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Past Due: The Most Effective Workflows Require a Human Touch & Real Consequences

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Most attorneys are a little old school – and, that’s not a bad thing .   So, I think it’s safe to say that most law firm workflows require some level of human touch, and aren’t totally automated .   Law firm owners don’t necessarily like the full automation route ; and , I get it: I, too, think it’s good practice, generally , to add a human touch to your processes – because most leads and clients of businesses don’t want to be peppered with automations all day, every day.  So, on occasion, in a good workflow, someone on your team (or, you) will need to make a call, or text somebody, or email someone .     But, that’s also a chink in your workflow armor, because automations just work, if they’re set up correctly .   You know they’re happening; and, there’s a record of them happening, within the software .   With humans, it’s a little dicier .   Sometimes , people won’t do what they’ve been asked to do ....

Artificial (Intelligence) Sweetener: Anthropic’s Claude is Coming for Legal Software, For Now

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Anthropic – the company behind Claude – has been making inroads into legal for the last little while .   On April 21, 2026, Claude ran a webinar called ‘Claude for Legal Teams’, to which 20,000 legal professionals showed up.   It’s still available to watch, in archive forma t .     On May 12, 2026, Anthropic announced that it was releasing 20 connectors and 12 practice-area plugins for legal, for Claude.   Bob Ambrogi at LawSites has the full list , as well as some musings .  This is kind of a big deal, it’s true .   Claude connectors allow Claude to access your data from software tools you use, and also allows for Claude to take actions in those products .   A plug-in is effectively a curated bundle, that features connectors, skills and commands meant to allow Claude to act out a specific role or workflow .    Couple that with Claude features also being available through Microsoft 365 , and Anthropic...