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Member Benefit

Announcing New Member Benefit Partnership: Smokeball and the Utah State Bar

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March 27, 2023

By:

Kathy Sandstedt

Member Benefit

Announcing Alabama State Bar Member Benefit

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March 23, 2023

By:

Kathy Sandstedt

Legal Tech Stack

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How to Implement Lawyer Payment Plans At Your Law Firm

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March 21, 2023

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Legal Tech Stack

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Legal Research 101: A Step-by-Step Guide

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March 20, 2023

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Workflows

From Intake to Resolution: Understanding and Optimizing Business Law Workflows

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March 17, 2023

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Workflows

Streamline Your Estate Planning Process with Automated Workflows

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March 16, 2023

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Billing

What You Need to Know about QuickBooks for Lawyers

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March 15, 2023

By:

Noel Peel

Billing

Law Firm Billing Guide: All You Need to Know

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March 14, 2023

By:

Noel Peel

Automation

Legal Document Automation: an Ultimate Guide

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March 13, 2023

By:

Noel Peel

Automation

Automating Legal Case Management at Your Law Firm

Updated:

March 10, 2023

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Law Firm Insights

The Top 5 Law Firm Compliance Challenges (and Solutions)

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March 10, 2023

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

An Introduction to eDiscovery: The Basics

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March 6, 2023

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Growing Your Firm

Legal Intake: What to Know and How to Improve with Legal Tech

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March 6, 2023

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Legal Trends

How Law Firms Are Shifting Their Ethics in 2023

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March 2, 2023

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Change Management for Law Firms: Executing a Legal Technology Software Change

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March 1, 2023

By:

Noel Peel

Building Your Legal Tech Stack: A Legal Technology Starter Guide

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February 28, 2023

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Workflows

Setting up Your Family Law Case Workflows for Scalability & Success

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February 27, 2023

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Workflows

Ensuring Smooth Real Estate Transactions with Standardized Legal Workflows

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February 24, 2023

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Smokeball employees deliver donation check to nonprofit partner "Restore Justice".

We Donated over $20,000 to Charity with Your Help

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February 20, 2023

By:

Patrick Davis

Smokeball Announces Nebraska State Bar Association Member Benefit Partnership

Announcing DC Bar Member Benefit

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February 13, 2023

By:

Kathy Sandstedt

Automation

3 Reasons Legal Technology Still Isn’t Working For Your Law Firm

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February 3, 2023

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

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Making Your Personal Injury Law Firm Workflows More Efficient

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January 31, 2023

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Electronic Signatures for Lawyers: All You Need to Know

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January 30, 2023

By:

Maria

Announcing New Member Benefit Relationship: Smokeball and The Florida Bar

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January 27, 2023

By:

Patrick Davis

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Get Paid Faster with Automated Billing & Payments: Step-by-Step & At-A-Glance

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January 25, 2023

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Profitability

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Increase Billable Hours Without Working More

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January 13, 2023

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Growing Your Firm

Announcing New Member Benefit Partnership: Smokeball and the New Hampshire Bar Association

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January 11, 2023

By:

Patrick Davis

Billing

Bill Better From Anywhere: How Legal Billing Software Boosts Your Profitability

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January 11, 2023

By:

Dana Moran

Productivity

Nine Ways to Protect Your Law Firm in a Recession

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January 5, 2023

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Profitability

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Counterintuitive Ways to Increase Law Firm Profit in a Recession

Updated:

January 5, 2023

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Growing Your Firm

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How to Pivot to Areas of Law Practice That Do Well in a Recession

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January 5, 2023

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Bayer Buried By Another Massive Plaintiff’s Verdict – Will the $2B Award Impact Future Litigation?

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January 3, 2023

By:

Noel Peel

Automation

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If Your Firm Automatically Tracks Time, You Need Automatic Billing

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December 28, 2022

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Growing Your Firm

Client Intake for Law Firms: an Ultimate Guide

Updated:

December 27, 2022

By:

Noel Peel

Law Firm Culture

12 Top Paralegal Interview Questions to Ask

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December 22, 2022

By:

Maria

Hybrid Work

Remote Working for Small Law Firms: a Practical Guide

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December 21, 2022

By:

Patrick Davis

Automation

Automated Legal Forms and Law Firm Admins

Automated Legal Forms + Law Firm Admins = Major Time Saved

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December 16, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Law Firm Insights

What Law Firms Need to Know About Cybersecurity in 2023 & Beyond

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December 15, 2022

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Product

Why Cloud-Based Technology Is Necessary to Run a Cyber-Secure Firm

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December 14, 2022

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Automation

Legal Workflow Automation: An Ultimate Guide for Law Offices

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December 12, 2022

By:

Noel Peel

Productivity

18 Microsoft Word Tips for Lawyers

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December 9, 2022

By:

Noel Peel

Legal Trends

Top 5 Legal Industry Trends to See in 2022-2023

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December 9, 2022

By:

Maria

Six Steps to Better Legal Document Management

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December 8, 2022

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

10 Best Time Tracking Software for Lawyers

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December 8, 2022

By:

Maria

Meet Smokeball’s Top Paralegals of 2022!

