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Leaders in Legal Business
6. Hot technologies in law departments:
There’s a lot of attention (even if relatively little actual action) on knowledge-based systems that allow
the department to automate or process-manage routine functions. These are extremely popular, even if only fully
implemented in relatively few departments in a sophisticated fashion (something beyond a Word or Excel
spreadsheet, for instance). These include contract management systems that allow departments to encourage
business managers to self-serve their own negotiation and contracting processes, as well as work platforms that
drive the increased use of template work processes or decision-trees for commonly repeating matters.
No matter what a law office chooses to use or what sort of projects they have, there is an option for legal
outsourcing that will fit into any budget. This is true whether the firm brings in an experienced professional or
sends the work overseas to vendors; the end result will be a quality product — and a new professional contact in
a rapidly shrinking legal landscape.
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6. Hot technologies in law departments:
There’s a lot of attention (even if relatively little actual action) on knowledge-based systems that allow
the department to automate or process-manage routine functions. These are extremely popular, even if only fully
implemented in relatively few departments in a sophisticated fashion (something beyond a Word or Excel
spreadsheet, for instance). These include contract management systems that allow departments to encourage
business managers to self-serve their own negotiation and contracting processes, as well as work platforms that
drive the increased use of template work processes or decision-trees for commonly repeating matters.
No matter what a law office chooses to use or what sort of projects they have, there is an option for legal
outsourcing that will fit into any budget. This is true whether the firm brings in an experienced professional or
sends the work overseas to vendors; the end result will be a quality product — and a new professional contact in
a rapidly shrinking legal landscape.
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