Law Firm Technology: Then and Now
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LAW FIRM TECHNOLOGYTHEN AND NOW
Corresponding with Clients
• The noisy, error-prone typewriter is a thing of the past
• Update your client on their case or documents virtually
• Fact: 48% of attorneys used tablets in 2013– 91% of which used an iPad
• Example: Time it takes to send a file from New York to Los Angeles: 3 days via Federal Express versus 3 seconds via Email
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Communication Capabilities
• Clients expect an immediate response
• If you’re not mobile, they’ll find an attorney who is
• Fact: 91% of attorneys used smart phones in 2013
• Fact: Reports indicate number of smartphones in enterprise cloud could reach 350 million by 2014!
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Ensuring Your Files are Safe
• The problem with briefcases:– Can be stolen
• Lost• Damaged
• Cloud computing means your files can be stored online and accessed from anywhere
• Fact: Storage space for a 50 page document:– 50 cubic inches in a file cabinet versus 2MB on a hard drive
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Keeping in Touch with Clients
• Rolodexes replaced with practice management systems, Outlook, and social networking sites
– Example: On LinkedIn, an attorney can browse over 200 million users by location, industry, etc.
• Fact: In 2012, 89 million business emails sent per day– Expected to be 143 million by 2016
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Paperless Office
• Use of paper decreasing due to greater efficiency and mobility of electronic copies
• Management solutions should increase revenues, lower costs, and maximize efficiency
• Fact: 30% of malpractice claims against attorneys stem from missed deadlines
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