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Alternatively referred to as a legal tech stack audit or legal technology assessment, this process helps firms identify outdated or inefficient
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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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Anthropic and Legal: What You Need to Know About Claude AI
By Kate Rattray
Curious to explore how legal-specific AI can transform your practice? Clio Duo is built right into Clio Manage and designed specifically for the unique needs of legal professionals.
What is Anthropic?
Founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers Dario and Daniela Amodei, Anthropic is an AI company that prioritizes building systems that are reliable, interpretable,…
Best AI Tools for Legal Writing and Drafting
By Kate Rattray
What is AI legal writing?
AI legal writing tools are any tools that leverage AI to assist with both the creation of legal writing, and various tasks associated with it. AI legal writing can involve everything from using AI to streamline the creation of communications and templated pieces, to assisting with research or editing.
Because…
Top Law Firm Business Intelligence Software in 2025
By Joshua Lenon
Why your law firm needs business intelligence software
Have you ever wondered whether your firm is truly profitable, or why some months are great while others fall flat? You’re not alone. Most law firms operate with surprisingly little insight into their own performance, despite creating mountains of valuable data. The ones that thrive know how…
ChatGPT Prompts for Lawyers: Boost Efficiency in Legal Work with AI
ChatGPT, the AI chatbot from OpenAI, has taken the world by storm, and the legal industry is no exception (be sure to take a look at our resource guide on AI for Lawyers). With just a few simple ChatGPT prompts, lawyers can answer questions, write entire emails, or even get relationship advice (though whether or…