Law Firm Case Management Technology Can Help Any Firm, But Some Lawyers Are Still Stuck In the 20th Century

Did you know that close to 50% of lawyers looking for a law firm case management system software have never used it before? 

Now that we are well ensconced in the 21st century one might wonder why this is the case. After all, lawyers are pretty intelligent people so you might expect they would have grasped the technology that is available today, rather than staying with last century thinking and still operating their businesses with paper and ink.

Let’s face it: paper is slow, and old-fashioned. Every single document has to be dictated and then transcribed by a secretary. Then it has to be photocopied so that it can be filed while the original is sent to the recipient. Incoming letters also have to be photocopied so that there is a duplicate in case the original is misfiled.

How many lawyers can put up their hand and say that they have never lost a document? This can be just a minor annoyance, and rather embarrassing if you need to write to a client for a copy, but it can equally have a dramatic impact on the outcome of your case. A law firm case management system will solve these sorts of problems at a stroke.

There are two sorts of software available, one of which is server based, and the other which is in the cloud. Some software providers offer both, but the disadvantage of an on premise system is that you have to maintain the server. It is true that some lawyers prefer this option because it gives them total control over the server, but it also means that they have to buy and maintain the hardware.

Lawyers may also be worried about the security aspect of clients’ information stored in the cloud. However, the fact is that a cloud based law firm case management system is very likely to be more secure from cyber-attacks than one on a local server.

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