Why time capture is a workflow problem
According to Bloomberg Law’s 2025 Survey, law firms lose an estimated $150,000 in revenue per lawyer each year to billable work that’s done but never invoiced.
The default response to time leakage is
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Change Management for Legal Technology Transformation in the Age of AI
A practical roadmap for law firms and legal departments moving from technology implementation to sustained operational change
Beth Anne Stuebe, Jason Monaco, Ed.D., Beth Thompson, and Rachel Shields Williams
Legal technology transformation used to be discussed as a project: select
From 4 to 60: How a Migration Law Firm Scaled Without the Chaos
Most law firms that grow fast don’t survive the growing pains. Spreadsheets stop working. Case tracking, billing, and client communications turn into a scramble. Administrative overhead balloons faster than revenue.
In 2021, Maison Chen Law Group opened its doors with
AI for Law Firms: Actionstep Intelligence Webinar Recap
As legal technology advances, AI for law firms is becoming increasingly essential but what law firms need can often be misunderstood. In the webinar “How — and Why — AI Should Fit Into the Way Your Firm Already Works,” Beth
Partner Spotlight | Deborah J. Schaefer, CPA
We sat down with Deborah Schaefer, CPA, founder of Deborah J. Schaefer, CPA, to learn how 42 years of legal accounting expertise shapes the way she helps law firms move onto stronger financial footing — and stay there.
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ILTACON 2026: Highlights From The Event
It was a little over a week ago that I was at the Gaylord watching 5,700 people try to find their way through that hotel again. It never gets easier no matter how many years you’ve been going. It set
Authority You Build Instead of Inherit
Influence without authority
Every firm draws the line differently. Some administrators run their operation with real autonomy, budget, hiring, the works. Meanwhile, others are stuck somewhere I call “influence without authority,” where you carry the responsibility but not the title
Partner Spotlight | Philips SpeechLive
We caught up with the team at Philips SpeechLive to talk about bringing voice productivity into the legal workflow, and how their integration with Actionstep is helping firms turn dictation into delegated, trackable work.
Can you briefly introduce your organization and the
Actionstep Releases Actionstep Intelligence: AI Built for the Business of Midsize Law Firms
New built-in AI layer unifies and activates law firms’ institutional knowledge, surfacing insights that help firms capture missed revenue, elevate expertise, and confidently execute client work
The first capabilities available through Actionstep Intelligence are AI-powered time tracking and business intelligence.
The Difference Between Using AI and Becoming an AI-Native Law Firm
Most firms talk about AI adoption like it’s a purchase. Buy the tool, turn it on, done. I push back on that idea every chance I get. Becoming an AI-native law firm isn’t a single event. It’s a longer journey, and most firms are only at