Tag: memo

We tend to toss around terms like ‘forms’ and ‘templates’ as if they were interchangeable. In fact, these documents serve unique purposes. Here’s a short glossary of how we use these common terms here at GPL. The first set of terms relate to resources often used to develop automated workflows. The terms after the table […]

Issue: Numerous legal pros have been eager to point out that citing to hallucinated case law is NOT technical incompetence. It’s a failure to read the cases. So, we have a violation of other ethical rules; duty of candor, for example. What then, might a violation of the duty of tech competence actually look like? Summary […]

Can non-lawyer participation help close the justice gap? Introduction: Legal tech vendors often talk (earnestly, I believe) about building efficiency into the practice of law, enabling firms to set lower, flat rate prices and, in turn, enabling firms to capture a portion of the $437b ‘latent legal market.’ These billion dollar numbers are a bit back-of-the […]

My document automation tool saves me loads of time. Can I still charge my regular flat fee? But is it ethical? This question is sure to follow any presentation relating to the value of legal tech. It’s especially common in conversations about document automation. For example, if I can reduce the time it takes me […]