Champing at the 32-bit environment: while most offices still operate on a 16-bit system, the next few years probably will witness a widespread technology upgrade
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The legal technology environment is rapidly changing from 16-bit to 32-bit systems and software, yet the torrid pace of technological innovation can barely keep up with user and client demands. Clients require their attorneys to be technologically competitive with other firms. Demands for near-instantaneous communication between attorney and client place heavy burdens on those who plan, develop, manage and maintain law office technology. Legal information managers can meet these challenges and achieve necessary upgrades if they plan strategically and design new systems carefully.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1997
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Will document imaging create paperless office? Law offices probably will not eliminate paper, but imaging tech can help them reduce it
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Advances in imaging technology and other information management innovations will eventually reduce the volume of paper used in law offices, although not eliminate it. Law offices have been slow to rely upon digitized documentation, usually filing paper copies in addition to electronic ones. As personnel become more accustomed to electronic documentation, and recognize that courts and governments accept digitized information in lieu of paper, this duplication of effort will wane. Paper will probably still be used for transient documents and those continually updated.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1997
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Desktop technology streamlines practice: by sharing knowledge through an electronic deskbook, a firm can improve its productivity
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Law firms that use modern desktop computer technology can compete more effectively now and prepare better for future changes. Some changes, such as desktop faxing, pay for themselves in reduced administrative costs and convenience. Others require considerable investments in time and money, and will at least temporarily increase costs. The benefits of image-based filing and electronic deskbooks lies in greater productivity and, eventually, reduced frustration as items become easier to find and to share.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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