Personal injury law firms face a document management problem unlike other types of law firms. The requirement to be very efficient is paramount as the more cases taken to closure directly affect the bottom line. To be efficient at closing the cases requires a strict and repeatable document management process. From initial intake of the client forms and documentation to processing all requested medical and accident records requires an efficiency not found in other types of law firms. Volume of cases matters in the personal injury law business. A good document management system is a necessity in today’s firms as the amount of paperwork per case is only growing and there is not an end in sight to the volume of paperwork processed for a single case. A good document management system will allow the firm to intake initial documents, workflow them electronically and get updates on the status of needed documents at the touch of a button from any workstation in the firm.
There are a number of benefits that result from an EDMS in a personal injury firm. While these benefits correlate directly with their physical paper counterparts they also overcome the inherent deficiencies of a paper based system.
- Instant access to documents and records by any authorized personnel in an organized manner
- Ability to put documents/cases through an electronic workflow process
- Search old case records for documents using a variety of searching techniques
- Document sharing and collaboration
These three benefits allow a firm to achieve efficiencies that are physically impossible for a paper based system.
- Integration with other software used across the firm
- Quick and complete disaster recovery
- Go Green
A complete whitepaper on using an EDMS in a personal injury firm is located here.
