Associates
Associates face competing demands, time-intensive research and incredibly high expectations. Trellis offers a practical roadmap to the court system, empowering you to deliver top-quality litigation work with confidence.
Time Savings & Billable Hour Pressure
Associates face intense pressure to meet billable hour requirements yet often, you must cut your time to make bills more palatable to clients.
- Streamlining legal research to more effectively find what you’re looking for.
- Providing quick access to similar cases and successful motions.
- Generating instant case assessments and document summaries with AI tools.
- Offering efficient ways to find and analyze prior successful motions before the same judge.
“The information in Trellis changed my cases from being on defense to offense. Trellis is an essential tool for litigators.”
— Jack M. Rubin, Counsel, Newmeyer & Dillion
Fear of Being Wrong or Looking Unprepared
As an associate, we understand the expectation is to always be prepared and in-the-know. There’s no room for mistakes or being caught out of the loop when partners and clients are counting on you to deliver exceptional results.
- Streamlining routine tasks with AI so you have more time to spend on strategy development.
- Providing comprehensive judge analytics on ruling tendencies and preferences.
- Offering insights into opposing counsel's strategy and track record.
- Allowing associates to find successful motion templates and arguments.
“Trellis has been a game-changer for our civil trial practice. Before Trellis, searching trial dockets was difficult and cumbersome. With Trellis, however, we can instantly search every filing, in every Florida trial docket, to find exactly what we need all in one place.”
— Landon Stinson, Esq., Managing Attorney, Beacon Legal PLLC
Career Advancement & Competition
Associates are highly focused on personal development and advancing their careers. As an associate, you often must compete with peers and worry about falling behind.
- Appear more knowledgeable and prepared in front of partners.
- Stay proactive by researching prospective clients ahead of time.
- Make data-driven strategy recommendations.
- Deliver better results through informed decision-making.
“Trellis is our firm’s ‘secret sauce’ when litigating in state trial courts. We use it all the time with new cases to access important data points with high internal adoption. The litigation analytics and search capabilities on the platform are essential to securing better results for our clients.”
— Lonny Zilberman, Partner, Wilson Turner Kosmo
Efficiency in Multiple Cases/Tasks
In your role as an associate, you often have to juggle multiple cases for different partners, needing to switch contexts quickly and efficiently.
- Providing one platform for state trial court research.
- Offering quick insights into new judges or opposing counsel.
- Generating instant case assessments and document summaries with AI tools.
- Sending automated alerts for case updates.
“Trellis has truly been a game changer for us, saving countless hours and streamlining our work. We cannot praise the Trellis platform enough for its exceptional capabilities!”
— Miguel Aristizabal, Partner, Clayton Trial Lawyers
Writing and Research Support
In the associate role, you likely spend significant time on legal research and writing with a high expectation to produce high-quality work product quickly.
- Access to successful motion templates and well-structured arguments.
- Analytics on judge preferences and ruling patterns.
- AI-powered tools for document analysis and drafting arguments.
- Quick access to relevant case law and legal documents.
“The Judge Analytics function has been very useful in connection with bringing critical motions and conducting trials in getting a feel for the Court's inclinations with respect to specialized issues.”
— Jason E.Guerra, Founding Principal Attorney & Lead Counsel, Guerra Law
Managing Partner & Client Expectations
As part of your associate duties, you must set realistic expectations and provide accurate assessments to partners, clients and beyond.
- Providing data on case timelines and likely outcomes.
- Offering judge-specific analytics on motion grant rates.
- Delivering insights into opposing counsel’s typical strategies.
- Equipping partners with insights to effectively manage client expectations and timelines.
“Once you learn how to use Trellis it makes an attorney's job much easier - and that's the goal. You're now looking into the mindsets of opposing counsel, judges and juries at the tips of your fingertips online, and it is just unbelievable to think how far we've come from being back in the stacks with the books.”
— Benny Gold, Executive Director, North Central Massachusetts Housing Authorities, Host, Lawyer Stories Podcast
Features that associates can leverage to stand out and drive impact.
Advanced productivity tools that revolutionize how lawyers work by streamlining tasks like argument analysis, case assessments, and client updates.
Data-backed overview of a law firm’s case history, win rates, clients, and practice area strengths.
An intuitive, AI-powered search that helps to quickly locate relevant cases, documents and rulings.
Detailed insights into a judge’s ruling history, tendencies, and decision patterns to support case preparation.
Real-time monitoring and alerts for new court filings relevant to selected companies, industries, or practice areas
Searchable database of motion outcomes and legal issues by judge, jurisdiction, or case type, aiding in motion strategy.
Associates
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