LexisNexis Firm Manager Law Practice Management Software
When it comes to practice management software for solos and small firms, Time Matters by LexisNexis has been one of the most-popular options for years. But LexisNexis’s cloud-software option, Firm...
View ArticleMerusCase Law Practice Management Software
MerusCase launched in 2008, but made it onto our radar only recently. Merus is a software development company that provides information technology consulting and builds web applications, and MerusCase...
View ArticleRocket Matter Law Practice Management Software
Rocket Matter entered the practice management software market in 2008, and has gone through several iterations since then. It integrates with a number of cloud-based services, including Box, Dropbox,...
View ArticleCosmoLex Law Practice Management Software
CosmoLex is a new cloud-based software that launched at this year’s ABA Tech Show. Shortly after launch, CosmoLex announced integrated trust accounting, with a goal of creating an all-in-one solution...
View ArticleMyCase Releases Quickbooks Integration; Rocket Matter Revamps Client Portal
If you were too busy reading about the new iPhones announced yesterday, you may have missed two major updates in the world of online practice management software. MyCase announced Quickbooks...
View ArticleClio Releases its iPhone App
I’m at the Clio Cloud Conference today and tomorrow, where Clio kicked things off by announcing a brand-new (and long-overdue, to be honest) iPhone app.Clio’s new iPhone app is beautiful, with clean,...
View ArticleEstate Map Review
The interwebs have been around forever, but many lawyers and law firms are still fearful or resistant to cloud-based technology.Estate Map, a cloud-based tool for estate planning attorneys and...
View ArticleThe Future of Practice Management is in the Cloud
The trend towards the cloud has been pretty clear for some time, but walking the EXPO Hall at ABA TechShow made it clear that we have passed the tipping point for practice management software. The...
View ArticleClio Law Practice Management Software
Clio was one of the first cloud-based practice management software options, and it has been improving steadily. The focus on user experience and integrations means you can use Clio with an increasing...
View ArticleRocket Matter Gets an iPad App and a New Logo
Rocket Matter just released its first iPad app. I haven’t gotten a chance to play with it because Rocket Matter revoked our reviewer access, but from the photos accompanying the press release, the app...
View ArticleComing Soon: Practice-Management Software from Microsoft
For better or for worse, Outlook remains ubiquitous (if not necessarily popular) among lawyers. And really, it’s for good reason. Nothing else combines email, contacts, calendar, and tasks in a single...
View ArticleClio Announces Cheaper and More-Expensive Pricing Options
A year after it raised prices, Clio announced a new, 3-tier pricing structure: Starter. $49/user/month or $39/user/month if billed annually. Boutique. $69 billed monthly or $59 billed annually. Elite....
View ArticleEmail and Accounting: Two Features that Distinguish Some Practice Management...
When it comes to practice management software, there are two features in particular that distinguish some options from others. Email First, email. While older practice management software like Time...
View ArticleFirst Look: Ciinch Law Practice Management Software
Once, lawyers suffered from a dearth of specialized law practice management software, and if you were not at a firm large enough to get something custom-built, you limped along with Outlook or a...
View ArticleBriefs: Practice Panther Raises $3.5M, Enter Zola, Ghost Data, Etc.
Practice Panther just announced it has raised $3.5 million, and the already-affordable ($29/month/user, paid annually) software is free through the end of 2016 so the developers can collect feature...
View ArticleFirst Look: Zola Law Practice Management Software
First things first: Zola is pretty. Really pretty. Designed-by-designers-not-lawyers level of pretty. And that makes sense, given that the team behind Zola are the folks at Amicus Creative, a...
View ArticleEpisode #51: Legal Tech Trends That Defined 2015, with Bob Ambrogi
“I don’t like doing predictions, but …” Bob Ambrogi has had his finger on the pulse of legal technology for a long time, and in this episode he talks about the ten trends that defined 2015. Legal Tech...
View ArticleHow To Implement Accountability in a Law Firm
Every lawyer’s ultimate accountability is to clients. However, many lawyers are also accountable for meeting business goals—regardless of whether they are solo or work for a large firm. “Half the money...
View ArticlePodcast #61: The Future of Bar Associations, with Chad Burton
Chad Burton discusses how bar associations can help lawyers run their practices—and whether bar associations need to rebrand. Sam and Aaron also go over what practice management apps stood out to them...
View ArticleWhy Lawyers Struggle with Accounting Software
Let’s face it, most accounting software wasn’t made with advance fees, trust accounts, and eat what you kill compensation structures in mind. QuickBooks and Xero are good small-business accounting...
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