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December 8, 2022

By:

Patrick Davis

Cut out time spent on unbillable administrative work

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November 28, 2022

By:

Noel Peel

Why Timekeeping Software is Valuable for Fixed-Fee Law Firms

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November 28, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Contingency Fees: a Practical Guide for Law Firms

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November 25, 2022

By:

Noel Peel

Contingency Budget Planning for Personal Injury Firms

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November 22, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

How to Think Bigger about Law Firm Growth

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November 22, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Family Law Attorneys: Make These Updates When a Client’s Child Turns 18

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November 22, 2022

By:

Patrick Davis

Conduct Better Law Firm Job Interviews with Smokeball’s New Checklist

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November 22, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

How Many Days is Right? Setting Your Work From Home Policy

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November 21, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Smokeball Workflows Support Your Law Firm Training and Mentorship

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November 21, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Leverage your firm's case management software as project management software

How Case Management Software Can Help Your Law Firm Project Manage

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November 21, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

How Personal Injury Document Automation Software Boosts Your Success

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November 21, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

How to Organize Your Estate Planning Law Firm with Document Automation

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November 21, 2022

By:

Rebecca Spiegel

Welcome to Smokeball’s 2022 Season of Giving!

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November 21, 2022

By:

Patrick Davis

The Do’s and Don’ts of Law Firm Referral Hiring

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November 18, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Announcing New Member Benefit Partnership: Smokeball + State Bar of Texas

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November 17, 2022

By:

Patrick Davis

The Pros and Cons of Hiring From Large Law Firms

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November 16, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

5 Ways Legal Technology Boosts Your Client Relationships

5 Ways Legal Software Boosts Your Client Relationships

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November 14, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Using Time Management Software for Law Firms to Ethically Ensure Productivity

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November 14, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Real estate document management software

How Contract Automation Tools Boost Accuracy for Real Estate Law Firms

Updated:

November 14, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

How Family Law Document Automation Tools Improve Your Firm’s Accuracy

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November 14, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

5 Ways Technology Helps Your Law Firm Hire + Retain a Great Team

5 Ways Legal Software Helps Your Law Firm Hire + Retain a Great Team

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November 10, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Boost Your Law Firm Business Development With Our New Cheat Sheet

Boost Your Law Firm Business Development with Case Management Software

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November 10, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Why Smokeball’s Personal Injury Matter Type Wins Every Time

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November 10, 2022

By:

Noel Peel

How to Prepare Your Firm to Adopt Legal Document Automation

Updated:

November 9, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Surprising Ways You Might be Sabotaging Your Law Firm’s Productivity

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November 4, 2022

By:

Patrick Davis

The Value of Data-Driven Lawyer Performance Insights

The Value of Data-Driven Lawyer Timekeeping Software

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November 4, 2022

By:

Noel Peel

The Best Law Firm Benefits for Hiring and Retention

The Best Law Firm Benefits for Hiring + Retention

Updated:

November 4, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Where to Find Great Law Firm Job Candidates — Right Now

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November 4, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

How to Set Law Firm Goals That Boost Profits and Productivity

Updated:

November 3, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Build COVID-era Office Policies that Work for Everyone

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November 3, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

A lack of boundaries has increased lawyer burnout.

How to Reduce Lawyer Burnout at Your Firm

Updated:

November 3, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Burnout: How to recognize it, and how to manage it with the help of Smokeball

How Smokeball Can Help You Recognize and Manage Law Firm Burnout

Updated:

November 3, 2022

By:

Patrick Davis

How to Save Time and Money with Legal Document Automation

Updated:

November 2, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Legal Tech Veteran Chelsey Lambert Joins Smokeball as VP of Partnerships

Smokeball Announces New Legal Software Integration Partnership with Smith.ai

Updated:

November 2, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Integrating Medical Records Retrieval and Legal Case Management Software

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October 31, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Your Student Loan Forgiveness Questions, Answered

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October 30, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Smokeball and Settify are Making Life Easier for Family Law Professionals

Updated:

October 27, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

5 Ways Lawyers and Paralegals Can Combat Imposter Syndrome

5 Ways Lawyers + Paralegals Can Combat Imposter Syndrome

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October 18, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

How to Run a Small Law Firm (and Staff) to Increase Profitability

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October 11, 2022

By:

Noel Peel

Legal Tech Veteran Chelsey Lambert Joins Smokeball as VP of Partnerships

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October 7, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Billable Hours: Understanding How Law Firms Bill

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October 7, 2022

By:

Noel Peel

Top 10 features to look for in the Best Personal Injury Law Software

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October 6, 2022

By:

Noel Peel

Smokeball Announces Nebraska State Bar Association Member Benefit Partnership

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October 5, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Smokeball legal software tops G2 Fall 2022 Reports

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September 22, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Smokeball Ranks No. 9 in Crain’s 2022 Best Places to Work

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September 19, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

A Law Firm Guide to LEDES Billing

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September 19, 2022

By:

Noel Peel

Free Legal Webinar: Improve Your Emotional Intelligence + Wellbeing

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September 2, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Free Legal Webinar: How to Market Your Law Firm Ethically and Effectively

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August 19, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Free Legal Webinar: Law + The Great Resignation: What’s Next for America’s Law Firms

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August 19, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Free Legal Webinar: Run Your Best Hybrid Law Firm: How to Get Ahead in 2022

Updated:

August 19, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Meet Your Smokeball Team: Onboarding + Client Quality Assurance

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August 16, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Meet Your Smokeball Training + Support Teams

Updated:

August 8, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Welcome to The New, Improved Smokeball Community!

Updated:

August 8, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

Part 1: How to Choose the Right Legal Practice Management Software

Attracting More High-Quality Candidates to Your Open Roles

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July 26, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

How to Keep Your Hybrid Law Firm Engaged

Actionable Tips to Keep Your Hybrid Law Firm Engaged

Updated:

July 26, 2022

By:

Dana Moran

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