Robert Ambrogi

Bob Ambrogi

Bob is a lawyer, veteran legal journalist, and award-winning blogger and podcaster. In 2011, he was named to the inaugural Fastcase 50, honoring “the law’s smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries and leaders.” Earlier in his career, he was editor-in-chief of several legal publications, including The National Law Journal, and editorial director of ALM’s Litigation Services Division.

Important Startup Alley Notice: Change In Qualification Criteria

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Attention all legal tech startups: We have made a change in the Startup Alley criteria that should now open applications to more companies.

We are eliminating the requirement that your company had never before exhibited at a national legal technology conference. Provided you meet the other criteria, you are now eligible to apply.

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LawNext Podcast: Clio CEO Jack Newton On Why It’s More Important Than Ever for Lawyers to Leverage Tech

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In his keynote address at the recently concluded 2023 Clio Cloud Conference, Jack Newton, the founder and CEO of Clio, said that we are at a time in the legal industry when leveraging technology is more important for lawyers than ever before. Technology,…

LawNext Podcast: Building A Subscription Law Practice, with Fidu Cofounder Kimberly Bennett

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Soon after starting her own law practice, Kimberly Bennett decided there had to be a better way than the billable hour to charge for her services. She wanted predictable pricing for her intellectual property clients and predictable income for herself. That led her to…

Clio Goes All Out with Major Product Announcements, Including A Personal Injury Add-On, E-Filing, and (Of Course) Generative AI

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At its annual Clio Cloud Conference in Nashville today, the law practice management company Clio introduced an array of major new products and product updates, calling the series of announcements its most expansive product update ever in its 15-year history.

(I discuss the product updates and enhancements in a separate post today.)

New…