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It’s a fact: Nationally, plaintiff’s attorneys only win 44% of the cases they take to trial. Attorneys who hire Law Father win nearly 85% of the time.

Attorneys who were not particularly quick to embrace trial technology are beginning to realize that great cases are being lost because of a failure to attract and keep attention NOT a failure of the facts.

Consider the following:

• After one hour, people retain less than half of the information presented.
• After one day, people forget more than 70 percent of what was taught in training.
• After six days, people forget 75 percent of the information in their training.
• In 2000, our attention span was 12 seconds. Now, it’s 8.25 seconds.
• The attention span of a goldfish is 9 seconds.
• Jurors allowed to keep their phones on them in the jury box may check their email inbox 30 times every hour (or every two minutes) and will pick up their phones more than 1,500 times in a week.

Those are some tough stats – but they shouldn’t be ignored. So, what can you do in trial to make sure the message you want to send stays in the minds of jurors? Try remembering the three distinct learning styles and TEACH TO ALL OF THEM.
 

1. Visual Learners: These jurors understand and learn best when information is presented to them visually. Seeing information helps these jurors visualize the case information. They respond to poster boards, bullet points, and graphics. 
2. Auditory Learners: These jurors understand and learn best when information is presented to them in an auditory manner – such as listening to testimony and following along with a line of questioning. Hearing information helps these jurors internalize case information. Connect with them by creating verbal themes and repeating them back over and over. (“If the glove doesn’t fit, you must acquit.”)
3. Kinesthetic Learners: These jurors best understand information that is presented to them kinesthetically, using their hands or bodies (such as holding models or watching others physically manipulate and present evidence). Try walking around in the courtroom to create a virtual space, i.e. a crash scene, a hospital room – physically draw diagrams and pass things around.  

Law Father can consult with you about your case and provide insight from hundreds of jury trials. Our technicians are in court more than the attorneys we work with. We know how to tell stories and make critical facts stay front and center in the minds of juries. Click here to book Law Father Trial Support today.

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The pace of this innovation often feels exponential, probably because it literally is. Not only does the capability of computer chip technology regularly double, but so do other technologies not directly dependent upon transistor counts. Technology is an evolutionary process, and it speeds up exponentially.

Three of the most exciting innovations in this revolution are blockchain, cloud computing and artificial intelligence.

Blockchain has highlighted a crucial aspect of the way data will work in the coming years—you can expect a world where data will be increasingly distributed, and increasingly more transparent and secure.

The cloud is pretty much impossible to avoid these days in at least one way or another. The convenience and processing possibilities inherent in cloud computing means it will only become more and more common.

When it comes to artificial intelligence, most experts believe AI will improve the lives of the majority of people within the next decade, in new and exciting ways. Who knows whether or not it will all end with a giant matrix of human batteries used to fuel the mechanical monstrosities of the future. 

Technology has, and will continue, to alter all aspects of our modern lives. And one of the most important areas this has happened in, is the legal industry. Technology has touched all aspects of the law, from the ways law firms market to potential clients, to the everyday procedural aspects of running a law firm, to the very ways attorneys present their cases to judges and juries. And creating this new tech are the driven and inspired companies of all shapes and sizes, that make up the legal tech industry.

Legal tech is a growing industry, and one that promises to keep growing. The increase in funding for legal tech companies, along with increased public awareness, and multiple recent mergers and acquisitions of legal tech companies, suggest we’re just at the start of the upswing.  In that vein, here are 15 legal tech companies to watch in 2019:

1. Lawble is a legal triage which assesses the needs of clients, routing them efficiently to the best resources.
2. DataNovo uses AI solutions to help patent owners secure licensing opportunities and obtain stronger patents.
3. dealWIP is a cloud-based software application designed to increase transparency and decrease time spent on project management tasks.
4. DocStyle LLC expedites document drafting by turning PDF files into properly formatted Word documents.
5. Connective Counsel focuses on client needs, eliminating friction between law firms and clients.
6. WarRoom helps attorneys be better prepared when trial time rolls around; highlighting and tagging deposition testimony is just one of the tasks WarRoom assists with.
7. JurisBytes encourages communication and client care through a simplified text messaging platform.
8. OurChildInfo.com allows parents to communicate after separation or divorce with no ability to alter, manipulate, backdate or delete posts, effectively memorializing the record.
9. TrialLine is a cloud-based mediation, trial presentation and storytelling legal timeline tool for attorneys, providing maximum insight into cases. 
10. Kinnami Software Corporation is a cloud software company that safeguards data by enhancing data verification and auditability.
11. Fixi Subscription Plans assists lawyers and law firms by offering subscription-based legal services to clients.
12. WyzeWaze helps lawyers streamline data from contract to closing.
13. HelpSelf Legal uses an artificial intelligence-assisted platform to improve workflow.
14. Dtour.life streamlines divorce case data, providing secure digital collaboration that makes the divorce process less stressful for those involved.
15. EffortlessLegal brings artificial intelligence learning to the legal world eliminating time-consuming, repetitive processes.

