Legal Professionals Apply Tech to Productivity Challenges
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Some of the most arduous productivity challenges are found in the legal profession, amidst the masses of data and documents juggled by lawyers, paralegals and other legal professionals—but more attorneys are turning to automation technology to improve efficiencies and collaboration, according to a new study by Workshare Inc., a provider of enterprise and law firm secure file sharing and collaboration applications.
In fact, a majority of respondents (59 percent) said projects were mainly held up because of slow document turnaround. Almost one-half the respondents said consolidating feedback from project participants also slowed progress. Other roadblocks to project completion included finding and comparing versions of documents. The study surveyed 220 legal professionals to find challenges to productivity that affect servicing clients.
Almost one-half (44 percent) of respondents faced issues with version control—problems finding and comparing the most current version to previous versions jeopardized document integrity. A large majority (86 percent) said visibility into document editing history—e.g., audit trails showing document changes and previous versions—provides more clarity in document production.
A majority of respondents (65 percent) believed their firm could automate more processes around document review, such as alerting individuals to new versions, and that the firm needed a central place to share and collaborate on document review.
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