Confronting the 5 Challenges of Modern Legal Work

28 September, 2022

It’s no secret that the legal industry has some…imperfections. Legal workers are stressed and overworked, juggling heavy workloads with insufficient tools. Clients feel neglected, left behind, and overcharged. Firms and legal teams struggle to manage their finances and improve efficiency. But it doe...

Proof, Lies, and Polygraph Machines

12 September, 2022

Is the polygraph machine junk science or good evidence? Professor Fred Schauer suggests we can open up new possibilities if we think outside of these absolutes. Schauer is the author of The Proof: Uses of Evidence in Law, Politics, and Everything Else (along with many other books on American const...

The 5 Most Brutal Challenges for Legal Document Management

10 August, 2022

Every day, legal professionals face a daunting challenge: how to manage the ever-growing list of files in their possession.  Not only do they come up against the document difficulties faced by all professionals—they are also held to additional strict rules unique to the attorney-client relation...

A Baker’s Dozen of the Best Podcasts for Lawyers

3 August, 2022

Successful attorneys are busy people, and it’s not always easy staying up to date with the latest legal happenings. Doing so used to mean spending hours reading industry periodicals and attending conferences—hours that aren’t always easy to find. Podcasting has changed all that. No...

Top 3 Ways To Build An Efficient & Scalable Law Firm

29 June, 2022

Building and managing a high-volume law firm requires different skills, processes, and practices than managing a small firm. In particular, scaling a firm to handle mass tort litigation requires three elements: the right technology, the proper use of outsourcing, and new sources of funding. Law Firm...

The (Actual) Digital Transformation of Legal Documents

15 June, 2022

The “digital transformation” of the legal industry supposedly began in the 1970s, when law firms started relying on computers. But when it comes to the way legal professionals actually interact with legal documents, not as much has changed as one might expect. The move from paper docume...