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A Lesson in CRM: What Matters to Lawyers Are Matters

Client relationship management (CRM) applications succeed within the law firm environment when they address both the organization's strategic needs, as well as the user's individual needs. These systems also relieve lawyers from the manual drudgery of managing and calculating their billable hours. Both the organization and individual lawyers obtain obvious value from these systems. Win-win. <br/>But with so many CRM products in the marketplace with varying capabilities, there seems to be a growing disconnect between the strategic value that firms enjoy from these solutions, and the benefits derived by individual lawyers. The challenge therefore becomes one of focus.

19 minute read November 22, 2004 at 09:06 AM
By
Barry Solomon
A Lesson in CRM: What Matters to Lawyers Are Matters

Client relationship management (CRM) applications succeed within the law firm environment when they address both the organization's strategic needs, as well as the user's individual needs. For instance, time and billing systems achieve firm wide goals of providing visibility and efficiency in the client billing process.

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