Litify has been selected as Overall Practice Management Solution Provider of the Year — for the second year in a row! — in this year’s fourth-annual LegalTech Breakthrough Awards. This prestigious awards program recognizes innovative companies, products, and services supporting the legal industry. Litify is one of the award-winning companies selected from more than 1,500 nominations across over 12 different countries!

Why was Litify selected?

Litify offers a premier practice management solution for law firms and a modern enterprise legal management solution for in-house legal teams. Our configurable practice management solution delivers a personalized work experience for every case type and role within a law firm — all on one platform.

Our solutions come complete with the capabilities law firms need, including matter management, document management and generation, intakes, timekeeping, and much more. Plus, the Litify platform is built on an open infrastructure, enabling firms to integrate and centralize their systems and data.

The platform’s power lies in our real-time reporting and interactive dashboards, enabling law firms to run their practices more efficiently and drive better legal outcomes and client experiences. For full service law firms, Litify helps leaders to showcase matter progression and historical results to drive repeatable business based on performance rather than price. Plaintiff firms leverage Litify to streamline and automate intake and case workflows while using predictive analytics to pair their best attorneys with the highest potential value cases.

What Litify CEO Curtis Brewer had to say:

We’re pleased to accept the Overall Practice Management Solution Provider of the Year award from LegalTech Breakthrough again this year. This win signals that the industry continues to shift toward a unified platform strategy, where multiple applications are available through one platform — and one login.

I continue to be impressed by our clients’ growth and success after switching to a centralized solution like Litify. The end-to-end capabilities of our platform help their teams operate more efficiently by harnessing the power of automated workflows that are configured to each case type and each team member.

As we look ahead to 2024, we’re eager to continue innovating on our single-platform approach and exploring the next-generation applications of artificial intelligence and predictive analytics that will further up-level the entire legal process.

What are the LegalTech Breakthrough Awards?

LegalTech Breakthrough Awards are conducted by LegalTech Breakthrough, a leading independent market intelligence organization that evaluates and recognizes standout legal technology companies, products, and services around the globe. The mission of their annual program is to conduct the industry’s most comprehensive analysis and evaluation of the top technology companies, solutions, and products in the legal technology industry today.

“Litify is a powerful platform and novel business approach that helps to usher the industry forward into a new way of working. Practice management encompasses a broad umbrella of functions, however, even in the 21st-century firms rely on multiple point systems which results in silos, manual work, and non-automated data,” said Bryan Vaughn, Managing Director of LegalTech Breakthrough Awards. “With Litify, gone are the days of fragmented systems and rigid workflows. Litify has perfected the way to deliver software that’s unique to each firm while still serving the needs of the broader industry.”


Accusoft’s latest release of PrizmDoc now includes AI for Personally Identifiable Information detection and redaction.

The new version of PrizmDoc will be showcased at Legalweek January 30 – February 1, 2024, in New York City. 

TAMPA, FLORIDA, USA, January 18, 2024 – Accusoft, a software company specializing in industry-leading secure document viewing, processing, and automation technologies for integration into Enterprise Content Management solutions, announced the latest release of PrizmDoc today. The latest version now includes AI for Personally Identifiable Information detection and redaction.

“Enhanced data security and improved regulatory compliance are very important to our customers, particularly in the Legal, Insurance, and Financial Services industries,” said Steve Wilson, Accusoft’s Chief Product Officer. “This newest version of PrizmDoc makes meeting these requirements easier.”

The new PrizmDoc AI for Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Detection and Redaction module allows end users to search and detect PII in a document. This provides:

  • The page number where the information is located
  • The ability to see the specific related text
  • What type of PII the AI has identified
  • An identification confidence score for each item

Once reviewed, end users can easily redact the information with a click of a button, or this process can be automated by using APIs.

Software developers can access this functionality using APIs to create workflow automation and enable user interface tools to provide functionality to end users.

PrizmDoc’s newest feature removes the need for end users to manually scan documents trying to identify PII for redaction, reducing bottlenecks and delays, and saving companies a significant amount of time.

Accusoft’s Chief Operating Officer Megan Brooks added: “This release marks a distinct milestone for Accusoft and PrizmDoc. Enhancing PrizmDoc with AI gives our customers a unique capability that allows them to differentiate their ECM solutions from the competition. As we stay close to our partners, the market, and the evolution of AI as it impacts the Document Management industry, we look forward to delivering more innovative feature enhancements to our customers.”

To learn more about PrizmDoc or to schedule a demo of the new PII features, visit our website: http://tinyurl.com/3x2929nk

The new version of PrizmDoc has been released today and will be showcased at Legalweek January 30 – February 1, 2024, in New York City. 

