While digitalization is already part of everyday life in most areas of life and professional fields, legal advice is only slowly getting to grips with the topic. There is still too much uncertainty when it comes to data protection and security. At the same time, legal tech opens up numerous new opportunities to increase efficiency, so there is no way around digitalization in legal practice in the long term. So it's better to take the first steps towards digital project management and workflow today than tomorrow. With DOCPIT, you can easily collaborate with your clients, share important data, simultaneously work on Microsoft Office documents and send and receive messages - all in compliance with the highest security standards and GDPR-compliant.
What is legal tech?
A fundamental problem in the discussion surrounding legal tech is that there is no standard definition of the term. This makes it difficult for lawyers to find their way through the jungle of law firm software solutions offered by different start-ups and to compare them directly with one another. In principle, however, legal tech refers to all types of legal software and digital tools that make work in a law firm more efficient and save costs at the same time. And what began a few years ago with databases and administration software can do much more today.
Legal tech increases efficiency and satisfaction
We already know this from other areas: Anything that makes our lives easier is something we no longer want to do without after a short time. This also applies to legal tech for everyone involved, lawyers and clients alike. Anyone who brings a new legal tech tool into their law firm can therefore pursue three goals at once:
- Increase efficiency in working with existing clients and earn more money by spending less time. Even if solutions such as DOCPIT cannot save 1000 working hours at the push of a button with individual features, it is the sum of all small improvements that ultimately makes a big difference. Although this principle of "aggregation of marginal gains" originally comes from professional cycling, it can also be applied to the effects of legal software in terms of cost savings and prospects of success (source: Legal Tech Report 2020).
- Your existing clients can be better retained by your law firm thanks to an easy-to-use workflow tool. They will recognize an unbeatable benefit for themselves in digital collaboration and will always prefer you and your law firm to competitors without a client communication tool.
- With legal tech on offer, your law firm will also find it easier to attract new clients. Tools such as DOCPIT not only demonstrate an innovative way of working, but are generally convincing across the board.
A look at the facts is enough to realize that digital tools are increasingly needed throughout the entire legal workflow: According to the latest Legal Trends Report, 69% of clients want a lawyer with whom they can collaborate digitally. The current COVID-19 pandemic has also shown that virtual collaboration is becoming increasingly important - well-prepared digitalization concepts are of course preferable to short-term emergency solutions. Another reason why it's time to start thinking about legal tech now.
Time lost in the search for the all-rounder tool
But why are most law firms reluctant to take the plunge into the digitalization of certain processes? By doing so, they risk the high-speed train of digitalization leaving without them and suddenly finding themselves on the sidelines. In addition to concerns about data protection and professional law, the search for the proverbial jack-of-all-trades - i.e. the one tool that covers all areas - also plays a major role. At present, it can be said with certainty that such an application does not exist and perhaps never will. One of the reasons for this is the need to specialize individual tools in certain areas for reasons of cost efficiency and usability.
"Today's trends are tomorrow's standard. Today, nobody thinks about whether a smartphone is a sensible purchase."
So if you find an application that generally suits your workflow and digitizes important parts of your day-to-day work, it is and remains the right tool for you and your law firm. To find this, you may have to try out one or two programs. However, this does not usually involve a great deal of effort. Demo versions allow you to test different tools without making an immediate and long-term commitment. So instead of wasting your time searching for the perfect solution for everything, you should focus on specific features that are particularly important to you.
One thing can be said with certainty: today's trends are tomorrow's standard. Just as no one today thinks about whether it really makes sense to buy a smartphone, legal tech tools will be part of everyday life in law firms in a few years' time.
Legal tech for your law firm with DOCPIT.
Before you dive enthusiastically into the vastness of the legal tech sector, you should be clear about what you really need for your law firm. After all, the digitalization of certain areas should actually make your work easier, save resources and offer added value for your clients - without being unnecessarily complicated. To achieve this, however, the software must be able to do exactly the things you really need it to do. If you are not yet fully aware of the necessary requirements that are decisive for you when choosing a legal tech tool, we can recommend the Nerds of Law. They not only offer exciting content about legal tech, but also individual advice in the search for a suitable digital solution.
Would you rather not waste any more time and try out DOCPIT as soon as possible? Then we would be happy to show you how you can use DOCPIT in your everyday life without any obligation. Arrange your demo appointment with us here!
