Law Technology Today

Law Technology Today is the official legal technology blog from the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center (LTRC). Law Technology Today provides lawyers and other legal professionals with current, practical and innovative content developed by some of the leading voices on legal technology.

TECHREPORT 2022 | Marketing and Communication Technology

The results of the ABA Legal Technology survey are in. Allison Johs, Chair of the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center and author of the 2022 TechReport covering marketing and communications, shares some statistics from the Marketing and Communications survey and survey report that highlights opportunities for lawyers to use technology in their marketing efforts. Watch below!

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3 Tips for Picking Right Bookkeeper

It is great that you decided to get a bookkeeper to do the bookkeeping for your law firm but how do you pick the right one? Everyone successful business owner and leader knows that having the right people around you is critical to your overall success as a business. Since we all know that this is true why not apply …

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Three Important Bookkeeping Reports

When you are trying to get a better handle on the financial side of running your law firm, the financial reports will be your greatest asset. So the thing you need to understand is what financial reports are going to be the most critical for you to start with. In this video, we take 3 minutes to walk through 3 …

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The Importance and Value of Lead Disposition

By Vince Wingerter, CEO and founder of 4LegalLeads.com  Johnny Mercer famously wrote, “You’ve got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative.” You may be asking – what does a songwriter from The Great American Songbook have to do with lead disposition and legal marketing? The answer is that Mr. Mercer unwittingly identified the two crucial actions regarding lead disposition. Emphasizing …

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LTRC Roundtable Discussion: Tech for the Ideal Home Office

David Seserman (DS), Debra Bruce  (DB),  Jim Calloway (JC),  Lance Johnson (LJ), Reid Trautz  (RT), and William Goren (WG) What would you consider your top three primary communication tools for home office use, and is there a different primary use for each one? DS: The primary communication tool is an effective and reliable email and phone system. DB: Email, telephone, client portal. Client portal is used primarily for securely …

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Five Top Tech Solutions to Streamline your Legal Practice

Running an efficient and caring legal practice takes time, effort and a lot of energy–particularly with a small team. With only so many hands on deck, you can spread yourself too thin. But adopting the latest technology frees you from administrative tasks, allowing you to grow your practice and develop client relationships. To get started, here are some suggestions to …

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How Artificial Intelligence in Document Processing Impacts a Legal Firm

Even with the public’s increasing interest in artificial intelligence, experts say lawyers are not soon to be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) but will instead be supported by AI to handle administrative tasks. Automation can’t replace the problem-solving skills, strategic thinking, or creativity of a professional lawyer and people will always seek another person within the profession to handle these …

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Why Your Firm Needs a Bookkeeper

Every law firm needs a bookkeeper. Now for a period of time, that bookkeeper might be you but at some point, you really should consider hiring someone else to be your bookkeeper and here are 5 reasons why. 1) a bookkeeper can help you keep your finances organized, 2) you didn’t go to law school to practice bookkeeping, 3) every …

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