LEAP and LexisNexis, two of the world's leading legal software providers, have announced a joint venture, PCLaw | Time Matters. Read More

Over the last few decades, advancements in data entry and computers have revolutionized the law firm market. Instead of working harder and longer, firms have discovered how to work smarter. These legal leaders are now producing legal forms in one click, without human error. Read More

Ten years ago, LEAP Legal Software had grown slowly to only 27 employees its first 14 years in business. Today it has a team of 300 and generates $50 million in annual revenue. LEAP accelerated its growth dramatically by tying its team's pay to achievement of its quarterly goals. Read More

Your law firm is a business. Like all businesses, growth and profitability is paramount. You want to see your client base grow and your profits increase, year on year. Even more importantly, you don't want to go backwards just because you are so busy working in the business that you don't notice what is happening. Read More

What happens when humankind makes a machine more intuitive and efficient than itself? A wake of anxiety ensues. This phenomenon of technology overpowering humans is not a new social apprehension. The idea of man inventing a more powerful creation than himself can be traced back to the early 19th century. Read More

The fear of not having a secure cloud-based software should far outweigh the fear of switching to a new system. In fact, the longer law firms procrastinate implementing a secure cloud-based software the higher risk of ransomware they face. With an estimated 4,000 ransomware attacks occurring daily, ransomware threats are at an ultimate high. Read More

It's a recurring theme. You know you need to transition over to more automation in your practice. You read the benefits. Lawyers you know can't say enough about the time-savings. You watch them accessing their entire office from their smartphone with a tinge of jealousy but you can't seem to move off the mark. Read More

Share client documents safely and securely on-the-go. Over the past 15 years, email has become ubiquitous and has dramatically changed communication. A hand-scripted letter placed in an envelope is an outdated form of business communication. Read More

Today, smartphones and tablets put the world at our fingertips. Information can be retrieved with the touch of a finger. As a family lawyer, you must keep up with technological advancements in order to best serve clients. Read More

Once a luxury, document automation has become essential in law firms. Consumers of legal services want to pay for your expertise, not for you to noodle around in Microsoft Word formatting a scanned form and manually entering data. Read More

There are approximately 1.3 million lawyers in America. A law firm is also made up of support staff such as paralegals, legal assistants and legal secretaries. In total, are approximately 271,000 paralegals and 202,000 legal secretaries in the United States. So with almost 500,000 law firm support staff jobs in America, the most common question I'm asked is: “Will automation and machine learning cause me to lose my job? Read More

Recently, there has been a proliferation of opinions on why attorneys should worry about data security and privacy. Often, the main concern revolves around subpoenas ordering the release of data for legal proceedings. Read More

Today's issue of TL NewsWire covers cloud practice management and document assembly software that runs on Windows PCs, Macs, iPhones, iPads, and Android devices (see article below). Read More

When law practice management software moved to the cloud, complex document assembly didn't go with it. In a nutshell, document assembly allows lawyers to merge client data into forms and templates to save time and avoid error. Read More

Today I want to call out ten legal bloggers, tweeters, and podcasters who make exceptionally good content. From blogs to podcasts to Twitter accounts, these ten lawyers are worth your time and attention. Read More

It is a common misconception among owners of law firms that growth is measured by the number of people in the business. Over the years, I have spoken with many partners in law firms, and as soon as the word 'growth' is mentioned, they react, usually with alarm and a statement similar to: "No! I don't want any more partners!" Read More

Today, take 15 minutes to examine whether your IT systems are slowing down work in your firm. In less than three billable units of time, you could uncover insights that make you more efficient and more profitable. Read on to discover how to get started. Read More

LEAP can increase law office billing by as much as 30 percent because the system facilitates capturing every service provided to the client - and that makes the investment well worth the money. Read More

You know when formerly avant-garde concepts begin to worm their way into the lawyers' ethics canon, that it's finally time to pay attention. So it is that technology has been awarded its moment... Read More

The fewer moving parts in a law firm, the better. More complexity tends to increase administrative costs. In the technology realm, the more your practice management system can handle, the more you can dispense with single-function products. Read More

New York Lawyers Success reviews LEAP practice management software for its productivity tools and how it can help law firms. Read More