The legal profession would be nothing without access to information. So much of being a lawyer, or working in a law firm, is researching, writing, and communicating. And all of that can be achieved better if you have the right tools for the job. Yet, in the world of tech, lawyers often fall behind because of tradition or culture or
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State Bar of Texas Announces Case Law Alert Partnership with Fastcase
All Bar Members Gain Free Access to Texas Case Law Alert Collection by Fastcase
AUSTIN, TX and WASHINGTON, DC (January 18, 2023) – Fastcase and the State Bar of Texas are extending their partnership to provide all active State Bar members with free access to Fastcase case law alerts in thirteen practice areas.
Since 2014, State Bar of Texas members have…
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Now View More Case Law As You Draft Legal Documents in Clearbrief, through Partnership with Fastcase

Lawyers and legal professionals using the AI-powered document drafting tool Clearbrief to create a legal brief or document will now be able to seamlessly view any case law they cite thanks to a partnership with the legal research and intelligence company Fastcase, the companies announced today.
As I have written before, Clearbrief is an innovative legal technology product…
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Clearbrief and Fastcase team up to bring attorneys, legal writers instant access to even more caselaw as they draft documents using artificial intelligence
Seattle, WA and Washington, DC (Monday, December 12th, 2022) – Clearbrief, the award-winning, patented platform that brings AI into legal drafting in Word, announces its collaboration with Fastcase, a leading legal intelligence company and legal research provider. Together, the two companies are joining forces to give lawyers, judges, and in-house counsel the ability to seamlessly view any caselaw cited as…
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Fastcase Teams with Cassidy Cataloguing to Provide MARC Records for Titles Offered by Full Court Press Imprint
Improving Search Options for Law Libraries and Library Organizations with Fully Searchable MARC Records
Washington, DC (December 6, 2022) – Full Court Press, the publishing arm of Fastcase, today announced it is providing MARC catalog records through a partnership with Cassidy Cataloguing Services. The partnership is ongoing and the libraries that subscribe to Cassidy will receive ongoing MARC…
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Why The AILA Law Journal Is Important
The AILA Law Journal has come a long way since its April 2019 launch. At the time of the publication of the November 2022 issue, the AILA Law Journal will be 8 issues old.
I am proud to be the Editor in Chief of the AILA Law Journal at the time of the release of this November 2022 issue.
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Fastcase 2023 Roadmap Includes New Citator Called “Cert”

This week Fastcase is announcing three new projects for 2023 which will become the foundation of additional state initiatives across the country in the future.
Dockets with the State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Texas has given its members access to DocketAlarm brief, pleading and motion documents in Fastcase. The Texas bar will also launch a digest curated…
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Immigration Law Firm and Fastcase Partner to Create Case Management and Document Automation System

In a unique partnership between a law firm and a legal technology company, the immigration firm Siskind Susser and its technology affiliate Visalaw.Ai have entered into a collaboration agreement with the legal technology and publishing company Fastcase to develop what they say will be a state-of-the-art immigration case management and document automation platform.
The new product is being built on…
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Fastcase Releases NextChapter Customizable No Code Document Automation Tools

Fastcase Unveils NextChapter Docs Form Preparation, Client Management Tools, and Workflow Tools for All Practice Areas
Customizable Workflows, Custom Case Fields, No-Code Document Automation, Checklists, and More CRM Tools for Every Lawyer
Columbus, OH and Washington, DC (November 16, 2021) – NextChapter, a Fastcase company and a leading provider of legal software that gives attorneys an intuitive application for preparing,…
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Fastcase Unveils NextChapter Docs Form Preparation, Client Management Tools, and Workflow Tools for All Practice Areas
Customizable Workflows, Custom Case Fields, No-Code Document Automation, Checklists, and More CRM Tools for Every Lawyer
Columbus, OH and Washington, DC (November 16, 2021) – NextChapter, a Fastcase company and a leading provider of legal software that gives attorneys an intuitive application for preparing, managing, and filing bankruptcy cases, today announced it has expanded its offerings beyond bankruptcy…
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Fastcase and Casemaker Merge to Create the Largest Legal Research Platform by Subscriber Count

Legal publishers Casemaker and Fastcase are announcing a merger of their two companies. According to the press release ” The two companies will combine their teams and technologies to innovate research, analytics, and workflow offerings that empower lawyers with powerful digital solutions for their clients.”
I spoke with Ed Walters CEO of Fastcase yesterday. He stated that the merged Fastcase…
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Casemaker and Fastcase Merge to Become the Leader in Legal Research and Analytics
Leading state bar benefit providers create a powerful alternative for legal information
Washington, DC and Charlottesville, VA (January 5, 2021) – Legal publishers Casemaker and Fastcase today announce their merger and joint building out of legal research and analytics, news, data, and workflow solutions. The two companies will combine their teams and technologies to innovate research, analytics, and workflow offerings…
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Longtime Competitors Fastcase and Casemaker Merge, Reshaping the Legal Research Landscape

In news akin to a wedding announcement jointly issued by the Hatfields and the McCoys, two longtime competitors in the legal research market, Casemaker and Fastcase, have merged, creating a single company under the Fastcase brand that has an estimated subscriber base of more than three quarters of all lawyers in the United States.
Just over a year ago,…
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Fastcase Acquires Technology and Staff of Innovative Legal Research Platform Judicata

In a move that could dramatically reshape the legal research market going forward, legal research and publishing company Fastcase has acquired the technology and employees of the California legal research platform Judicata, promising to take its unique technology to all 50 states.
One of the most innovative legal research platforms in the U.S., Judicata came to market in 2017…
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