In the legal realm in particular, it is expected that artificial intelligence will assist lawyers in significant and meaningful ways, including electronic discovery, advanced automation regarding billable hours and the ability to access more information in a more efficient and less expensive manner. Whatever advancements the next decades holds, they will be headed our way very quickly.

Contact Law Father Today

At Law Father, we believe it is trial attorneys who stand as the last line of defense of  U.S. consumers access to the civil justice system. We are passionate about increasing a law firm’s profitability by increasing the number of quality cases a law firm has, providing case development tools that reduce the time cases take to cycle, and employing state-of-the-art trial support that helps jurors recognize the true value of personal injury claims. Contact us today to find out how we can help you by calling (800) 325-7715, or by filling out the contact form on this page.

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For the third year in a row, the Techshow will host a competition between up and coming legal tech start-ups, where they’ll have 3 minutes to pitch their companies, and then be judged by event attendees. The pitch competition, organized by attorney, writer and legal technologist, Robert Ambrogi through his lawsitesblog.com website, started with a large number of companies being submitted to his site as possible contenders. From all of those entries, judges narrowed the field down to their top 25. From there, the final 15 to participate in the pitch competition we’re selected by popular vote through the website.

We’re proud to announce that the attorney timeline software created by Law Father, TrialLine, was selected as one of the winners and is heading to Chicago for the Techshow. As winners, TrialLine will not only be able to participate in the pitch competition, but will also have a table in the exhibit hall in the Techshow’s Start-Up Alley Pavilion.

For more information and tickets, check out Techshow.com. And if you end up making it to Chicago, stop by to introduce yourself and get a demo of what TrialLine can do.

TrialLine: Litigation Timeline Software

TrialLine is an immersive timeline creation tool for lawyers, attorneys and law firms of all sizes, that enables them to clearly and efficiently communicate the important details of a case. A cloud-based tool with an available desktop version, TrialLine makes it easy for attorneys to work on their cases from anywhere they have an internet connection, and on any device. Since all of the files important to the case are securely stored online, they’re always accessible. TrialLine also makes collaboration a breeze. Work with expert witnesses, staff members and other attorneys anywhere they may be.

Contact Law Father Today

At Law Father, we’re passionate about increasing access to the law for everyone, and we’re dedicated to helping attorneys increase their caseload. We have a decade of experience making beautiful and modern, conversion driven websites that highlight what makes a particular firm stand out from the crowd, running effective and efficient PPC and social media marketing campaigns, and helping attorneys win in the courtroom with our trial support expertise, and much more. Call Law Father today at (800) 325-7715 or fill out the contact form on this page to learn how we can help you.

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Visuals are more important than ever to the way we communicate, and since TrialLine is highly customizable, you can tailor your timeline to whatever your visual needs may be. You can set a captivating, informative image or video as the background for your timeline, and you can assign specific images to each individual event.

TrialLine also allows you to attach specific documents to each event, which makes it easy to provide supporting documentation as needed. For maximum impact, you can also attach video files that can be played right there in the TrialLine, so there’s no time spent waiting as your browser navigates to a URL on YouTube or Vimeo.

As an example, took at look at this TrialLine we created based on an article by Slate.com’s editor Jeremy Stahl, in which he lays out all of the different times members of the Trump administration have denied any collusion with Russia:

News timeline made using TrialLine, based on an original article by Jeremy Stahl from Slate.com.

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TrialLine is a powerful storytelling tool, and timeline solution for anyone that needs to communicate information clearly, and engagingly, about events occurring along a timeline. It is completely web-based, and can be accessed and shared through any internet connection on any device. Sign up now to try it FREE FOR 30 DAYS!

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Law Father provided a soft launch of TrialLine V1 in January ’17 – extending the product to current clients and associates. In March, TrialLine was opened to the public. Since then, TrialLine has grown 10x over earlier predictions. “That public launch was very exciting,” said Travis Luther, President of Law Father. “TrialLine is something we had been working on and talking about for two years. It was just tremendous to see attorneys paying for the software and to hear about the difference it was making in mediations and trials.” Based on feedback accumulated from the soft launch of V1, TrialLine announced the V2 update on September 1^st.

TrialLine V2 has some impressive new features, including an expanded timeline view for minute-by-minute event stacking and a full screen presentation mode that makes TrialLine even better in trial. “The attorneys we talked to wanted to use TrialLine for openings and closings,” Luther points out. “So we redesigned the presentation slide with more layout flexibility and a sharper, more stylized look.”

