Written by Jill Roamer, JD, CIPP/US

Attorneys receive training in many areas—legal writing, oral argument, marketing, and business operations—but they are rarely trained on how to talk to clients about death, disability, and decline. Knowing how to communicate effectively with your clients about these topics will help them feel more comfortable, increase their trust in you, and likely lead to higher client retention. 

Now that generative AI is capable of instantly creating legal documents, are you wondering whether dedicated estate planning software is still a valuable investment for your practice?

While it can be a powerful tool for streamlining legal research, crafting client communications, or scaling your marketing efforts, generative AI has limitations and liabilities that estate planning drafting software is designed to eliminate. 

Written by Kristina Schneider, MBA, and Yvonne Eckert, JD

 A question we hear all the time is whether to provide clients with drafts of their estate planning documents prior to execution. To help you weigh your options, let’s look at the pros and cons of sending drafts to clients before the signing meeting versus reviewing them with clients during the signing meeting.