For many legal businesses, automation may feel like a harder-said-than-done proposition. Automating a wide range of repetitive tasks with rules is a great idea. This lets lawyers spend more time on the work of their clients and more strategic tasks that generate revenues.
Legal practice automation comes with many advantages. It lets lawyers concentrate on what they are trained to do, improves customer service and eliminates the possibility of human error. However, what may not be as evident is the savings in costs which can also be achieved.
In a time of high staffing costs and other fees automation of a process may make it easier to employ additional legal staff members. This can allow small or solo businesses to stay competitive with the same budget as larger rivals.
A good example is document automation. Rather than spending hours in meetings and e-mailing documents back and back and forth, legal teams can create and store templates for recurring documents such as NDAs employment documents, or privacy compliance documentation. Once a template is made, coworkers can self-serve to create the document without the need for legal assistance. This leads to quicker processing times for clients, and less rework on the part of legal teams.
Automating workflows can provide legal professionals with the tools they need to be successful and increase efficiency. If you’re unsure of where to start, keep the daily log of your work for a week. This will assist you in identifying tasks that can be automated. In the meantime, you should research technologies tools that can help ease the workload of these tasks. Implement them slowly, so as not to disrupt your day-to-day work.
