Planning is essential for determining law firm long-term needs.
The law firm that takes full advantage of automation technology will ensure that it is in a better position to compete profitably in the future. Equipment and software obsolescence is not a short-term problem. Within the past 10 years, we have seen at least five generations of significant computer chip improvements. At the same time, the power and complexity of what software will do for the law firm has grown dramatically. Most lawyers easily recognize that technology is changing more rapidly than their abilities to understand and properly utilize the associated benefits.