friday the 13th? Remember, your votes determine
DISCO Launches Scaled Agentic AI Tool for Large Discovery and Fact Investigation Matters
Calling it “the industry’s first scaled agentic AI tool for fact investigation and e-discovery,” DISCO today announced an agentic AI enhancement to its Cecilia Q&A tool, which the company says is designed to handle large-scale e-discovery matters with millions of documents and terabytes of data. The Austin-based legal technology company’s new tool adds what it