They will use centrally located lawyers using a combination
of document assembly software and video to undercut private providers — as they already do in the field of legal expenses insurance.
Not exact matches
They estimate as moderate the effect
of automation on «Case Administration» (contract review systems), «
Document Drafting» (document assembly systems for internal use, or offered directly to consumers à la LegalZoom), «Due Diligence» (document review systems), «Legal Analysis Strategy» (prediction software) and «Legal Research» (more on this
Document Drafting» (
document assembly systems for internal use, or offered directly to consumers à la LegalZoom), «Due Diligence» (document review systems), «Legal Analysis Strategy» (prediction software) and «Legal Research» (more on this
document assembly systems for internal use, or offered directly to consumers à la LegalZoom), «Due Diligence» (
document review systems), «Legal Analysis Strategy» (prediction software) and «Legal Research» (more on this
document review systems), «Legal Analysis Strategy» (prediction
software) and «Legal Research» (more on this later).
«The point is, if this project or service costs, in the hourly world, $ 3,000 [before you implement new technology], it may make sense for you to set a flat fee
of $ 1,750, or $ 1,500, and then employ tools like
document assembly [
software],» Calloway says.
In the words
of one observer, the technological changes upon us now — knowledge management, automated
document assembly software, invisible offshoring to name just a few — add value for the client but drain value from law firms.
I also kind
of — I like to call it a poor man's
document assembly or
document origination program because you don't have to have — you can get some
of the benefits
of those more expensive and comprehensive programs with this little tool that just kind
of lives on your desktop and you just enter the characters and the beauty
of it and what makes it I think better than just using the Microsoft Word equivalent is that you can use it — it's cross-platform, so you can use it in any
software package that you happened to be running, like if you're in Clio or whatever your timekeeping
software is, if you've got the shortcuts set up properly in TextExpander you can use it in your time entries and it will carry — it will expand the text literally to fit the criteria that you set forth and that will greatly cut down on your time spent entering time.
Chapter 13 is the grandfather
of an entire industry, which we call legal
document assembly software.
Many choices are available: a set
of simple Web (HTML) pages; simple or sophisticated
document / content management
software; relational databases;
document assembly software; FAQ (Frequently Asked Question)
software; expert systems; and a wide range
of customized solutions.
Korbitec is the developer
of Automated Civil Litigation (ACL5) the leading
document assembly software for Canada's civil litigators.
It uses a donated version
of HotDocs
document -
assembly software and A2J Author, a tool for creating guided interviews that was developed by Chicago - Kent College
of Law's Center for Access to Justice and Technology and the Center for Computer - Assisted Legal Instruction.
The reason is because
document assembly software eliminates the inefficient and error - prone manual method
of cut - and - paste, search - and - replace method traditionally used by attorneys.
Even the simplest
document assembly programs consist
of a series
of questions that the user answers, and the
software then creates the completed
document.
Thinking
of using your firms collective knowledge to create a form bank with automated
document creation using
document assembly software?
Barron is one
of the founding partners
of Affinity Consulting Group, a national legal technology consulting firm which handles all aspects
of law practice automation including
document assembly, case management,
document management, legal accounting
software, and trial presentation / litigation support.
In a first, LEAP, an Australian law practice management
software company that entered the US legal market last year, got Microsoft to crack open the online version
of Word so LEAP could integrate its
document assembly capabilities.
It also means that Mac users, a group that has been historically excluded from early iterations
of legal
software advances, can take advantage
of LEAP's
document assembly capabilities, because Word Online is platform - agnostic.1
Legal departments can start using functions such as reporting and
document assembly once they master the basics
of the
software.
The
software can track cases to help you stay on top
of the latest developments and store work product and templates to help with future research and
document assembly.
By giving both individual and corporate consumers the resources to do it yourself, today's crop
of disruptive legal startups is laying the groundwork for an era in which
software tools, social sharing and
document comparison -
assembly programs are positioned to replace attorneys» stock in trade, namely reuse
of contracts and other legal «forms.»
Founded in Springfield, Illinois, hometown
of Abraham Lincoln, Legal Files
Software, Inc. has grown to become an international developer and provider
of legal department matter management and case management
software, specializing in litigation support,
document assembly and integrated collaboration / communication tools.
«(b) The phrase «practice law» does not encompass any
of the following:»... (2) the design, creation,
assembly, completion, publication, distribution, display, or sale, including by means
of an Internet Web site,
of self - help legal written materials, books,
documents, templates, forms, computer
software, or similar products if the products clearly and conspicuously state that the products are not a substitute for the advice
of an attorney.
The ATJ Tech Fellow will review and test Upsolve's automated
document assembly tool in order to develop prioritized recommendations for changes and updates; conduct user interviews and user testing in order to identify how Upsolve can better assist legal aid / pro bono attorneys do their jobs more efficiently and effectively; and develop and implement tests to measure the usability and utility
of the
software for low - income users.
He is a contributing author on the LexisNexis Bankruptcy Law Center online forum and has worked with Lexis in developing and testing several versions
of its
software including its new TopForm 11 bankruptcy
document assembly program.
Although Legal Files is designed to handle any type
of case, the firm has found that the
software's built - in
document assembly system is especially helpful for the firm's intensive workers» compensation cases.
He is a member
of the Florida and Georgia Bars and is also a certified consultant / trainer, maintaining certifications in many law office
software products including time / billing / accounting, practice management,
document management, PDF production,
document assembly and paperless office packages.
Yet the adoption rate remains fairly low: according to the 2012 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report (Volume II), just 37 %
of respondents reported personally using
document assembly software.
Be sure to ask for a demonstration
of document assembly and automation
software.
Using customizable interactive
software, called A2J Guided Interviews (A2Js), a partnership
of clinics is delivering PLEI embedded in online tools for intake,
document assembly, and referrals.
SharePoint 2010 has a number
of important new features that greatly enhance the user experience and
software capabilities; but there is also huge potential for
software developers to enhance their products operating on it, here are a select few examples relating to
Document Assembly.
Cooley GO Docs is the first legal resource
of its kind built using the latest version
of ContractExpress
document assembly software from Business Integrity, for entrepreneurs on the go.
Further the ContractExpress
document assembly software resolves issues
of the client's specific situation, using rules laid down by the firm.
Rocket Docket Legal
Software is Windows - based
document assembly software that leverages the power
of HotDocs and Microsoft Outlook to fully automate legal forms in common practice areas such as criminal law, real estate, and divorce proceedings.
With regard to the administration and institutionalization
of the program, HotDocs ®
software developed by LexisNexis uses
document assembly technology to make standardized forms easier to create and use.
That's why Ken Adams works closely with Business Integrity, developer
of ContractExpress, the leading
document -
assembly software.