Legal Success In The Courtroom

Legal Success In The Courtroom

Success in the courtroom is usually based on the outcome of the case and how the attorney's client fares. But other factors can be used, such as an overall win-loss record, gross fees and other personal factors. A growing trend has shown that many of the most successful attorneys reach that level of success by using the latest technology to make their work easier, quicker and more efficient.

As iPads and other tablets have become for prevalent and widely-accepted in courtrooms everywhere, the technology-minded attorney is the most successful attorney. There are a variety of apps that have been created for the sole purpose of assisting attorneys in their work and helping them be more efficient. Rocket Matter and Clio are two of the most popular, but there are many other apps that help as well. Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, SkyDrive, SugarSync and more can be used to effectively complete tasks that are part of the standard attorney's practice.

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Tech lawyers are much more efficient

While some attorneys get on the phone, set up meetings and make appointments, the tech-attorney is communicating with clients and legal sources through video messaging, collaborating over documents and files using Google Drive or Dropbox and setting appointments and taking notes through Evernote. While some attorneys are using multiple receptionists and legal aides to complete tasks, some attorneys are using Basecamp to handle all aspects of case management. While some attorneys are creating and printing documents, and setting up meetings with clients to sign them, other attorneys are communicating through video meetings, creating documents through Google Drive or Microsoft Office, sending the documents to the clients using Dropbox or Google Drive and having them legally sign the documents using Docusign. Can you imagine the time saved? The technology-minded attorney can. He can quickly create and complete contracts and move on to other more important aspects of the case. In many cases, time-management is critical and can severely impact the outcome of cases.

Many legal firms have even taken to creating their own apps, custom-tailored around their specific practice to more efficiently complete tasks without having to use a standard toolset. Other legal firms have recruited legal aides and allowed them to use a BYOD program, which enables them to use their personal mobile devices to accomplish tasks and do work remotely. This comes in extremely helpful when you use an employee that works on-call or as-needed.

Tech lawyers are more organized

The attorney who is more technologically sound in the courtroom usually is able to offer more persuasive presentations, illuminating evidence and is able to more clearly present facts and evidence to juries. The attorney who has the majority of his case stored in a single folder on his tablet will be able to more efficiently search and find documents and other information than an attorney with 100,000 pages of paper documents on his desk. Juries can be swayed by displays of ineptness by lawyers in the courtroom and a lawyer that is organized because of technology is more likely to avoid any such displays.

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