Legal Files Software Case Study
Page Title Legal Matter Management for the Government and Public Sector | Legal Files Software
Keywords Legal matter management, reporting, public sector, government, municipalities
Meta Description Legal Files Software explains why government and public sectors need a legal matter management and reporting tool to stay organized and efficient.
Legal Matter Management for the Government and Public Sector
By Matt Ryan, Legal Files Software Senior Consultant
Managing what matters in public sector and government legal departments Every legal professional faces the pressure of having to do more with less, but nowhere is this pressure more apparent than in public sector and government legal departments. These attorneys serve a broad range of …show more content…
The first option is to select a COTS solution that meets some, but not all of the department’s needs. The second is to have the agency’s IT department build a customized matter management solution, which is almost-always more expensive and time-consuming than it initially seems. The third is to create an informal system for matter management that consists of Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, email, and paper notes and files. The final option is to partner with Legal Files Software for a moldable solution that provides everything the department needs–and nothing it …show more content…
After speaking to us, the Department learned that it could implement one customizable solution to meet all of its matter management, reporting and time tracking requirements.
Our team worked with the Department through the transition to build a system that met its unique needs. After its completion, we provided comprehensive training to help the attorneys and staff make the most of the tool. The Department reports that Legal Files Software improved its reporting ability to provide the big picture and allowed it to work more effectively as a team.
The Law Department of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago decided to invest a digital matter management system to handle its increasing workload and limited resources. Describing the kind of law it practices as “all over the place,” the Department wanted a single, centralized location for matter information and a historical knowledge database. After we built the software and trained the Department members on it, they discovered that the system offered these benefits and much
Keywords Legal matter management, reporting, public sector, government, municipalities
Meta Description Legal Files Software explains why government and public sectors need a legal matter management and reporting tool to stay organized and efficient.
Legal Matter Management for the Government and Public Sector
By Matt Ryan, Legal Files Software Senior Consultant
Managing what matters in public sector and government legal departments Every legal professional faces the pressure of having to do more with less, but nowhere is this pressure more apparent than in public sector and government legal departments. These attorneys serve a broad range of …show more content…
The first option is to select a COTS solution that meets some, but not all of the department’s needs. The second is to have the agency’s IT department build a customized matter management solution, which is almost-always more expensive and time-consuming than it initially seems. The third is to create an informal system for matter management that consists of Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, email, and paper notes and files. The final option is to partner with Legal Files Software for a moldable solution that provides everything the department needs–and nothing it …show more content…
After speaking to us, the Department learned that it could implement one customizable solution to meet all of its matter management, reporting and time tracking requirements.
Our team worked with the Department through the transition to build a system that met its unique needs. After its completion, we provided comprehensive training to help the attorneys and staff make the most of the tool. The Department reports that Legal Files Software improved its reporting ability to provide the big picture and allowed it to work more effectively as a team.
The Law Department of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago decided to invest a digital matter management system to handle its increasing workload and limited resources. Describing the kind of law it practices as “all over the place,” the Department wanted a single, centralized location for matter information and a historical knowledge database. After we built the software and trained the Department members on it, they discovered that the system offered these benefits and much