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September 19, 2025
Legal Workflow Automation Explained: Benefits And Best Practices
Manual legal workflows for tasks like billing approvals, matter updates, or document generation can bog firms down, draining valuable billable hours and increasing the risk of errors. For midsize law firms, these inefficiencies are especially challenging as operational complexity grows, and clients expect firms to use the latest technology to […]

August 15, 2025
AI in Law: Benefits, Tools to Use & Trends to Watch
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, allowing firms to automate repetitive tasks, enhance legal research, improve decision-making, and achieve many other productivity and efficiency results. As AI continues to evolve, firms that understand the role AI can play in legal practice and leverage AI-powered tools will gain a competitive […]

March 27, 2023
How to Deliver a Client Experience That Recession-Proofs Your Law Firm
For many law firms, the “client experience” is simply about results: if lawyers win a case or close a deal, they consider that a positive experience. Resolving a problem is offering good client service. There’s more to creating a great experience. Meeting basic client expectations for good service won’t be […]

July 5, 2022
Improve Your Law Firm’s Client Experience With CRM and Intake Software
Client relationship management (CRM) systems can help your law firm create a client-focused environment where your clients feel valued — while your firm reaps other benefits. Through organization and enhanced efficiency, CRM software helps your law firm maintain and strengthen business relationships. CRMs can help you keep your eye on the prize by prioritizing clients and ensuring that no growth opportunity goes unnoticed.
But it can be hard to decide which CRM is right for you. Multiple law firm CRM options are available today in the market. In this blog, we’ll guide you through what to consider as you evaluate the best solution for your law practice.

January 25, 2022
Why Your Law Firm Needs a Client Portal
While modern technology has changed the way that many lawyers connect with their clients, it hasn’t changed the fact that confidentiality is key when it comes to the attorney-client relationship. So, how can you take advantage of the benefits of modern technology to optimize the client experience at your law practice and maintain your clients’ confidentiality at the same time?
There’s an easy answer: it’s called a client portal.

January 19, 2022
A Family Law Firm's Guide to Client Intake
Family law clients are facing some of the most trying situations of their lives when they find themselves in your law office. One way that family law firms can make the client experience easier for prospects is to offer a client intake form that helps prepare clients for the information they need to share, so they can organize their thoughts and documents in advance.
Read on to discover how an online intake form can help you make the most out of the intake process - and download our suggested template to get started on your own form today.

September 29, 2021
Strategies for Providing an Outstanding Client Experience
Today’s legal clients expect an outstanding experience that includes innovation, convenience, and consistent communication, so implementing strategies that support client satisfaction should be an ongoing goal for your firm. This starts with asking what your clients need at intake and ends with collecting honest feedback at the end of representation. Read on for ways law firms can create a client-focused environment where all clients feel valued.

May 6, 2021
Avoiding Common Law Firm Client Experience Mistakes
We all know it's easier to keep an existing client than to obtain a new one, yet many firms fail to focus on practices that will ensure their clients receive a consistently positive experience with their firm. Take a look at some of the common mistakes that firms make that can be easily addressed to create a more positive client experience.