Technology on the rise

Article Abstract:

Nearly 100 percent of all attorneys in large firms will have computers on their desks by the end of 1996. Most of these attorneys run the Windows operating system and plan to migrate to Windows 95 or Windows NT in the near future. The legal profession is converging with technology at a rapid pace, and technology is coming to be used in servicing clients, creating better services and increasing efficiency. Because the law office's business is processing information, this new level of automation is critically important. Increased productivity is the ultimate goal of the firm, and these tools of technology can be used by lawyers and paralegals to gather information from clients, cases, statutes and databases. Computers help to generate documents faster and with greater accuracy. Those firms that are not highly automated will ultimately be at a major competitive disadvantage.

Microcomputers, Forecasts and trends, Industry trend, Column

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Taming the paper beast II

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A typical law firm generates a tremendous amount of paper. Low-cost imaging systems can help to reduce the volume of paperwork, although it is not realistic to believe that a completely paperless office can be achieved. Digital imaging is one of many elements in an overall document management strategy. Beyond imaging, however, optical character recognition must be applied, the text must then be edited for accuracy, and the resulting document needs to be placed into a logically planned file system. Products such as Visioneer's Paperport attempt to present an entire document management system, by bundling the scanner hardware with specialized document management software. Paperport lets electronic documents be dragged and dropped into electronic folders, annotated and faxed with any major Windows fax application.

Prepackaged software, Computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, Product information, Technology overview, Document management systems, Text processing software, Imaging systems, Imaging Technology, Sheetfed gray-scale scanner, Sheetfed scanners, Visioneer Communications Inc., Visioneer PaperPort (Sheetfed gray-scale scanner)

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Converting to paperless: a trusts and estates attorney's perspecti

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The paperless approach adopted by trusts and estates attorney is described. The paper was divided neatly into outgoing and incoming and the project was organized into two phases, which is mentioned in detail.

United States, Office automation systems, Integrated office systems

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