In these difficult economic times, it is more imperative than ever that law firms implement technology focusing on the need of every attorney to utilize time to its maximum advantage. Meeting the competitive demands of client services, and the associated document production and communication that go with it, requires a new level of productivity. Digital Dictation has dramatically matured in the last few years and is rapidly being embraced by many law firms to address this need. In law firms, time is everything, and the transformation of thoughts and words into immediate action is maximized by the use of digital dictation and workflow management software.
Attorneys have discovered that the speed of “capturing the spoken word” for immediate communication to anyone from anywhere at any time is what digital dictation is all about. Nothing is faster or more productive. Traditionally, lawyers have always dictated pleadings, correspondence and memos, but today, with digital software, past usage is greatly enhanced. Attorneys can now record lengthy meetings and depositions, easily attach voice files to email, attach documents to dictation files being sent for transcription, and integrate with client/matter information from document management systems. Best of all, there are no more tapes! Dictation is instantly delivered over the network, ready for immediate action.
Blending Typing and Dictation Enhances Productivity
Additional good news is that even attorneys in the habit of doing much of their own typing now realize that digital dictation complements the use of their keyboard - it does not compete with it. In fact, the “blending” of dictation and typing greatly enhances the productivity of attorneys who benefit from the synergy of using both. Best of all, this simple combination of using the right input method for the matter at hand - keyboard or voice - is easily integrated allowing documents and dictation to travel together to an administrative assistant for easy and fast processing.
In summary, digital dictation and workflow software ties it all together and allows law firms to combine the speed of capturing dictation digitally with the flexibility of moving those files in a systematic and controlled manner. The result is more productive and billable hours for attorneys without the need to hire additional staff to process the increased results of their labor. In fact, some firms have experienced a decrease in labor requirements.
The bottom line is that with digital dictation everyone in the firm benefits. Best of all, the client is served with the speed and quality they are looking for in these difficult economic times.
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