Aparti Shares Its Perspective on Family Law Technology at the Bar Association of San Francisco

Aparti's Anna Naidis and Igor Sheremet spoke at the Bar Association of San Francisco's September 10 Lunch and Learn, contributing to a timely conversation about technology, professional responsibility, and the business of family law.

Titled "LegalTech for Family Law: AI, Ethics, and Billable Hours," the virtual program examined how family law practices can approach automation thoughtfully, with attention to the workflows that support both firm operations and client relationships. The program offered 0.5 hours of MCLE credit in Technology in the Practice of Law.

For Aparti, the engagement reflects a commitment to participating in professional conversations about where technology can make a meaningful difference in family law.

A Practical Focus on the Business of Family Law

The program's published agenda addressed challenges familiar to law firm owners and their teams: unbilled time, billing write-offs, delayed invoicing, retainer replenishment, and collections. It also addressed challenges in software tools, including AI-assisted billing.

These are consequential parts of a practice. How a firm records its work, communicates fees, and manages financial processes shapes both its operations and its relationships with clients.

The program paired those topics with a practical objective: a same-day audit checklist to help participants examine their own workflows and identify areas needing attention.

For firms evaluating new technology, that approach offers a useful starting point. Before considering individual features, examine the process: where information enters, who reviews it, what the software changes, and how the result reaches the client.

Why This Conversation Matters to Aparti

Family law brings together financial information, changing circumstances, and decisions that require careful explanation. Technology serves that work best when it helps professionals maintain a clear understanding of the information they are using.

That perspective informs Aparti's focus on support-calculation workflows.

Although the BASF program centered on billing and practice operations, the underlying workflow questions extend to the preparation and review of child and spousal support calculations. When income information changes or a parenting schedule is revised, the professional handling the matter needs to understand the updated inputs and explain the resulting scenario.

A firm owner, associate, and divorce CPA may approach that task from different perspectives. Each needs a process that makes assumptions visible, supports review, and preserves context as work moves between people.

For Aparti, these practical needs are central to the product conversation. They keep the focus on the work professionals must complete and the information they need to do it responsibly.

Contributing to the Profession's Technology Conversation

Anna and Igor's speaking engagement at BASF was an opportunity for Aparti to contribute its perspective in a professional education setting.

As technology becomes part of more legal workflows, conversations about its use need to remain specific: which task it supports, what requires human review, and how responsibility is maintained throughout the process.

Aparti looks forward to continuing that dialogue with family law attorneys, firm leaders, and financial professionals as it develops tools around their everyday work.

Explore Aparti, connect with Anna Naidis and Igor Sheremet on LinkedIn, or visit the BASF program page for the event details.

As noted in the event announcement, Aparti.ai and The Bar Association of San Francisco are not affiliated.