One of the more solid pieces of advice I’ve come up with over the course of my consulting practice has been to advise attorneys that they should never buy a new software until they check whether one of their existing tools does not already include the feature.

It might be that artificial intelligence is finally what kills the billable hour, or at least maims it. The billable hour is the seemingly immortal cockroach of the legal industry.  Apparently, lawyers and clients both hate it – but here it still is: prevailing.

Artificial intelligence tools are great for collating information – including information about the people and things you want to get to know better.

Most attorneys are a little old school – and that’s not a bad thing.  So I think it’s safe to say that most law firm workflows require some level of human touch and aren’t totally automated

Claude connectors allow Claude to access your data from software tools you use, and also allows for Claude to take actions in those products.  A plug-in is effectively a curated bundle that features connectors, skills and commands meant to allow Claude to act out a specific role or workflow.