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.

In Major Platform Update, Fastcase Adds Analytics Tracking Motion Grants and Timelines in Federal Courts

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When legal research company Fastcase announced its acquisition of Judicata, the innovative California legal research platform, in 2020, it held out the promise of building on Judicata’s innovations through integrations with Docket Alarm, another Fastcase-owned product that mines federal and state court dockets to provide litigation alerts and case-prediction analytics. 

In a…

ABA TECHSHOW 2022: A Karmic Bookend to a Long Strange Trip

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It was as if we were all stepping back into the real world after stepping out two years ago and falling through some portal into a dystopian parallel universe.

On Feb. 29, 2020, ABA TECHSHOW 2020 wrapped its four-day run, and those of us who had attended headed home, exhausted and exhilarated after another successful…

CRM Platform Lawmatics Expands with Time and Billing Features; Adds E-Payments through Gravity Legal

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Lawmatics, a company whose product provides client relationship management (CRM), client intake and marketing automation for attorneys, is now adding timekeeping and billing tools, with the goal of offering law firms a comprehensive platform with everything they need to manage their administrative sides.

The company also is adding new electronic payment capabilities through a…

Groups Seek Pro Bono Lawyers for Ukrainian Immigration/Asylum Assistance

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A Hungarian law firm is partnering with a Los Angeles legal tech company and an anonymous legal industry influencer to create an international database of pro bono attorneys willing to represent Ukrainian refugees in need of immigration or asylum aid, and they are looking for more attorneys to sign up.

As of Saturday, they had…

We’re Hiring: LawSites/LawNext Seeks Editorial Assistant

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I am looking to hire a versatile editorial assistant on a part-time basis to help with a variety of projects here at LawSites and LawNext.

The ideal person would be a self-starter who is comfortable handling various editorial and production tasks. These may include some combination of: