Happy Holidays from NextChapter! ❄️☃️| December '21 Newsletter

Learn all about NextChapter's latest enhancements and features. [View this email in your browser]( A Note from the Team It's hard to believe, but the holiday season is officially here! As we round out the year, we want to take a moment to highlight our [expansion into all practice areas]( which allows attorneys and legal professionals of any practice area to use our CRM and add-on tools to streamline their workflows. We are also sharing some of our favorite legal tech links that can help you prepare your 2022 strategy, and invite you to join us for some free, live webinars to see our powerful tools and features in action. So curl up with a cup of hot chocolate and read on for all of this and more. NextChapter for All Practice Areas ⚖️ A part of our [Fall '21 Release]( NextChapter Legal brings our powerful case management and add-on automation tools to legal professionals in all areas of law. Here's how it works in just a few simple steps: - Select your practice areas in account settings from a list of preset options. - Make [document checklists]( tasks, fees, events, and more for each selected practice area. Everything is fully customizable to fit your unique needs. - Build [custom fields]( for each practice area based on the information you want to collect and track for your clients by using SALI [legal matter specification standards]( (LMSS). Options include custom text, dropdown, checkbox, date, and more. - Start a new case in the proper practice area, and begin inputting info into the custom fields you created in your settings. You can even upload documents to our secure Client Document Storage, track time spent in each case, create new events, and more. - And don't forget to harness more of NextChapter's case management and form tools for all practice areas, including NextChapter Docs, Client Portal (Coming Soon), Client Texting, Payments, and more! We can't fit all of NextChapter Legal's amazing features and tools into one email, so head over to our [brand new website]( for more info. And don't forget to check out one of our webinars that dive into more info on LMSS and NextChapter Docs below! *Please note, bankruptcy users will not experience any disruptions to their service as a part of this launch. SALI and NextChapter Docs for All Practice Areas 📄 As we move to offer software for all practice areas, we've adopted legal matter specification standards from the SALI, [Standards Advancements for the Legal Industry]( alliance. These standard naming conventions help to unify the terms used by those in the legal industry and make it so data can be shared across legal tech tools. When you create a custom field in the practice area of your choosing, you can search the SALI database for pre-set options to pick from. These fields then show up when you start a new case for you to fill out and track your client's data. Additionally, LMSS-based custom fields can also be used in our add-on tools like [NextChapter Docs]( a doc assembly You can create new document templates, drag and drop tags based on custom fields that will autofill with case info, and duplicate documents with ease. Want to find out more about SALI and NextChapter Docs? Join us and special guest Damien Riehl, Managing Director of Product Workflow at Fastcase on Tuesday 12/14 at 2:30 PM ET to see LMSS fields in action and learn more about NextChapter Docs. Damien is a SALI leader, building out the SALI LMSS from V1's 1,500 fields (January 2020) to V2's 9,700+ fields (December 2021). And he has expanded the fields to encompass both the substance of law (e.g., causes of action, criminal law, remedies), as well as the business of law (e.g., flat fees, legal project management), and we are excited to have his expertise on this webinar. Reserve your free spot here: [( And for a closer look at NextChapter Docs, register for a 2:30 PM ET webinar on Thursday, January 6th all about this powerful tool. Sign up here: [( See you there! Legal Tech Links We 🧡 - [Student Loans in the News]( - A recent study examined how prepared student loan borrowers are to pay back their loans when payments resume in February 2022. It found that 89% of fully-employed borrowers said they are not financially secure enough to resume payments and 27% say that one-third of their income or more will go towards these payments. You can read the full study from the Student Debt Crisis Center [here.]( - [Clio 2021 Legal Trends]( - Clio recently released their annual Legal Trends report, which provides insight into what legal clients want, and how lawyers can meet these needs. For example, 79% of respondents saw the option to work with their attorney remotely as an important factor when searching for legal help. Check out our full recap of the report on our [blog](. - [ABA Profile of the Legal Profession]( - What is the current landscape of the legal industry and what does the future look like for legal professionals? These are questions the ABA explores in their 2021 Profile of the Legal Profession. 54% of lawyers say they are working remotely 100% of the time but only 7% of attorneys say their firm uses AI-based tech tools, which can help remote practices run more efficiently. Read more from the report [here.]( Meet the Team 👋 Sara Taylor is our rockstar Paralegal and Operations Specialist, who spends her workdays helping NextChapter grow our [Paralegal as a Service]( offering and making our software the best it can be. Sara tests our add-on tools and gives feedback. She also is in charge of Chapter 13 plan and district-specific updates. As a former paralegal herself, Sara is passionate about the law. Her number 1 productivity hack? “Do it now so you don’t have to worry about it later.” In her free time, you can find Sara spending time with her dog Cooper, reading, watching movies, or engaging on social media. We are grateful to have amazing team members like Sara! You can read more about her [here](. Even More Upcoming Webinars 🎥 - [NextChapter Electronic Filing Process - Monday 12/13 at 2:30 PM ET -]( Learn how to quickly and efficiently file cases online with NextChapter, including setting up your account and step-by-step instructions for filing. This is a great webinar for any new team members or those who need a refresher. - [NextChapter Notices and Calendar Integration - Thursday 12/16 at 1 PM ET -]( Join us to find out more about NextChapter Notices, which saves and organizes all PACER notices directly in the corresponding cases, thus saving you time and energy. You'll also learn about our calendar integration and more. 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