Opening keynote by Jack Newton
Kicking off our 13th annual ClioCon in Boston, Clio’s CEO and Founder, Jack Newton set the tone for the two days with his opening keynote built on this year’s theme—Uniting Brilliance—and examined how innovation and technology are propelling the legal profession into a new era of transformation.
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Why I Moved to Flat Legal Fees (And Why Alternative Pricing Works for Lawyers and Clients)
By Lisa Temple
There are a lot of ways to run a law firm, but for my firm, Temple Law, prioritizing our core values is non-negotiable. From the start, I’ve asked myself: Why am I doing this? How do I want to practice law? The answers always come back to the same key core values: integrity, efficiency,…
The Rise of Legal Entrepreneurs: How Tech Is Reshaping Modern Law Firms
What is a legal entrepreneur?
A legal entrepreneur uses technology, strategy, and creative thinking to innovate and deliver more client-centric legal services that prioritize client satisfaction, affordability, and accessibility. Legal entrepreneurs excel at small law firm marketing and are comfortable taking risks, challenging the status quo, and revolutionizing how legal services are delivered.
Why is
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Law Firm Support Staff Structure: Build for Growth & Efficiency
What is support staff in a law firm?
Law firm support staff are the non-lawyer professionals who keep firms running smoothly. This includes paralegals, legal assistants, administrators, billing specialists, receptionists, document managers, and more. They handle the daily operations, from welcoming new clients to collecting payments, so lawyers can focus on the legal work that
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Legal Tech Audits: Improve Your Law Firm’s Efficiency and Security
What is a legal tech audit?
In simple terms, a legal tech audit is a professional and in-depth evaluation of the effectiveness, efficiency, and security of a law firm’s or legal department’s technology infrastructure.
Alternatively referred to as a legal tech stack audit or legal technology assessment, this process helps firms identify outdated or inefficient…
What Gen Z Lawyers Want in 2025: Culture, Flexibility, and Career Outlook
Who are Gen Z lawyers?
Gen Z attorneys are typically aged 25 to 28 as they enter the legal profession, representing the oldest members of a generation born between 1997 and 2012. As digital natives who grew up with smartphones, social media, and instant access to information, they think, learn, and work differently than previous…
8 AI Implementation Challenges for Law Firms (and How to Solve Them)
Challenge #1: Resistance to change
Compared to many other fast-moving industries, the legal profession tends to be resistant to change, AI-powered tools included. Legal professionals tend to be meticulous Type A individuals, and the apparent unpredictability and novelty of AI-powered tools can be difficult to accept. On top of this, many in the legal industry…
How to Measure the ROI of Legal AI Implementation: A 5-Step Framework
What does ROI mean in legal AI implementation?
ROI in legal AI is the measurable value a law firm or legal department gains from legal AI, relative to the time, money, and effort invested in it. Simply put, it’s about using technology to get better legal outcomes at a lower cost.
Understanding ROI is especially…
Civil Procedure Cheat Sheet for U.S. Federal Trial Courts: Rules, Steps & Deadlines
By Joshua Lenon
Civil procedure has humbled more legal professionals than perhaps any other area of law. You can master complex constitutional doctrine or navigate intricate tax regulations, then find yourself scrambling to meet a discovery deadline or watching a strong case crumble because you missed the window to respond to a complaint.
The challenge isn’t that procedural…
What Is Agentic AI? A Legal Professional’s Guide
By Kate Rattray
Understanding agentic AI—its capabilities, limitations, and applications—will be crucial as it becomes more prevalent. This guide examines what distinguishes agentic AI from existing legal technology and explores its potential impact on how legal professionals work.
Clio’s recent agreement to acquire vLex will unlock unprecedented agentic AI capabilities, empowering legal professionals to intelligently execute every aspect
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