The Legal Up blog

The very notion of AI for litigators has moved from a scary, futuristic concept to a daily reality. Whether you’re drafting documents, managing cases, or communicating with clients, AI-powered tools are becoming an integral part of litigation practice.

Law firms live and breathe complex work, but much of the energy spent in litigation isn’t on strategy or arguments — it’s on tedious administrative steps. That’s where litigation support automation comes in.

You know the type. The first thing they ask is: “how much is this going to cost?”

I was a young lawyer when the dot com boom was in full swing and when that bubble finally burst. Fortunately, I was working for a large firm at the time, so I was able to see first-hand how a successful law firm weathers fluctuating market conditions.

As a former attorney, I’ve worked with a lot of paralegals – some of them among the brightest legal professionals I’ve ever encountered. And, as a current writer on legal topics, I hear from paralegals all the time in response to one article or another.

Introducing any new technology comes with risks. How do you proceed when you think a new tech tool will help your practice, but you need to minimize the potential for problems?

Are you looking to grow your firm and make more money? Good business intelligence tools can help you achieve those goals.

When clients hire a lawyer, they expect you to know your way around the legal landscape. Nonetheless, there are numerous factors outside of your legal expertise that can lead clients to question (or downright distrust) your competence.

Working from home has become a new norm for many in the legal profession, bringing with it unique challenges and opportunities. This is especially hard for busy paralegals who — let’s face it — are tasked with phenomenally detailed and challenging work.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly prevalent in the legal industry. Legal AI tools are more common than ever, and generative AI has stayed in the legal tech headlines since the 2022 debut of ChapGPT.