With court data difficult to access, Nicole Clark created Trellis. In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview Nicole, the CEO and co-founder of Trellis Research, an innovative legal analytics platform. 

Nicole shares her background as a business litigation and labor and employment attorney, who after dealing with the challenging task of accessing state court data, created Trellis. The best thing about Trellis is that it leverages technology that helps lawyers gain a competitive advantage in the courtroom and help win their cases. 

Law firms who use this platform use it for a variety of things, such as judge and opposing counsel research, writing motions and learning about other cases.

As CEO, Nicole speaks to the importance of evolving in any industry, especially one as complex as the legal field. Building something new is full of ups and downs and trying to figure out how to do something is challenging. Most people do not tackle an issue simply because it’s too hard. But, Nicole speaks to thinking strategically and working with others to push through challenges.

In a world where AI has become so popular, Trellis has a data set that can assist lawyers when they are stumped and don’t know where to start. Are you writing a motion on an unfamiliar topic? Trellis can pull up a few similar motions so you can use them as a template to begin writing. With this, the platform fills in the legal gaps and gives lawyers the confidence to practice!

Attorneys can decide for themselves if Trellis is right for their firm.

With Trellis Research, you never have to go to a confusing county court website again for legal support!

Take a listen.

Jim’s Hack: Book revisiting: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey — so many great lessons in there, especially for law firm owners. https://amzn.to/3KH85XH

Nicole Tip: Podcast listen: It's called “the Knowledge Project” with Shane Parish.

Tyson’s Tip: Do a 1:1 check ins with leadership team members for 15 mins a month.

3:22 Nicole explains how her frustration with the lack of access to state court data led her to create Trellis Research, a legal analytics platform that provides litigators with strategic legal intelligence and judicial analytics.

8:49 Nicole talks about the monumental task of collecting and structuring data from different counties, including the antiquated system in Cook County, and how Trellis Research tackles this challenge.

18:13 Exploration of how Trellis Research's unique data set can be incorporated into AI technology and improve legal research and writing.

21:06 Discussion about the analytics available on Trellis Research, including active cases, average case length, motion granted rate, verdict plaintiff versus defendant, and the potential impact of other companies buying similar platforms.

25:05 Discussion about how Trellis Research provides value to attorneys, particularly small firms, by offering access to court of appeals case law, helping with research, and providing a platform for efficient and fast work.

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