Learn More About TrialLine: The Best Timeline Software for Lawyers

TrialLine is not without competitors, and Luther admits there remain challenges ahead. “We have to assure lawyers who currently use programs like LexisNexis’s TimeMap that learning a new timeline program will be worth the reward.” Luther is confident that TrialLine will pay financial rewards to attorneys who buy in. “Trial lawyers know that successful cases are won with successful storytelling. If you look at TrialLine against our competitors, you can clearly see that our software tells a much more compelling story to mediators and jurors. This is especially true when opposing counsel refuses to use any kind of storytelling technology.” Luther adds that, as far as he knows, TrialLine is the only cloud-based mediation, trial presentation and storytelling timeline tool available to law firms. “I don’t see any other legal timeline software on the market that has the ease of use that TrialLine has. You can work on TrialLine from anywhere in the world, on any device. TimeMap doesn’t even work on a Mac.”

Try a Free Trial of TrialLine Today

Law firms interested in trying TrialLine can sign-up for a 7-day free trial at trialline.net. After that, it’s just $9.99 per month per case. TrialLine also creates invoices on a case-per-case basis, allowing law firms to bill TrialLine charges to individual client accounts.

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When you enter a URL into PageSpeed Insights, Google’s bot hits it and records how long it takes specific elements to load. Google then catalogs which elements of the webpage are causing delays. At the conclusion of the PageSpeed test, Google returns a score for both the mobile and desktop site. They then make recommendations on areas that could be improved. Scores range from 0-100, with anything over 90 considered “Good” (the top rating).

Some of the PageSpeed recommendations are easy to correct, such as resizing images. Others are a little more difficult, such as CSS adjustments and JavaSript updates. These types of fixes will most likely require a skilled programmer who can repair your site without breaking other areas of the code or functions.

In addition to creating a good user experience, having a fast performing site can move your site higher in the search returns. Google refers to this as the “page speed ranking factor.” When the Google algorithm examines two very similar sites, it must determine on which site would a person have a better experience? If site A has similar content to site B, but has technical problems and takes a long time to load, Google is likely to reward site B and rank it higher than site A. Google’s motivation is simple: keep people using Google and don’t give them any reason to switch to Yahoo or Bing. If Google continuously sends their users to technically strenuous sites, they will eventually lose those users to search engines that can present better search returns. The more technically unsound your website is, the more likely it is to be buried deep in the search returns.

Further, while Google has been slowly incorporating PageSpeed load times as a ranking factor since 2010, it has only been in the last six months that the “page speed ranking factor” has been applied to ranking mobile sites.

If you are unaware, mobile phone searches now make up nearly 60% of all Internet searches. Google has already adjusted to this trend by ranking technically sound mobile websites above traditional websites when users conduct their Google searches on mobile phones. What you need to know is that if your potential client is looking for a lawyer on her iPhone and your website is not optimized for mobile viewing, she is less likely to find your website than she is a competitor’s mobile website that Google has rated as “Good”. However, if she searches from her desktop computer, and your website is optimized for desktop browsing, she’s likely to receive a different search return from Google, one showing sites that perform well on desktop computers, and perhaps more likely to find your site. But since we now know that mobile search exceeds desktop search, it is equally important that both your sites be as technically sound as possible.

If you have run your law firm’s website through the PageSpeed Insights analysis and are concerned about your scores, Law Father can help. We can examine Google’s technical assessment and create a plan to make the necessary repairs and adjustments. In most cases, this work can be completed in 3-4 days. Once completed, we will then send a re-crawel request to Google, asking them to re-evaluate your law firm’s website and update your website’s PageSpeed score. This work can help improve your page speed ranking factor and your position in Google’s organic search returns. To schedule a PageSpeed update, call 800.325.7715 or fill out the contact form on http://www.lawfather.net.

*As an interesting side note, I ran Google.com through Google’s own PageSpeed analysis and found that Google’s mobile site has a few issues of its own =)

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On the third episode of the LawFather Podcast, Travis and Leb discuss Clarence Darrow and different perceptions of justice.

The LawFather Podcast – Where the Law and Entrepreneurship Collide

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Trial is coming up.   Your case file contains hundreds of pages of documents and thousand of facts.   It is an overwhelming amount of information to organize and present. A case timeline is the perfect vehicle to organize this information. But, where do you start? TrialLine knows that your case timeline does not start with the design. Your case timeline starts with the facts.

If your case timeline is going to help you present your case to a jury, then you better get used to writing your facts like you post to Twitter: with as few characters as possible.

Here are some bullet points to keep in mind as you create your case timeline:

• Your facts are your headlines.
• They need to be short and sweet.
• The reader MUST be able to understand them without help from you.
• Twitter allows for 140 characters.
• Twitter believes character constraints inspire creativity.
• Google allows for 60 characters.
• Google believes 60 characters are readable and clean.
• Constraints are great for trial.
• Too much info makes it harder to decide.
• This blog was written with constraints.
• You read the whole thing.
• Consider TrialLine.

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