With another year in the books, your law firm’s finance teams are emerging from their most challenging billing period: the marathon of complex invoicing, last-minute corrections, and the compounding pressures of closing out the year that test even the most resilient professionals.
In the final weeks of the year, any inefficiencies and bottlenecks in your
Editor’s Note: The 2024-2029 eDiscovery Market Size Mashup* represents an integrated analysis of market sizing trends for the eDiscovery industry, focusing on software and services. Developed by ComplexDiscovery OÜ, this mashup combines publicly available market sizing estimations, industry posts, data points, and discussions from leading electronic discovery publications with proprietary market models created by ComplexDiscovery
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Editor’s Note: The Legal Data Intelligence (LDI) initiative represents a forward-thinking evolution in how the legal industry manages and leverages data. Rather than reinventing the wheel, LDI builds upon the proven frameworks of EDRM and CLOC, integrating cutting-edge data analytics and artificial intelligence to address the unique challenges of our digital age. The initiative’s success
Editor’s Note: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare is transforming the industry at an unprecedented pace, bringing both promise and peril. This article explores the urgent need for standardized governance frameworks to manage the risks of health AI, featuring insights from leaders like Dr. Brian Anderson of the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI).
One of my most-read stories last year was The Justice Gap in Legal Tech: A Tale of Two Conferences and the Implications for A2J. It was about the jarring juxtaposition I experienced of traveling from Legalweek in New York, that glitzy celebration of big law tech, directly to the Legal Services Corporation’s Innovations in Technology
Is the growing prevalence of lying and misinformation in public life spilling over into the courtroom, threatening the integrity of the legal system? The legal system faces an unprecedented challenge: how to uphold the rule of law in a world increasingly indifferent to truth.
Research indicates a significant increase in lying and misinformation among
Generative AI presents a generational opportunity for legal aid organizations to address the justice gap, keynote speaker Laura Safdie told the roughly 350 people who convened in Phoenix on Sunday for the inaugural AI for Legal Aid Summit. Noting data showing that more than 90% of civil legal needs go unrepresented, Safdie (pictured above), former
Firms can leverage mediation tools to reduce costs, improve client outcomes, and enhance efficiency.
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Rising expenses, including legal fees, court costs, and lost productivity, create challenges for firms aiming to manage disputes efficiently. Traditional approaches to non-compete disputes often worsen these issues by prolonging resolutions and increasing adversarial
Discover how law firms can improve communication with VXT’s Call Flow Builder. Learn about call routing, creating ideal call flows, and enhancing client interactions effortlessly. | Jan 18, 2025
Editor’s Note: This article explores California’s proposed regulations on automated decision-making technology (ADMT), a development that is poised to shape the future of AI governance. For professionals in cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery, understanding these regulations is essential, as they address transparency, fairness, and accountability in algorithm-driven decisions. With significant implications for business operations and
At the beginning of this year, Troutman Pepper Locke rolled out redesigned blogs on the LexBlog platform, creating a cohesive and modern digital presence that reflects their brand, streamlines blog management and enhances their attorneys’ ability to educate and establish thought leadership within the legal community.
These updates also reflect the unified vision that emerged from their
3. Receive robust performance reportsUnderstanding the success of your law practice requires detailed performance analytics. Legal billing software for solo practitioners makes this accessible through reporting tools that help you track key performance indicators such as your billable hours, firm expenses, received and pending client payments, and overall profitability per case. With these
Editor’s Note: Google’s expanded partnership with The Associated Press to deliver real-time news through its AI chatbot, Gemini, marks a significant milestone for the future of AI-driven journalism. By integrating AP’s trusted reporting into Gemini, this collaboration not only improves the accuracy and timeliness of AI-generated news but also sets a precedent for the ethical
If context switching is the bane of AI adoption in law firms, legal technology company Syntheia may just have the balm. Recognizing that lawyers spend much of their days in email, it has developed an AI-powered document analysis tool that allows lawyers to obtain summaries and insights from legal documents by simply forwarding them from
LexCheck, a legal technology company specializing in contract review, is launching a new AI-powered contract analysis tool that aims to solve two persistent challenges in contract technology: the ability to handle complex agreements beyond routine contracts such as NDAs, and the creation and maintenance of contract playbooks. The company’s new product, LexCheck Insights, combines know-how