A good law practice software package is an invaluable tool to the busy, progressive law office. The primary purpose of investing in such a software package is to ensure that client files are organized, monitored and reviewed on a systematic basis.

Legal practice management software is essential to the smooth and cost effective management of a smart law office.

The benefits are obvious to any lawyer who has faced an insurance claim or a complaint to his professional body from an unhappy client.

And make no mistake-missed court dates, missed filing dates and an inability to put your hand on an important document or pleading on a client’s file can leave the talented but overworked attorney wide open to a malpractice claim. This is where a good law office software package can be so useful.

I recently had the opportunity to review a legal practice management software package from an innovative Canadian company, Law in Order™, and I have to say I am very impressed.

Law In Order™ Law Practice Software

The Law in Order™ legal practice management software product is built on the Microsoft CRM platform and because of this it integrates seamlessly with the various Microsoft packages with which we are all familiar such as Excel, Microsoft Word and Microsoft’s email package, Microsoft Outlook.

The huge advantage of this is that the program runs inside your Microsoft Outlook software suite and boasts a deadline notification feature and an automated client billing module. Because of the Microsoft architecture you can easily access all of your client files via your Blackberry or indeed any web browser if you are away from the office but want to check a file or a document.

Court Forms Merging

Another very impressive feature of this software is the ability to draft your own pleadings and legal documents and save them as templates or precedents along with the 20 built in forms that are included with the software.

Clearly the huge benefit of this feature is that once you create your own precedent for your jurisdiction and in compliance with the practice and procedure of your practice area, you can save your precedent and use is again and again.

Other features that I like about this software from Law In Order™ include-

1.       The built in fax module which allows you to send a fax directly from your desktop on your headed notepaper or covering sheet,

2.      The centralized database which offers the opportunity to build a central database of all your client files which are easily accessible to anyone in your office (you can of course restrict or deny access to ensure maximum security of your database),

3.      The time and billing module which allows you to track the time spent by all staff on a client file and the production of invoices and statements with two clicks of your mouse,

4.      The billing dashboard which gives you an easy to digest overview of all client files, billing volumes and trends, new client leads and more in graphical format

5.      The critical time reminders which prompt you at the important times in the life of a case and remind you of filing dates and any other critical dates you choose to associate with that file.

In conclusion if you want to ensure maximum efficiency in your legal office and are concerned about malpractice suits or professional indemnity claims as a result of your practice missing a key date or failing to stay on top of your files then I would recommend that you schedule a demonstration of the software at law office software today.