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<b><i>Case Study:</i></b> Taking on the Cloud As a Solo Practitioner

By Leanna Hamill
May 26, 2011

As a solo firm practitioner of estate planning and elder law in the Boston area for over five years, I must have both a comprehensive understanding of the law and also a thorough understanding of the business of running a practice. My practice is fairly transactional: Some cases are billed hourly, while others are billed on a project basis.

When the decision to purchase traditional practice management software or subscribe to a Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) provider arose this past January, I didn't have time to become mired in a rigmarole of sales calls and consultants. I simply wanted direct access to a product that would increase my productivity, file sharing and practice cohesiveness. I also wanted something that fit into my hardware preference for Mac products.

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