In a small firm, decisions often can be made over lunch or when several attorneys decide to make an impromptu trip to a computer store. For solos, important decisions can be made in the shower or on the drive to work. The Need to Find Cost Savings Drives Innovation. In a small firm, every little bit of cost savings can have a direct impact on an attorney's earnings. In larger firms, cost savings have more indirect results.
Cost savings can be an important motivation for adopting new technologies.
If you are starting up or maintaining a small practice, the cost of a library can be prohibitive. Purchasing library material strategically on CD-ROM rather than in book form can result in both space and cost savings. Wise choices made while attempting to cut costs can result in an innovative use of technology that leads to a more productive practice. The Size of the Project is Less Daunting . It is easier and cheaper to set up a network of three computers than it is to set up a network of three hundred computers.