admin A legal mobile app can work wonders for law firms in terms of managing the relationships with their clients, sending legal updates, providing remote assistance to clients, promoting own business, and advertising. Applications designed for lawyers enable legal professionals to switch from physical presence in the law office to remote work mode instantly.A mobile application gives a law firm a competitive edge. Managing client lawyer relationships becomes much easier, the main thing about apps is that they are user friendly and make it easier for the lawyer or law firm staff member to easily access data and information anywhere anytime. Also there is an added advantage of storage and suitable and innovative suggestions given by the app. They can also manage minimizing cost and accurately assessing costs and outcomes which is a double jackpot for law firms. Given below are some of the best mobile applications preferred by Law firms and Lawyers:
Clio: Clio is designed for all size firms. Clio is a law practice management software that simplifies law firm management by centralizing everything onto an intuitive dashboard. On integrating your Dialpad phone system with Clio, you’ll be able to automatically create communication records for all of your calls, from anywhere. Clio will automatically make note of phone calls made in the Dialpad Desktop or on a mobile device via the Dialpad app. Clio serves trial for free and otherwise charges $39 per user per month. The best features of Clio so far have been its app directory, organization of cases, creating custom workflows etc.
Practice Panther: PracticePanther has an intuitive interface and user friendly search functions which makes matter management and billing a piece of cake. PracticePanther is a law practice management software that specializes in case management, time-tracking, billing, and automation. Its highlighting features include taking care of practice management, Billing invoices and calendaring etc. If in 30 days of trial you are not satisfied for any reason with its functions the entire amount is refunded to you without asking any questions. PracticePanther also integrates with other helpful tools like MailChimp, Dropbox, Zapier and more, which can create efficiencies in your practice and improve your business development efforts.
Smokeball: Smokeball is legal case management software that combines productivity features with automated time tracking so that legal teams can increase their billing while nurturing client satisfaction at the same time. Smokeball makes it easier for law firms by providing its exclusive features i.e are automatic time tracking, legal document automation- so everything that you enter in smokeball including contacts parties, every detail — is used to automatically populate your firm’s legal documents in seconds, legal form library, E-filing and electronic signatures making it a holistic app for law firms and lawyers.
Google Docs: Google docs is the next preferred app by lawyers and law firms for their day to day editing and documentation. Google Docs is an efficient software providing options for editing and simultaneous participation of multiple parties.Google Docs also provides templates making it easier for lawyers to type their content in a structured and organized format. The super feature of Google Docs is it provides the parties involved with access to the drafts at the stage of making amendments to the document, which means that choosing this free app will save tons of time and technology dollars.
Black’s Law Dictionary The 10th Edition: Black’s Law Dictionary provides hyperlinks for related terms and definitions as well as bookmarking and audio pronunciations. It has over 50,000 terms giving lawyers all the information they require at their fingertip. It has also been considered as the gold standard for the language of law. It is the most widely cited law book in the world. Its best features include its compatibility with iOS and its general content updation and bug fixes. Its promising feature is that this app won’t let you face the embarrassment of running out of words ever again. It takes care of the detailing and richness of content by providing relative vocabulary and its adept usage.
In conclusion, mobile apps have helped law firm lawyers save time, mental energy, and manage their staff all in one just at the drop of a hat by using these really useful apps.
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