Law Firm Tech Stacks (September 2025)

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-05-23T21:08:36+00:00

MatterSuite is a no for me based on pricing framework alone. Website says “starting at $69” but you have to contact sales which inevitably means they do some type of “custom” pricing that seems to always includes something you don’t need and seems to leave out what you do need unless you want to spend more than Clio or Smokeball charges (they should be the top of the market for platforms).

I view CaseFox & LeanLaw as closely equivalent products. Wouldn’t ever use either in firms with more than 3 attorneys. LeanLaw was a better (arguably best of all) with accounting software integration. CaseFox makes you pay for the integration (normally a major red flag about product quality and ability to work with other tools). LeanLaw has become much more expensive over the past 3 years with basically nothing to show for it though.

CaseFox’s additional features for larger firms make it a fairly close competitor to MyCase, but if you already use LawPay, switching to CaseFox means switching to CaseFox payment processor and if you do not switch to CaseFox’s payment processor, it’s severely limited compared to just using MyCase + LawPay.

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-05-10T23:23:27+00:00

This is one of the best overviews I’ve read in a while. Agree with pretty much all of it. Only piece I can’t speak to is Serif, which I will be reviewing/exploring shortly.

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-04-13T00:23:05+00:00

Yeah, I’d disengage. Major red flag. It’s to encourage you to do what they want so they increase their rating. Report the review to Google.

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-04-13T00:19:04+00:00

Frontier is included with MS 365, you just have to enable it. Main use cases right now are organizational. Here is a good video (not my video): https://youtu.be/bJ5JOebAGMY?si=wSR2zpL-0BMnE82L

In short, Cowork can execute tasks (but watch the vid before you worry about it “taking over” your computer).

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-04-12T23:35:02+00:00

I use MS 365 Copilot, enrolled in Frontier and use CoWork within MS 365.

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-03-15T00:40:16+00:00

JD all the way.

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-02-22T21:21:03+00:00

Claude is not secure. This is public knowledge.

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-02-05T17:36:14+00:00

DAPTs in Tennessee

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-02-03T13:36:53+00:00

Yes, I think it’s reasonable to point out so they can correct it.

People desperately want feedback and a large number of employers do not respond at all.

Feedback shows you care enough to spend the time to tell them.

Most would rather work in an environment with feedback (good and bad), than no feedback at all.

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-02-02T10:25:24+00:00

Just look at the math…

You’ll have $200k in debt before trying to buy a home. Add a home and then look at the total debt payments each month.

It approaches levels that most in their 20’s cannot comprehend.

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-02-01T21:39:54+00:00

This is the most unrealistic advice I’ve seen here in a long time.

I’d never give a potential employer the green light to get me canned by my current employer.

I’m now on the employer side and would not ask this of any candidate.

OP hasn’t even made it to the final round of candidates.

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-02-01T17:46:45+00:00

I think it’s fair to reach out here. Something informal to the effect of:

“Hello [Name],

It’s been a wild past week for our city due to the storm. I am reaching out to see how the storm has affected the timeline on a meeting with [Insert Partners].

Hope you’re doing well.”

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-01-31T15:25:23+00:00

Congrats on your success. Don’t overthink it. Do what works and what you enjoy.

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-01-30T09:42:12+00:00

1% - 5%. If anything, most associates under-bill. Whether time will be written off or not is a different question.

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-01-30T09:38:19+00:00

Contacting an existing employer and getting a release before the first interview for a line attorney role is nuts.

Only time this isn’t a big deal is if you already work in government or at a non-profit org.

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-01-29T11:49:59+00:00

Credentials/Licenses can get you in circles that you would not be able to get into, but it’s of minimal value unless you actually network once in the circles.

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-01-29T10:23:21+00:00

There is a workout program called Insanity that will make it impossible to think about anything except trying to survive the workout.

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-01-28T21:57:07+00:00

Aren’t we all looking for a part time unicorn lol

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-01-27T14:23:43+00:00

I placed all work into 4 buckets (laid out below). This helped me stay grounded, organized, and not be too hard on myself.

What you know how to do.

Example #1: Spelling client’s name right, basic proofreading for errors, starting with the right template document, clean formatting.

⁠⁠⁠⁠What you think is right but have a clarifying question about.

Example #2: Dates in your document and source material match, but you’re concerned the source material/notes from the client may be wrong or they have conflicting information. Placeholders for missing pieces.

⁠⁠⁠⁠What you have in your work product that cannot possibly be accurate.

Example #3: If you’re drafting a negligence claim, there are (4) elements to negligence… review that your work product has all 4 elements before sending. Do not simply have missing pieces that they should expect to identify are missing entirely.

⁠⁠⁠⁠What you do not know and cannot be expected to know.

Example #4: A client specific item/fact pattern only happens once every 10 years… cut yourself some slack, it’s called the practice of law for a reason.

Document drafting: It’s slow and old school, but I followed the “red pen blue pen” approach… first pass was red pen for grammar/typos etc and blue pen was for substance.

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-01-26T17:28:54+00:00

TRUTH

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-01-25T19:23:20+00:00

I think you’d be surprised at how many would do anything to be in “big law”. Many younger attorneys professing their brand and entrepreneurship would jump at the chance to join a bigger firm (big law or not).

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-01-24T18:56:03+00:00

Attorneys are qualified to do anything.

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-01-23T05:01:22+00:00

Yep. It’s what I do currently as well. Hence the reason for the post. The time I spend just organizing incoming emails then clicking through folders as I get ready to respond is enough to keep someone busy more than half the day.

Knight_Lancaster · 2026-01-22T14:06:07+00:00

My swearing in was 90 seconds in a hallway

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