For practices with high volumes or a few limited areas of practice, this type of software merits review and consideration. Recent U.S. job growth projections indicate that generalists in any occupation are declining. The general practice requires special skills to survive and prosper. Identify the characteristics that make the general practice attractive to your firm and your clients, and then market them. The practice of law involves the capture of information and its storage, manipulation, and recall.
Computers are ideal for all forms of information management.
Shift the burden of such information management to computers, and remove that stress from the practice. The lawyer may recognize that the practice can be improved by changes such as integrating new technology into the office, adopting new processes or procedures, or mastering new law. Lawyers on the time treadmill feel that the press of meeting current practice needs restricts the possibility of stopping that work to adopt changes. The firm must commit to providing the time and support for lawyers attempting to bring change into their professional lives. In the case of technology, another lawyer might take on additional caseload responsibilities for a day or two while the lawyer receives training in new technology.