Modern law firms need to push more work, more quickly, as client demands for increased speed continue to ramp up.
The solution for moving cases forward faster has been, and remains, law firm technology.
That means that law firm owners should focus on building and employing workflows.
A side benefit of that will be the ability to then remove repetitive tasks from employees, so that they can be upskilled into revised roles.
To talk all of this over, we brought on Jennifer Sherman, from Caret Legal, one of the sponsors of the Non-Event.
We started by talking with Jennifer about the latest goings-on at Caret Legal, which has recently been rebranded from Abacus Data Systems (4:17).
After that, Jennifer discussed how law practice management software can automate repetitive tasks, for staff and lawyers (8:49), before discussing how lawyers can start to build automations (10:54).
Next, Jennifer discussed how employees of law firms can avoid burnout, when technology is employed effectively (19:29).
Jennifer also underscored how attorneys should be looking to build true partnerships with the vendors they work with (17:07).
Lastly, Jennifer covered how case management software, particularly through client portals, can also make it easier to exchange information with clients (25:28).
Yes, it’s still the case that software makes law firms better. So, start today, by listening to this episode of our show.
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Jared Correia, a consultant and legal technology expert, is the host of the Non-Eventcast, the featured podcast of the Above the Law Non-Event for Tech-Perplexed Lawyers.