Last updated: 2026-05-11
Law Firm Brief participates in affiliate programs. Some links in our articles and newsletter issues are affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and sign up for or purchase a product, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.
This disclosure is provided in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
How affiliate links work
- An affiliate link is a regular URL that includes a tracking parameter identifying us as the referring publisher.
- When you click an affiliate link, the destination site may set a cookie that tracks your visit for a period defined by that vendor (typically 7–90 days).
- If you sign up or purchase within that window, the vendor credits us with a commission. The price you pay is the same as if you had visited the vendor directly.
- We have no visibility into your individual activity on the destination site. We see only aggregate referral and commission data.
Our editorial commitments
Affiliate revenue is one of several ways Law Firm Brief is funded (alongside newsletter sponsorships and, eventually, paid subscriptions). To protect our credibility with you, we hold ourselves to these commitments:
- Verdicts are not for sale. A vendor cannot pay for a positive review. Affiliate participation does not influence whether or how favorably we cover a product.
- We test before recommending. When we say a tool is worth your attention, we mean we (or a trusted contributor) have used it. When we say to skip a tool, we mean we have evidence it doesn’t earn its price for the audience we serve.
- We disclose specifically. Individual articles that contain affiliate links will say so. In newsletter issues, links that pay us a commission will be marked.
- We will say so when we changed our mind. If a tool we recommended ships a change that makes it no longer worth recommending, we update the article and say what changed.
- Sponsored content is clearly labeled. Sponsored sections in the newsletter carry a “SPONSORED” label at the top of the section. Sponsorship is separate from affiliate; sponsors pay for placement, not for praise.
Affiliate programs we participate in
Where we have an active affiliate relationship, links to that vendor are affiliate links. Programs we currently participate in (or are applying to) include:
- Practice management software vendors (Clio, MyCase, Smokeball, and similar)
- Legal research and AI platforms (Thomson Reuters / Westlaw, LexisNexis, CoCounsel, and similar)
- Contract review and drafting tools (Spellbook, Briefpoint, and similar)
- Document management systems
- General-purpose AI tools used in legal practice (OpenAI ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude)
- Productivity and operations tools (calendar, transcription, scheduling)
This list is not exhaustive and changes as programs are added or sunset. If you have a specific question about whether a particular link is an affiliate link, email [email protected] and we will tell you directly.
No legal, financial, or professional advice
Affiliate-linked products are software and services, not legal or business strategy. Our recommendations reflect our practitioner-tested assessment, not professional advice. The decision to adopt any tool for your law practice is yours alone, and the responsibility to comply with bar rules, vendor terms, and client obligations remains with you.
Contact
Questions about affiliate disclosure, sponsorship, or our editorial practices:
Don Svederus
Law Firm Brief
Conroe, Texas, USA
[email protected]