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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