From Legal Ease Blog:
”…On the JD Hacker blog, Will Geer posted “Do You Really Need Practice Management Software?” His answer was no, but I’m not so sure – I think his post missed some of the big reasons to have practice management software.
Geer opines that most lawyers purchase practice management software for document management, but that this is a ‘ridiculous’ reason for making this purchase. He sets out a system for storing documents in your operating system, which is the default method for most solos and small law firms (and even some mid-sized firms). He goes on to describe this system, complete with folders for each client and subfolders for individual document types, as well as his naming system for those folders.
While this system sounds logical and can work for a while, as a practical matter, it has a number of pitfalls which I have, unfortunately, witnessed first-hand both in the law firms I worked in as an associate and as a partner, but also in the law firms I work with as a consultant.”
Legal Ease Blog – Do Lawyers Really Need Practice Management Software?
