Legal staff are constantly under pressure to respond swiftly efficiently, accurately, and consistently. They don’t have enough time to complete their billable tasks and administrative duties, clerical jobs and marketing efforts needed to run an effective law firm.
Legal workflow automation is a solution to these problems. Automating repetitive tasks can help businesses create more efficient processes that support client service while cutting costs.
For instance when Foot Anstey implemented document generation software that digitized their templates and automated the process of entering new client information into their forms, they were able create documents that were four times more efficient than before. This allowed their lawyers to meet potential clients and ultimately win more business.
To maximize the benefits of legal practice automatization, it’s important to determine and prioritize the most labor-intensive and error-prone legal processes. Choose tools for digital automation that align with your goals and offer an ability to scale. Collaborate with your team to design and digitize legal workflows that define the steps responsibility, and points of decision of these processes. A majority of these tools allow for customization, which means you can customize them to meet your company’s specific needs and preferences.
Legal process automation increases efficiency by reducing manual labor and increasing accuracy by eliminating human error. It also allows lawyers to spend more time on billing and other revenue-generating activities, helps smaller firms remain competitive by reducing expenses for overhead, and also improves communication between staff members and clients.