Buying + Renewing Legal Research Software

Legal research is an important process for a lot of law firms. It helps check for legal precedents and can be used to look for answers to different legal questions. Jared welcomes legal research expert Rob Foil to talk about legal research and how technology helps legal research. Rob talks about the checklist that he's following whenever he's talking to law firms about making decisions on legal research. He also shared an important recommendation he's always giving to clients: Knowing when you're up for renewal and letting the other party know of the last day when the contract will lapse. Listen in to know what are the different strategies to use when selecting the right legal research provider. Highlights The big difference with other lawyers: Rob loves college football. - 2:50 What are the big changes in the industry of legal research? - 5:41 The checklist that Rob's running through when talking to legal firms about making decisions on legal research. - 9:16 Recommendation he's always giving to clients: As soon as the agreement is signed, you send an email to your contacts, "Please set my agreement to lapse on the last day of this term." - 11:32 Are there a lot of firms cutting their research budget due to the pandemic? - 15:30 Involve your power users into the conversation. - 18:28 Set of features of legal platforms that Rob sees as totally essential for a law firm. - 21:23 Do law firms use free resources first? - 24:10 How much should prices be an issue? How big of consideration should it be for law firms? - 28:01 Episode Resources Connect with Jared Correia [email protected] https://redcavelegal.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia https://twitter.com/RedCaveLegal Connect with Rob Foil https://www.nuix.com/ https://asklegato.com/