Family Law Attorney Janet
Reed publishes second article in a series about technology & Family Law
practice
Experienced Family Law
lawyer reviews the advancements of technology upon the Family Law practitioner,
and how it is being utilized to enhance the client experience.
Incorporating
technology into a Family Law practice can make the practice more efficient and
increase client satisfaction. In fact, technology may enable the practitioner
to exceed client expectations
—
Janet Reed, Attorney
In
her second published article in a series, North Carolina-based Family Law attorney Janet
Reed discusses the advancements and impact of technology upon the Family
Law practice, and how it is being utilized to enhance the client experience in
terms of satisfaction and customer service. As technology reshapes all of
modern personal and professional life, the Family Law practitioner profession
is no exception.
This
article focuses on Family Law research and document management. The complete
articles will be published on the blog of Ms. Reed at https://janetreedesq.blogspot.com/
As
technology is advancing, the legal profession is not exempt. Incorporating
technology into a law practice can make the practice more efficient and
increase client satisfaction. In fact, technology may enable the practitioner
to exceed client expectations. Here are a few, simple-to-implement options.
Research Efficiency
The
internet has placed all of society’s information at one’s fingertips, and again
the legal profession is not exempt. The speed of research has dramatically
increased. An attorney can analyze a legal matter much more quickly without
even leaving the desk. However, that is what clients expect nowadays - instant
results.
There
are a few tools that can make your job easier. For example, many cases and
articles are available for free on Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/)
or on Findlaw (https://www.Findlaw.com). Most courts post their forms and cases
on the Web, reducing search time to minutes and saving you a walk to the
courthouse.
Coming
back to smart phones, many attorneys today use them even for legal work. A 2016
survey conducted by the American Bar Association found that 88 percent of
respondents used smart phones for law-related work. A fifth of them were using
research apps, and those numbers have undoubtedly surged since.
e-Subscriptions
To
make your law practice more efficient, subscribing to multiple industry-related
blogs and news outlets may deliver relevant information right to your email
inbox. In turn, you may be able to tailor valuable information to specific
clients and send them a proactive communication.
The Cloud/On-Line
Repositories
There
are many ways to incorporate a secure document repository in your practice.
Online document management providers offer some limited client document sharing
and also offer full-scale extranets as an add-on. There are many options and
price points for achieving the logical benefit of client document repositories.
Web-based
software enables a firm’s documents to be securely stored in “the cloud” and
provide accessibility from nearly any location. The safety of such storage
systems has increased greatly, and allows you to have remote access while on
the road or working from home.
For
example, you can set up a system whereby the lawyer uploads the documents
he/she wants to share with the client and the client accesses them via a secure
log-in.
Janet
Reed concludes that the benefit to the client includes having all the documents
for a matter in a single repository, accessible at his convenience, with the
lawyer taking responsibility for document management. One can update or replace
the documents as needed, thus eliminating concerns over versions. Popular
examples
include www.litigationservices.com and www.alphareporting.com
To
be continued. - The complete articles will be published on the blog of Ms.
Reed at https://janetreedesq.blogspot.com/
*NOTE:
The inclusion of a technology or app in this article does not mean an
endorsement or approval. The listed technologies are just for illustrative
purposes. None of these particular technologies are endorsed or recommended by
this author.
About Janet Pittman Reed,
Attorney in North Carolina
Janet
P. Reed is an attorney in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and handles Family
Law cases such as Divorce & Separation, Personal Injury, Traffic, Criminal
Law, Driver’s License Restoration Services, and Civil Litigation cases.
References:
Website:
https://janetreedlaw.com/
Attorney
Profile: https://solomonlawguild.com/janet-p-reed
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/leglone?lang=en
*** Janet Pittman Reed has been licensed for more than 16 years and handles cases in Divorce & Separation. This attorney works in Jacksonville, NC and attended University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law. She is admitted in North Carolina.
