Technology is one of the biggest drivers of change in the legal industry. For law firms of any size, technology can be a game-changer—as long as the firm invests in the right solutions. To ensure you’re maximizing efficiency in your practice ensure that your software solution has got addressed the following features as minimum.

Timekeeping and Billing

Legal practice is the sector that heavily depends on billing by time spent. If your lawyers still track their time manually, your firm inevitably suffers with lack of accuracy and accountability. Implementing Case Management Software with time tracking unlocks access to all kinds of benefits for legal departments and legal services firms including those that serve clients internationally. It will enable lawyers work on multiple matters without losing track of time due to automated recordings of all the time entries. Client billing will be easy and automated from time sheets.

Document Management

With every case you take on, there will be numerous documents and files to support it. Storing such sensitive data on your computer’s hard drive for extended periods of time is not recommended.  A legal document management program can store these files within a secure digital vault while also providing handy organizational features.

Productivity Tools

Productivity tools are among the most widely used software programs in the world and an important part of any list of essential law firm software solutions. Modern law firms have switched to cloud-based solutions, where creative teams can collaborate on activities and documents in real time from different locations at any time.

Case Management

Legal case management solutions come with an impressive collection of features—from document and case management to timekeeping, billing, calendaring, and email organization and even payment processing—all from one application.

Online Appointment System

Online Legal Appointment System is a Web-based application that allows individuals to conveniently and securely book their appointments and reservations online through any Web-connected device, such as a computer, laptop, smartphone or tablet with Lawyers and Legal offices. They typically access the online appointment system through a “Book Appointment Now” button found on a Web site or page, or from a URL provided in social media posts and email messages. Once a date and time are selected, the system will automatically confirm the booking and instantly record it within the system, without any staff action needed.

Subscription or One time which is better?

If you are too concerned on the cost and looking for no heavy investment in the front, subscription model is better. If you are too concerned if the software and data to be managed by yourself with utmost security and privacy reasons, you can go for on premise implementation or own cloud implementation.

Brijesh Chadayan, author of this article is a legal tech expert and CEO of Beveron LLC, who have been experienced in building and implementing Legal systems and virtual court hearing systems for many law firms and legal departments in the region.

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