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Deadlines
Lexi's guides on deadlines: practical advice for law firms choosing and running AI in their operations, written for partners and administrators who have to decide, with the trade-offs spelled out and the sources shown. New guides are added as the tools and the rules change.
October 14, 2026Best AI Tool for Tracking Deadlines at a Law FirmFor most firms, the best AI tool for tracking deadlines is two tools working together: a rules-based docketing engine such as LawToolBox, CourtDrive or Clio Court Rules to calculate court deadlines, and an AI assistant like Lexi to handle the intake, document review and follow-up work around them, with an attorney checking every date.
October 14, 2026What Is Rules-Based Calendaring, and Which Tool Fits a Small Firm?Rules-based calendaring turns one trigger date and a court's rules into every dependent deadline, then recalculates them when the date moves. Here is how it works under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6, how it differs from a plain calendar, and how Clio, LawToolBox, CalendarRules, MyCase, Smokeball and Aderant compare on price as of October 2026.
January 30, 2025Deadline Tracking for Law Firms: Why Spreadsheets Are Not EnoughWhy manual deadline tracking creates malpractice risk, and how AI-powered tracking can create a stronger audit trail. The American Bar Association's Profile of Legal Malpractice Claims consistently identifies missed deadlines — statutes of limitations, filing dates, discovery cutoffs, and appeal windows — as the single largest category of malpractice claims.