By Paige Roncke, Chief Revenue Officer, Centerbase
Recently, a managing partner told me, “This AI stuff makes me nervous. One filed mistake and we’re facing possible sanctions.”
He wasn’t wrong. But he wasn’t completely right, either.
As a former attorney now working in legal technology, I understand the tension law firms feel between embracing AI
Imagine it’s 4 p.m. on Friday when a partner realizes three weeks of billable hours were never entered. At another firm, the billing cycle has stretched to over a month, and bills are sitting on desks, waiting to be printed, revised, reprinted, and mailed. Meanwhile, a third firm can’t tell a prospective client whether their
For midsize law firms, budgeting is more than a way to control costs. A law firm budget serves as a strategic financial compass that guides decision-making, supports growth, and ensures long-term stability. As 2026 approaches, firms face ongoing challenges that budgeting can help address: persistent rising expenses, hybrid operations, rising client expectations, and increasing demands
Manual legal workflows for tasks like billing approvals, matter updates, or document generation can bog firms down, draining valuable billable hours and increasing the risk of errors.
For midsize law firms, these inefficiencies are especially challenging as operational complexity grows, and clients expect firms to use the latest technology to run their matters more efficiently
Profitability is one of the most critical measures of success for any law firm. But while it’s easy to fall into the mindset of “more billable hours equal more profit,” the full story of a firm’s financial health is more complex.
Determining a law firm’s profitability is about more than generating revenue. Practice area, lawyer
Lawyers using ChatGPT and similar AI tools have significant opportunities to enhance their efficiency, improve research capabilities, and deliver faster results to clients.
These tools can draft, summarize, and structure text in seconds, which are powerful capabilities for lawyers who spend much of their time reading, writing, and reasoning. The firms seeing results aren’t outsourcing
Law firms are sitting on heaps of institutional knowledge—case precedents, successful strategies, expert insights, and hard-won experience that could transform how they serve clients. Yet too often, this valuable knowledge remains trapped in individual attorneys’ files, email inboxes, and memories, creating inefficiencies that ripple throughout the entire law firm.
As a result, attorneys and staff
Few processes in law are as vital and as overlooked as the conflict check. Whether you’re a solo attorney or part of a multi-office law firm, identifying conflicts of interest is the cornerstone of maintaining client trust, avoiding malpractice claims, and staying compliant with professional ethics rules.
Yet conflict checking can be tedious, especially for
Modern law firms win on operations as much as advocacy. Legal operations (also known as “legal ops”) gives firms the structure, data, and technology to run the business side of law with discipline, so attorneys can focus on client work and results. This article explains what legal ops is, why it matters now, and how
If your firm’s documents live in email attachments, personal drives, and mystery folders, you’re burning time and risking compliance. A modern document management system (DMS) specifically built for law firms centralizes files by matter, locks down permissions, automates routine filing, and makes it easy to find exactly what you need in seconds.
In this article,
If your firm’s documents live in email attachments, personal drives, and mystery folders, you’re burning time and risking compliance. A modern document management system (DMS) specifically built for law firms centralizes files by matter, locks down permissions, automates routine filing, and makes it easy to find exactly what you need in seconds.
In this article,
Centerbase Payments, a new embedded solution powered by Stripe, is helping midsize law firms streamline billing, speed up collections by 20%, and automate trust and operating workflows within the platform.
Dallas, TX, August 19, 2025 — Centerbase, a leading legal practice management platform for midsize law firms, today announced the launch of Centerbase Payments, a
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, allowing firms to automate repetitive tasks, enhance legal research, improve decision-making, and achieve many other productivity and efficiency results. As AI continues to evolve, firms that understand the role AI can play in legal practice and leverage AI-powered tools will gain a competitive edge by increasing efficiency and
How your law firm compensates partners is of course a financial decision, but it’s also a strategic process that needs to consider multiple factors. For example, how your firm chooses to reward partners reflects firm values, shapes behavior, drives growth, and influences long-term success.
There isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution, so understanding the different compensation
For law firms, time isn’t just money; it’s your business model. Tracking time accurately is essential for profitability, transparency, and growth, regardless of whether you’re a partner at a growing midsize firm or a firm administrator juggling calendars and billing cycles. A billable hours chart can be the foundational tool your team needs to stay
Law firm billing is more than just an administrative function. It’s also the engine that drives profitability, sustainability, and client trust. The way a firm bills its clients can impact everything from cash flow to client retention, but it’s not always a straightforward process. Thankfully, organized processes, technology, and automation can help your firm develop