Streamlining the Law Firm
Legal professionals amass volumes of evidence, affidavits, court documents and much more during the preparation and execution of a single case. Managing the myriad of documents, files, graphics, hand-written notes, copies, emails and other components of a legal case demands an effective case management solution.
Our Document Management for the Law Firm helps attorneys and office staff digitize, manage and most importantly, access critical data at a moments notice. In a similar manner as your firm’s law library is now condensed to a series of CDs, your firm’s entire caseload, communications and history can all be liberated from the bank of file cabinets and served up as needed on your office computer. From simple documents to images and video, our solution expedites case preparation and improves organization, resulting in improved productivity and client service.
The Real Cost of Paper Weighs Down Law Offices
As your firm grows and the number of cases increases, you quickly learn the real cost of paper based filing and storage:
- Copying and transmitting legal documents for review
- Boxes stored in the closet
- File cabinets stealing productive floor space
- Renting larger offices to accommodate additional file cabinets
- Paying for off-site storage
- Hiring administrative staff to file, search, retrieve and update client files and records
In addition, there are frequently times pressures limiting the extent to which legal staff can search and examine potential documentation, information and evidence in preparing legal briefs.
Efficient Management of Paper and Electronic Documents Adds Value
Law firms with document management solutions are realizing significant productivity benefits as the amount of time needed to search through client files and discovery documents dramatically decreases. Additional benefits include significant reduction in storage space, administrative and transmittal costs. All of this allows firms to refocus resources on revenue-producing activities.
Case Tracking and Version Control
Your firm can track cases from initial client contact through filings, court appearances and outcomes with Document Management for the Law Firm. Cases or other matters requiring input from multiple people can be electronically routed through your firm, and versions are tracked and cataloged, so there’s never any confusion about which is the most current document.
Everything is filed together for easy reference—scanned hard copy documents, opinions, PDF documents, emails, faxes, evidence photos and more. Your documents are easily accessible remotely via your laptop and a wireless card, or a CD with the case data.
With instant access to information, your office easily keeps clients informed about judgments, motions, pending petitions or contracts without spending precious time in tedious research with each call.
Security and Disaster Recovery
Legal teams must employ adequate document security in order to protect case and client confidentiality as well as maintain regulatory compliance.Document Management for the Law Firm features an advanced security infrastructure that safeguards data with role based security, administrator granted access permissions and military grade file encryption. Your firm controls who has access to specific files.
Disaster Recovery is an added benefit to an electronic case management system. Firms can recover complete client records in minutes from backup electronic media should disaster strike.
Document Management for the Law Firm Highlights:
- Documents are stored in a central repository accessible by multiple users – simultaneously
- Instant, remote access to case information
- Integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook
- Flexible and customizable folder configuration
- Audit trail and tracking
- Powerful document search and retrieval tools
Your firm handles hundreds of cases a year.Nothing does more to streamline your workload, assure your legal compliance and allow you to serve your clients well than Document Management for the Law Firm.