About Accusoft

Founded in 1991, Accusoft is a software development company specializing in document processing, conversion, and automation solutions. From out-of-the-box and configurable applications to APIs built for developers, Accusoft software enables users to solve the most complex workflow challenges and gain insights from content in any format, on any device. Backed by 40 patents, the company’s flagship products, including Docubee and PrizmDoc are designed to improve productivity, provide actionable data, and deliver results that matter. The Accusoft team is dedicated to continuous innovation through customer-centric product development, new version releases, and a passion for understanding industry trends that drive consumer demand. Visit us at www.accusoft.com.

Chuck Hester
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Combines real-time notifications with AI-enabled analysis of risk indicators for antitrust and white collar concerns

NEW YORK – Jan. 17, 2024Epiq, a global technology-enabled services leader to the legal industry and corporations, announced today the launch of real-time, data-driven Regulatory Risk Insights™. The antitrust and white collar compliance solution empowers corporate legal departments to identify, measure, and act on organizational risk as it happens.

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Priori, the leading legal technology platform for outside counsel decision-making, recently announced the latest version of its award-winning product, Scout, is now powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI). With Scout’s AI launch, legal teams can unlock even more valuable data and insights about their trusted law firm relationships and elevate their decision-making processes for outside counsel hiring, law firm panel management and rate reviews.

“AI is profoundly changing the way legal professionals work,” commented Basha Rubin, CEO and Co-Founder, Priori. “Using AI to power Scout allows for a more seamless integration of in-house and law firm data, including better search and matching. These capabilities empower companies to find the best legal talent for their need at that moment with minimal friction, taking administrative tasks off of our users’ plates and freeing them up to spend more time on strategic tasks that deliver business value. We are thrilled to be partnering with Hearst, Marsh McLennan  and other Fortune 500 companies to bring the first AI-based outside counsel data platform to the market.”

HOW IT WORKS

Scout automates the process of managing a law firm panel and interaction with outside counsel by centralizing knowledge, structuring data from disparate sources and surfacing insights in an easy-to-use, searchable platform. Using Scout, legal teams can better understand their outside counsel’s experience, rates, expertise, engagement history and more. To achieve this, Scout connects internal data on law firm experience and expertise, e-billing and performance, enriches the information with public data sources and uses AI to aggregate and organize that data to make it “decision grade.”

Legal departments find many benefits with Scout, including:

  • Centralizing key information about outside counsel relationships. Law departments can get as granular as they like with data points, including combining information from billing systems, expertise and experience data, internal reviews and more.

  • Clearly surfacing impactful data, such as performance reviews. Scout enables and tracks internal reviews of attorneys and firms, presenting them in a clear visual interface and preserving institutional knowledge.

  • Quickly finding best-fit firms for new matters. Legal departments can compare key decision-making factors to optimize legal spend and align hiring with important internal initiatives (e.g., panel management, rate review processes or diversity certifications).

“Scout creates a new category of legal department software that broadens and deepens in-house team’s relationships with their external counsel,” commented An Trotter, Senior Director of Operations, Office of the General Counsel, Hearst. “We use the platform to quickly and effectively identify best-fit attorneys for new legal work and manage our rate review process, saving an estimated 325 hours annually.”

This announcement comes on the heels of the company’s expansion of its services, adding legal operations professionals to its industry-leading global marketplace. Since its founding, Priori has continuously responded to the needs of its clients, adding ALSPs and other “New Law” companies in 2021. Now, Priori Marketplace’s expansion integrates legal operations  providers into the company’s transparent legal marketplace that serves clients who want to compare a wide range of legal services providers.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Over the past year, Priori has been recognized for the impact Scout is making in legal departments across the country and within the legal ecosystem. Below are a few examples of this recognition:

To learn more about how top legal departments are using our award-winning platform to save time and money and align outside counsel hiring with their goals, visit us online and schedule a demo.


Centerbase Launches Native Document Management for Modern Law Firms – Replacing Need for Stand-Alone, Paid Solutions 

The new capability adds additional convenience and cost efficiency to Centerbase’s single-platform solution for comprehensive law firm management. 

DALLAS, TX (January 2024) – Today, Centerbase, a leader in legal technology solutions, proudly announces the launch of its innovative Native Document Management Solution, designed specifically for the legal industry. With this new solution, Centerbase’s state-of-the-art platform continues to simplify operations, such as how law firms manage documents across various matters, clients, and practice areas. The new intuitive and automated document workflows are expected to significantly enhance firms’ service delivery and ability to bill more hours. 

Traditionally, law firms relied on stand-alone, paid platforms for document management, which often led to fragmented user experiences and disjointed core processes between matters, clients, and practice areas, resulting in increased operational costs. Centerbase’s new integrated solution is engineered to provide a seamless user experience that mirrors how modern firms practice every day. The launch of the native document management solution is part of a larger strategic imperative at Centerbase to continue to power the most efficient operational solutions available for legal firms. 

A significant advantage of the native document management solution is its alignment with Microsoft Office technologies. By leveraging these widely-used tools, Centerbase ensures that law firms can maximize their existing technology investments. This synergy not only boosts cost efficiency but also ensures smooth and successful user adoption. 

