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Clients Are Spending More on Legal Tech: Can Smaller Firms Keep Up?

Attorney at Work

Document automation software provides a centralized process of producing agreements, motions, pleading, contracts and other legal documents. For example, firms using a manual search-and-replace process to create new documents can quickly realize productivity gains with document automation while avoiding common editing errors.

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What Is an Example of a Case Management System?

Practice Panther

A prime example of a case management system is a comprehensive solution for task automation, document storage, client communication, and more. And with 45% of law firms upping their technology budgets in the past year, it’s clear that legal case management software is now fundamental in this profession.

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5 Tips for Making the Transition to Virtual Law Firm Status

Attorney at Work

The truth is that, as long as pleadings are filed in a timely manner, discovery is completed, client questions are answered, and everyone complies with ethics rules, it really makes no difference if the work is done at 9 a.m. This can help streamline how you manage client files and run your practice.

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LITIGATION “WHACK-A-MOLE” – THE MOVING TARGET AND POOR PLEADINGS – IN A CASE ABOUT ALLEGEDLY POOR PLEADINGS

Civil Litigation Brief

This was a case alleging that the defendant barrister had pleaded a case badly. We are looking again at the judgment of Mr Justice Saini inIsrael Russell v Barry Coulter[2025] EWHC 493 (KB). The claim was rejected. However it is.

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THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 12: A DEFENDANT IS NOT EXPECTED TO DIVINE THE NATURE OF THE CLAIMANT’S CASE

Civil Litigation Brief

Today we are looking at a pleadings issue that arose in the course a lengthy contractual dispute. The claimant made certain, specific allegations, and pleaded that these matters breached a large number of contractual obligations. However, at trial, the claimant.

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THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 7: “THE CLAIMANT AND WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO PLEAD SUCH A CLAIM IN BROAD AND VAGUE TERMS”: A CLAIMANT HAS TO PLEAD HOW THE ALLEGED BREACHES HAVE CAUSED THE ALLEGED LOSS

Civil Litigation Brief

Here we are looking at an application that was all about the claimant’s inadequate pleadings. After putting the defects right (at at third attempt) the case was allowed to proceed – but it was a lengthy and expensive process for.

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THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 4: A FAILURE BY A CLAIMANT TO ADEQUATELY PARTICULARISE ITS CASE

Civil Litigation Brief

When you start looking for cases about pleadings it is surprising how issues in relation to statements of case keep popping up. We see it in the judgment of Jeremy Hyam KC inKau Media Group Limited v Thomas Hart[2025] EWHC.