Ep 067: Clio CEO Jack Newton on His Company’s $1M COVID-19 Relief Fund

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Monday, March 23, the practice management company</span> <a href= "https://www.clio.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Clio</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">announced that it was committing $1 million to a</span> <a href="https://www.clio.com/covid-relief/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">disaster relief fund</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">to help the legal community successfully navigate the challenges and hurdles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We want to ensure lawyers are set up to succeed as well as ensuring their their clients can continue to get the legal help they need,”</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackbnewton/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Jack Newton</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, the company’s cofounder and CEO, explained.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of LawNext, Newton joins host Bob Ambrogi to discuss why his company created the fund and how it will be deployed. He also shares his thoughts on how the coronavirus crisis will reshape the legal profession and the practice of law, both over the short term and well into the future. </span></p> <p><strong>NEW:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Comment on this show: Record a voice comment on your mobile phone and send it to info@lawnext.com.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are now on Patreon! Subscribe to</span> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/LawNext"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">our page</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">to be able to access show transcripts, or to submit a question for our guests.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thank you to our sponsor,</span> <a href="https://www.mycase.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">MyCase</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, and to</span> <a href= "https://agileattorney.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">John E. Grant and Agile Professionals LLC</span></a>