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71% of solo attorneys are using AI. Only 9% have a written policy. Here's what the ethics rules actually require, what happens when you get it wrong, and why the tools you choose matter more than whether you use AI at all.
Your engagement letters and wills are already in Word. Writly turns them into one-click templates that auto-fill from your client data. No find-and-replace.
Your Outlook calendar, OneDrive, and email already know what you worked on. Connect Copilot to your practice data and recover the billable hours you'd otherwise lose.
Clio starts at $49/month - but the plan most solos actually need costs $89+. Here's what to look for instead, and why the market leader may not fit your practice.
AI can't help your practice if it can't see your data. MCP connects Copilot, Claude, and ChatGPT to your matters, billing, and calendar - no copy-paste required.
Writly for iPhone: track time, manage matters, send invoices, and check your calendar - all from your phone. Practice management for solo attorneys on the go.
For solo attorneys, AI's biggest value isn't briefs or research - it's the 48% of your day spent on admin. Six ways to use AI for back-office work today.
Clio's data is excellent - but the averages hide what's happening in solo practice. Utilization, billing leakage, and client expectations read differently at your scale.
Solo attorneys lose $30,000+ a year to unbilled time and uncollected fees. Here's where the money leaks - and the 3 billing habits that fix it.
You built a law practice on spreadsheets and it mostly works. But "mostly" has a cost - in lost revenue, missed details, and the feeling something's about to slip.
Opening a solo law practice? The tech you set up in your first 90 days shapes your revenue for years. Time tracking, billing, deadlines - here's what to get right first.
This blog covers the topics that matter most to solo and small firm attorneys — billing, practice management, AI, and building a practice that lasts.
The billing and revenue series. Capturing unbilled hours, sending better invoices, and understanding where your revenue actually goes.
The industry publishes exceptional research on solo practice. We read it carefully and write about what it actually means for your practice.
How solo attorneys are using AI today, what the ethics rules say, and how to integrate it into your work practically and safely.
Honest comparisons — Writly vs. spreadsheets, Writly vs. doing nothing. Fair, specific, and backed by real numbers.
Succession planning, exits, and the operational groundwork that makes a solo practice sellable, transferable, and resilient.
What's new in Writly - feature launches, mobile app updates, and improvements. Short, practical, no fluff.
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