<b><i>Product Review:</b></i> American LegalNet's eDockets

The docketing process can be highly risky. When a law firm's docketing and calendar workflow is undefined or loosely structured, the firm is left vulnerable ' vulnerable to missing deadlines, losing track of e-filings, or submitting out-of-date or unofficial forms. Further, time-consuming paper reporting, inconsistent database and deadline management and a lack of integration with other critical programs (such as time and billing systems, conflicts checking and document management systems) cannot only diminish a firm's workflow efficiency, but also increase its risk.

22 minute read August 19, 2010 at 05:00 PM
By
Curt Meltzer
<b><i>Product Review:</b></i> American LegalNet's eDockets

I have been CIO of three different large, multi-jurisdictional law firms, in addition to consulting with hundreds of firms in over 25 years in the legal technology industry across North America.

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