January 08, 2021 | Legaltech News
As Remote Lawyers Handle More Admin Tasks, Firms Discover Support InefficienciesMore lawyers are piling administrative tasks on their plates as they work remotely. But inefficiencies and a modernizing profession may require a different long-term solution.
By Victoria Hudgins
3 minute read
January 08, 2021 | Legaltech News
Legal Ops May Still Struggle for a Seat at the Table in 2021COVID-19's transition to remote working and economic fallout might seem like the perfect storm for legal ops to shine, but that wasn't the case for all. Legal ops professionals and observers offer their 2021 predictions, both good and bad, for the profession.
By Victoria Hudgins
5 minute read
January 05, 2021 | Legaltech News
Litera Continues Expansion With Acquisition of Foundation Software GroupLitera says this newest acquisition pushes the company into a new area of legal practice: the business of law.
By Victoria Hudgins
3 minute read
January 04, 2021 | Legaltech News
Lawyers Embracing Tech: 7 Legal Tech Tools Created by Law Firms in 2020Despite a worldwide pandemic, law firms still released legal tech that helped them streamline internal and client challenges.
By Victoria Hudgins
1 minute read
December 30, 2020 | Legaltech News
A New Market: The Legal Tech M&As of 2020This year, e-discovery consolidation accelerated, while other legal tech sectors jockeyed to become a true "one-stop-shop" for legal services.
By Victoria Hudgins
1 minute read
December 29, 2020 | Legaltech News
A Difficult Year: The Cyberattacks That Pervaded the Legal Industry in 2020A look back at the evolving cyberthreats, public breaches and eight-figure ransom demands that struck law firms, legal tech companies, bar exams and others in 2020.
By Victoria Hudgins
1 minute read
December 28, 2020 | Legaltech News
Been There, Done That: 8 Law Firms That Have Launched ALSPsLaw firms are diversifying their revenue streams with the creation of alternative legal service providers (ALSPs). LTN highlights a few of the law subsidiaries that have recently made news, along with the variety of tasks they're looking to perform.
By Victoria Hudgins
1 minute read
December 22, 2020 | Legaltech News
Legal Secretaries Are Being Automated, but the 'Human Touch' May Save JobsFully replacing legal secretaries with automation may never happen, because even as their job opportunities dwindle, legal outsourcing providers say there's some institutional and client-specific nuances that software can't replicate.
By Victoria Hudgins
4 minute read
December 21, 2020 | Legaltech News
The 7 'Traps' That Cause Legal Tech Companies to FailA look at the marketing, product development and financing pitfalls that commonly dooms a legal tech business.
By Victoria Hudgins
1 minute read
December 21, 2020 | Legaltech News
Pee-Soaked Pants to Cyberattacks: States' Glitch-Filled Launch of Remote Bar ExamsA rushed implementation of software for an already high-stakes bar exam was ripe for mistakes. Exam takers faced the brunt of those issues. Here are four of the top tech snafus caused by the remote bar exam.
By Victoria Hudgins
1 minute read
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