Paul Bridgewater, President & CEO of Centerbase, remarks, “Our commitment to enhancing legal practice through technology is unwavering. The introduction of our Native Document Management Solution is a testament to this promise. By harnessing the power of the Microsoft ecosystem, we are not just providing a tool for today but future-proofing law firms for tomorrow. This solution paves the way for incorporating advanced technologies like AI, ensuring that the technology journey for law firms is both beneficial and cost-effective in the long term.” 

The native document management solution is also a step forward in reducing the additional costs and complexities associated with using external vendors. As an integrated part of the existing Centerbase platform, law firms who subscribe to Centerbase will have this new document management solution included at no additional monthly cost, further driving cost efficiencies. 

To learn more, visit Centerbase’s Document Management.

To see what the legal tech press is already saying Centerbase’s Document Management, click here.

To access Centerbase’s Press Kit, click here.  

About Centerbase 

Centerbase is a leading provider of legal technology solutions, specializing in delivering innovative, user-friendly, and efficient platforms to mid-sized law firms. With a focus on improving legal practice management, Centerbase remains at the forefront of technological advancements in the legal sector. 


Docubee Launches New Collaborate Product Platform 

TAMPA, Fla. – Jan. 2024 – Intelligent contract automation platform, Docubee, is making contract edits and approvals even easier with its new Collaborate function. Now, contract reviewers can easily make edits, comments, or redline using Docubee’s intelligent contract automation product.

Docubee has already streamlined the entire contract lifecycle, including the way businesses create, manage, sign, and track digital contracts, and now it has added collaboration to its tool stack. The new module allows internal and external reviewers to easily view, edit, and redline contracts collaboratively and in real-time.

“The Collaborate module eliminates the typical back-and-forth that comes with contract negotiations, and makes the redline process straightforward and secure,” said Steve Willson, President at Docubee. “Docubee users benefit from the seamless experience with a simplified contract lifecycle that translates to faster close rates.”

Collaborate’s easy-to-use, Word-like interface streamlines internal cross-team collaboration, enabling commenting, editing, and redlining; as well as negotiation with external users who can view and add suggestions in real-time. In addition, Docubee’s product platform provides a secure environment that surpasses commonly used collaboration tools like Google Docs, Word, and other plain document editing tools shared through email.

Key Collaborate features include:

  • Word-like interface for easy adoption.
  • Real-time editing complete with suggestions, redlining, edits, and comments.
  • User permission control complete with view-only, suggest, or edit settings.
  • Ability to set customizable, multi-stage processes that are scalable and flexible based on user needs.
  • Quick insights into contract status with the ability to see whether participants have viewed, taken action, or signed.

The simplicity of the user interface, which resembles Word, also allows stakeholders to learn and utilize Collaborate with minimal training. Its flexible functionality enhances any contract process, and it easily scales with team or law firm growth.

Collaborate is a part of the Docubee all-in-one contract automation platform which consists of five other key solutions:

  • Gather: Collecting information to incorporate into contracts and agreements.
  • Generate: Creating contracts swiftly through templates, artificial intelligence (AI), or by creating and editing from scratch.
  • Share: Routing contracts seamlessly for editing, review, and approval.
  • Sign: Capturing secure, compliant, and legally binding signatures on any device.
  • Integrate: Connecting to the systems teams use daily or building Docubee’s tools into native applications using APIs.

For more information about Docubee and its full offering of intelligent contract automation solutions, visit www.docubee.com/products.

About Docubee

Docubee, an Accusoft brand, is an intelligent contract automation platform that lets businesses create, manage, sign, and track digital contracts in one secure platform. Docubee powers contracts by enabling users to gather vital customer data, create contracts using tools like generative AI or pre-built templates, and connect pieces of the process with dynamic workflows. Users can integrate Docubee with their existing site or platform via the API or connect to thousands of apps and CRMs using native and webhook-powered integrations. For more information, visit docubee.com

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CARET Legal, a leading legal practice management platform for attorneys and legal professionals, released its annual report, Strategic Insights for Law Firm Decision Making, offering vital forecasts and insights to help law firms plan for 2024.

This comprehensive report underscores the pivotal role of technology in reshaping the legal industry and highlights how law firms can harness these advancements to drive growth and navigate the evolving legal landscape confidently.

View the report here. 


December 20, 2023 – NEW JERSEY – Hotels for Trial, a comprehensive hotel booking service provider for traveling litigation teams, today announces the winner of its Annual Litigation Support Person of the Year Award.

This year’s winner is Kevin Bannon, Head of CMS Evidence at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP. Kevin and one guest will receive a two-night luxury hotel stay in a domestic city of their choice along with a $250 food and beverage or spa credit. Kevin has been instrumental in developing and implementing training programs for junior staff, fostering an environment of continuous learning and professional development. This initiative has not only upskilled the team but has also cultivated a culture of knowledge-sharing and collaboration, which has been pivotal in enhancing the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the firm.

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