The main goal of any law firm is to be successful advocates for its clients, but you can’t do that if you’re out of business. That’s why a very important secondary goal is to make a profit. Everyone knows: Profits = Revenue – Costs. And it doesn’t take a rocket scientist (heck, it doesn’t even … Read more

Personal injury attorneys have historically focused on flashy statistics, like the all-powerful claimed amount or billable hour to measure success; however, this limited focus completely ignores the efficiency of legal services, much to the detriment of your clients, employees, and the PI law firm’s bottom-line. It’s similar to the way baseball used to focus on … Read more

All law firms use some version of a case management system—from the crude (messy piles on a partner’s desk) to the sophisticated (documents in the palm of your hand). Case management software is the logistics of the legal world; you can’t set off on the road to victory if there are no roads, to begin … Read more

There is no question that maintaining client files for the requisite seven-year period can be a burden for personal injury law firms of all sizes. This is especially true in the case of civil litigation firms, where even the most straightforward cases might generate thousands of pages of documents. Those thousands of pages of documents … Read more

Over the last few weeks, we have discussed the rapid rate at which technology for lawyers has been developing. With these rapid developments, come a slew of issues that firms must consider when determining what legal case management technology is right for them, such as: what is the difference between “hosted” and “cloud”; how secure … Read more

Lawyer ethics and the cloud is an increasingly important topic, especially given that technology is advancing at an astronomical rate. It seems like every day there is a legal software upgrade to download, a hot new app to install or a revolutionary new technology is released. Think of it this way, how many times in … Read more

CloudLex is excited to announce the release of Digital Archiver, our subscription-based matter management software application! Now Managing Partners can easily send all closed matter data (notes, calendar entries, tasks, documents, etc.) to an ethically-compliant archive with the click of a button. Digital Archiver will maintain your matters on the HIPAA-certified Microsoft Azure cloud for … Read more