Legal practice automation isn’t just a buzzword, but a powerful tool that law firms can use to improve efficiency and boost profits. This article explores the tools you can employ to automatize key areas of your law firm without compromising your client experience or the attorney experience or sacrificing productivity.
Getting started with legal automation for your business is easy. You can locate the most effective software and create a plan to automate your firm as efficiently as possible by doing a little research. It is important to remember that the more automated your company is, the greater the amount of time your lawyers have to devote to billable tasks and the higher the revenue that your business will earn.
The first step in legal practice automation is identifying which tasks are non-billable or take up too the time of an attorney. To do this, a firm must conduct an audit to determine which procedures can be automated and improved in efficiency.
It’s also important to know the difference between “bespoke work” and standardizable work. The majority of legal assessment and inquiries fall into the latter category. This is where automation is the most well-suited.
With the help of legal process automation tools, your law firm can create repeatable tasks which can be triggered by specific events. When an individual client completes an online form, for example the system could send an immediate email to the client thanking them, and advising them that someone from the firm would be in contact shortly. The system can also create the calendar appointment for an initial consultation with the prospective client based upon when the firm administrator is available.