For many legal businesses, automation may feel like a harder-said-than-done proposition. Automating a wide range of repetitive tasks based on rules is ideal. This lets lawyers spend more time on client-facing tasks and strategic activities that generate revenues.
Legal practice automation offers a variety of benefits. It lets attorneys concentrate on what they’re trained to do, improves customer service, and reduces the possibility of human error. What might not be so evident is the savings in costs that can be realized.
In a world with high costs for staffing and other costs automation of a process may mean that you don’t need to employ more legal board room benefits team members. This could allow small or solo businesses to remain competitive and have the same budget as larger competitors.
Document automation is a fantastic example. Rather than spending hours in meetings and e-mailing documents back and back, legal teams can create and store templates for recurring documents such as NDAs employment documents or privacy compliance documentation. Once a template is set up, staff can self-serve and create the document without the need for a lawyer to be involved, which means quicker turnaround times for clients and less revisions for legal teams.
Automating a workflow can provide all lawyers with the tools they require to succeed and improve their efficiency. If you’re not sure where to start, consider keeping a list of your daily tasks for the week and then identify any tasks that would be suitable to be automated. Look for tools that will allow you to automate these tasks. Start slowly in order to not disrupt your work routine.
