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Laurel Achieves SOC 2 Type II Certification: Building with Confidence for Secure and Efficient Digital Work Management 🎉

We're excited to announce a significant milestone at Laurel: our achievement of SOC 2 Type II certification. This certification isn't just a mark of our commitment to security; it's the foundation that allows us to confidently provide services that transform your digital work footprints into accurate, secure, and compliant time entries.

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Why I Joined Laurel: Scaling an Industry Leader to New Heights

After years of scaling high-growth SaaS companies, I’m thrilled to join Laurel. Laurel’s mission to give knowledge workers their time back, coupled with a cutting-edge AI platform and exceptional team, makes this an unparalleled opportunity to redefine the future of knowledge work. Join me as we build a world-class sales organization and drive the next wave of enterprise growth!

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The Future of Fixed-Fee Profitability

Most firms believe they’re managing fixed-fee pricing effectively—until they realize they’ve left thousands (or even millions) on the table. The problem? They’re relying on billing system data built for an hourly world—and that data doesn't give them real-time insight into where profitability is slipping away.

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Future-Proofing the Legal Practice: Embracing Generative AI

We’re past the “rise” of generative AI. AI is here to stay, and is driving significant transformation in the legal industry. But there’s a lot of hype around AI; many software providers are scrambling to weave AI into their offerings in a bid for relevance, and many firms are searching for ways to weave AI into their operating strategy. So how do you know where to apply AI?

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Using AI to Illuminate the True Cost—and Value—of Service Delivery

How Chris Gallo, a partner at a top 50 accounting firm, uncovered hidden opportunities for more accurate billing and sustainable growth using Laurel’s AI software.

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Maximizing Utilization, Cutting Manual Time Entry, & More: Our 2024 in Review

Reflecting on a year of unprecedented growth and innovation as we charge into 2025. We had big wins: from increasing utilization +7% at a Big-4 firm, to sweeping UX changes that save professionals up to several hours per week on timesheet creation. Plus: we saw our name in the Times Square lights.

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Enhancing Legal and Accounting Workflows with AI: Insights into Work Code Prediction

Legal and accounting firms face a turning point: adopt advanced AI to revolutionize timekeeping and billing or remain mired in inefficiency. This blog explores Laurel's breakthrough in work code prediction using Siamese Network Embeddings, showcasing a path towards unprecedented operational efficiency and strategic advantage. Join us as we delve into the specifics of our technology and its impact on the professional landscape.

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Laurel Achieves SOC 2 Type II Certification: Building with Confidence for Secure and Efficient Digital Work Management 🎉

We're excited to announce a significant milestone at Laurel: our achievement of SOC 2 Type II certification. This certification isn't just a mark of our commitment to security; it's the foundation that allows us to confidently provide services that transform your digital work footprints into accurate, secure, and compliant time entries.

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Redefining Value in Professional Services: A Data-Driven Approach

In a world where time has long been the default metric for value in professional services, we propose a groundbreaking shift. Drawing from proprietary data and real-world insights, this article explores Laurel's commitment to redefining value through data-driven intelligence. We invite you to explore how we're not just keeping time, but leveraging data to unlock untapped potential in productivity and profitability.

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Laurel, An Implementation That Doesn't Fatigue

Our journey at Laurel has been an eye-opening experience in learning about the challenges IT and Finance leadership faces to ensure a firm’s ability to operate is safeguarded; in particular the fatigue that comes from technology implementations that protract in timelines and drain resources before becoming a point of contention within a firm. 

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Meeting Users Where They Are: Embracing Modernization with Laurel

If Marc Andreessen's observation that "software is eating the world" sounded like an exaggeration a decade ago, today it's a statement of fact. Software isn't a 'nice-to-have'; it's become the vital machinery of any competitive business. Here lies the challenge: how do you upgrade the engine mid-flight without crashing the plane?

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Maximize Profit with Laurel: Turning Time into a Strategic Business Asset

In our journey as a company with a mission to return time, we've learned a lot — most importantly is to justify the business change cost of critical software.For that reason, we focus on delivering immediate value with Laurel by turning time into a strategic asset for your firm to support timekeepers in billing more time in less time, while also building up the foundation of operational data to prepare for the future.

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Turning Data into Dollars: The Three Operational Levers Every Managing Partner Needs to Know

Every second without Laurel is lost profit. Don't just track time; transform it into profitability with Laurel's Revenue Operations Levers. Here's why your firm needs to measure and grow them now.

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March 18, 2023

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We regularly host opportunities for learning, connecting, and sharing the value of time well spent.

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January 8, 2024

BDO Alliance | Chicago Area Meeting

Meet our time consultant, Lisa Griffith, to learn about how Laurel can help your practice. CPA Alliance, Business Resource Network and BDO USA professionals are all welcome to attend.

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November 16, 2023

Laurel Demo | Atlanta Winter 2023

The Laurel team will be in Atlanta on November 16-17th demoing the latest versions of products to Aprio partners. Send us a note if you are able to meet hello@laurel.ai!

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November 3, 2023

Laurel Demo | Houston Fall 2023

The Laurel team will be in Houston on November 3rd demoing the latest versions of products to legal customers. Send us a note if you are able to meet hello@laurel.ai.

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June 5, 2024

Transform Your Legal Practice with Laurel

​Join us as our founder and CEO, Ryan Alshak, a former star practicing lawyer at Manatt and law graduate from USC, takes you on a journey through the innovative world of Laurel. In this 45-minute session, we will delve deep into the unique features of Laurel, tailored specifically for legal contexts, and showcase real-world examples of how Laurel has transformed legal firms just like yours.

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Interested in elevating your firm's operational efficiency? Speak with a Laurel Time Consultant to learn how our tailored solutions can benefit your accounting or legal firm and request a demonstration to see Laurel in action.

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