By Angela Chmielewski | LexisNexis Practice Area Specialist In a recent article published in this space, we pointed to the findings of the 2020 Legal Analytics Study , conducted by ALM Intelligence in collaboration with LexisNexis, which documented a “tipping...
It is fair to say that all of us were happy to close the chapter on 2021 and turn to a new page this year. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended our way of life for the last two years and has take a devastating human toll on millions of families. For in-house counsel...
By Dave DiCicco | Senior Director of Product Management Law firm business development teams have changed the way they identify, connect with and track their firms’ engagement with prospective new clients. The evolution has been fueled by the emergence of...
By Geoff Ivnik | Director of Marketing Data analytics has been a rising catchphrase across industries from professional baseball to managed healthcare for a decade or two. After a series of fits and starts, it now appears to have firmly established its footprint...
By Doug Stansfield | Sr. Director Product Management One of the important lessons that law firms learned amid the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020 was the importance of an effective knowledge management strategy — and access to KM tools — in order to support...
Spoiler alert: Job hunting during an economic downturn is challenging. A moment when businesses (including the nation’s largest law firms ) are trimming costs and laying off employees is not an ideal time to knock on the door for a job. Open positions are...
Long reserved for big law firms with big budgets, litigation data analytics tools have become more accessible in recent years. These groundbreaking resources allow firms of any size to gain data-driven insights into factors that influence their litigation matters...
Legal technology can completely change the practice of law. But implementing legal technology into your law firm can have unexpected challenges. Indeed, incorporating law and technology into your practice can seem like a daunting task, especially if it means changing...
One might look at the rapid evolution of legal technology and think that the days of the traditional paralegal are numbered. However, as most law firms would likely tell you, this simply is not true. Though some of the tasks that they’ve handled in the past...
THE IMPORTANCE OF RELIABLE LEGAL RESEARCH Despite changes in the legal industry, like advancing technology and innovative legal marketing , there is one aspect that is as true today as it was decades ago: attorneys would not be able to provide accurate legal...
You’re probably already familiar with LinkedIn®. It’s a popular networking site that’s designed for professionals across the entire spectrum of industries, from C-suite executives to gigging musicians. The site allows individuals to upload...
If we could see the future with perfect clarity, we would all be on a yacht somewhere. But even so, some of the biggest trends that will impact the legal profession over the next year are inescapable. An aging population, the integration of technology in daily...
Only a few years ago, small law firms had legitimate cause for concern when faced with the prospect of having to review thousands—or even millions—of documents during the discovery phase of a lawsuit. How could a law firm of only a handful of attorneys...
You’ve seen them all over the Internet—on shopping websites, medical websites, financial websites and beyond. They’re called chatbots, and they have as much utility on law firm websites as they do for those other industries. Given their benefits...
As attorneys, we are all acutely aware that we must adapt to the ever-changing technology landscape to stay relevant. Although embracing automation is important for all lawyers, it is particularly critical for solo attorneys and those in Small Law, simply because...