In a strategic move aimed at easing the administrative burden on legal professionals, Legora and Laurel have announced a partnership that will allow automatic time capture for tasks undertaken within the Legora platform. This collaboration will leverage Laurel’s capabilities as a timekeeping platform to transform each task completed by lawyers into a detailed time entry, which includes client and matter designations, as well as work descriptions, pending lawyer review.
This initiative is seen as the first phase of a broader partnership. The primary benefit is anticipated to be a reduction in the amount of unbillable time lawyers spend reconstructing their work for time entries. By automating the timekeeping process, the partnership aims to ensure comprehensive and accurate records of all work conducted, minimizing gaps and aligning logs from various applications with the central record.
Following the integration of automated timekeeping, Legora and Laurel plan to embark on a second phase to develop analytics that measure the utility and value that Legora brings to law firms. The companies intend to analyze shared data, consulting customer feedback to determine key performance indicators, calculation methodologies, and the manner in which these insights are best displayed on their respective platforms.
Both companies are gearing up to notify firms utilizing both platforms of the impending availability of these new features, starting with the automated time capture functionality. This move could signify a notable shift in how legal work’s added value through AI is quantified and dialogues new operational efficiencies and measurable benefits.
For more details, the announcement can be viewed on LawNext.