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  1. Actionstep Blog

    Where billable time disappears in law firms

    By Andrea Prien

    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…

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    Change Management for Legal Technology Transformation in the Age of AI 

    By Beth Thompson

    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…

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    From 4 to 60: How a Migration Law Firm Scaled Without the Chaos

    By Lauren Dagworthy

    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.  …

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    AI for Law Firms: Actionstep Intelligence Webinar Recap

    By Isabel Ramirez

    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…

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    Partner Spotlight | Deborah J. Schaefer, CPA

    By Stephanie Wittmann

    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…

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    ILTACON 2026: Highlights From The Event

    By Beth Thompson

    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…

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    Authority You Build Instead of Inherit

    By Beth Thompson

    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…

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    Partner Spotlight | Philips SpeechLive

    By Stephanie Wittmann

    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. …

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    Actionstep Releases Actionstep Intelligence: AI Built for the Business of Midsize Law Firms

    By Isabel Ramirez

    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…

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    The Difference Between Using AI and Becoming an AI-Native Law Firm 

    By Early Stephens

    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…