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This week, our thoughts are with our Harbor team members, clients and partners based in Florida who have been hunkered down over the last few days. We have been relieved to hear back from those who have weathered the storm. Please reach out if you need additional support over the coming days and weeks. As we look ahead to next week, our Corporate Legal Technology team is looking forward to attending the EDI Leadership Summit. Team members from Harbor who will be attending include Ross Dubinsky, Jim Mitchell, and Rachel Zahorsky. Ross Dubinsky will be moderating a panel on Friday, October 18: “The Past is the Present: Mining Prior Data to Inform Decisions”. The panel is on data-driven decision making to drive litigation processes – from staffing models and firm selection, to budgeting and case strategies. In advance of next week’s summit, Ross would like to get a pulse on how your corporate law department is currently using metrics to drive decisions. Please take the quick poll (which will take less than a minute) here: https://bit.ly/3U1uuUk #legaloperations #litigation #ediscovery

Taking users on the change management journey is essential for law firms migrating their business applications to the Cloud. One way to get users to embrace change is to meet them where they are. In our next webinar in the “Strategic Links in Your Cloud Journey” series, experts from Harbor will discuss practical use cases to help people engage with and adopt new processes – all from the comfort of Microsoft Teams and Outlook and other apps where they already spend the most time. On Wednesday, October 23, John Attinger and Michael Turner of Harbor will cover: • Creating a change message and communication strategy to guide business users through the Cloud journey with you • Practical use cases for leveraging the Microsoft Power Platform to help people engage with and adopt processes • Empowering people with the skills to maximize the benefits of enhanced data access Register today: https://lnkd.in/gRgBG9_r #legaltech #cloudmigration #changemanagement #MicrosoftPowerPlatform #PowerApps #PowerBI #PowerAutomate

Definitely one of the best parts of Harbor LINKS, is that it is a fundraiser! Thank you to Harbor leadership and the community for all the support of these efforts.

Looking forward to a great session on law firm billing and revenue cycle trends as we head into year end and start the 2025 planning process. Sign up for this Thursday's webinar below! Christine Indiano Henry Rosenstein | Harbor

What challenges are leading law firms facing in billing and collections? What initiatives are Finance departments prioritizing to improve billing and revenue cycle processes in the future? Join Harbor as we share highlights from the 2024 edition of our Billing & Revenue Cycle Survey on Thursday, October 10. We will discuss key findings, including year-over-year trends, across leading firms. You will gain insights into: • New roles to support billing partners, reporting into Finance Operations. Latest development in staffing models and resourcing to increase efficiency and improve accuracy in billing and collections. • Top priorities in reducing delays in billing and collections. Market intelligence on the strategies firms are employing – including review of proforma invoices and adherence with clients' billing guidelines. • Use of advanced technology to drive automation throughout the revenue cycle. Firms' plans to use advanced analytics and AI for pricing, timekeeping, billing, and collections.    Register for the webinar today: https://lnkd.in/egyjzG9k #LawFirmFinance #LawFirmBilling #LegalBusiness #LawFirmOperations #LegalTech

Integration of your strategic applications in the Cloud shouldn’t be an afterthought. As your firm prepares to migrate systems to the cloud, you can plan ahead to ensure that the connection across systems will be robust – and avoid disruption and data loss when the inevitable downtime happens across one or more applications. In “Strategic Links on Your Cloud Journey: Systems”, Christopher Young and Augustine C. of Harbor will discuss best practices in planning a Cloud-ready integration architecture for your law firm. Key topics will include: • The impact of “staged” cloud migrations on integration • Advantages of building a Cloud-ready infrastructure before it becomes critical • Considerations in selecting the best integration technology for your firm Regardless of where your firm is in its cloud journey, thinking about "processes" rather than "systems" could be the key to delivering an integration architecture that is flexible, scalable, and performant over time. Register to join the webinar – the second in our series on cloud migration strategy for law firms – on Wednesday, October 9: https://bit.ly/3XQmOoM #LegalTech #LegalTechnology #CloudMigration

Mulching trees and cleaning up litter in Chicago...packing fruit and vegetable boxes in New York...working at food banks in Washington, DC, Seattle, and London...sorting children's clothes donations in Philadelphia...wrapping diapers in Nashville, Tennessee....pitching in with a community garden in Moncton, New Brunswick. These were just a few of the volunteer activities the Harbor team took part in during our recent Day of Service. Many thanks to everyone who participated in giving back to our local communities. #HarborCares #InclusiveCommunity #ResilientConnections

Passing this along to my network, as just about every law department leader I talk to is curious about how to prioritize legal-specific GenAI use cases, and how best to think about different categories of GenAI that are applicable to the legal industry. An awesome brief from my colleagues Justin Hectus, Sean Monahan, and Bobbi Basile. As you navigate the choppy waters of how to apply GenAI, let Harbor be your guide!