In this article, Gurshabad Singh Sandhu pursuing Diploma in Entrepreneurship Administration and Business Laws from NUJS, Kolkata, discusses Law firm management software that are most popular in India.

Introduction

Every Law Firm requires management of its work and affairs and for managing such operations it needs software’s which could reduce the workload and enables easy access to the case laws, precedents and judgements. Topic wise research, research through names and dates are provided in these software’s which makes the task easier. Following are such kind of software used by the Law firms in India.

AIR Infotech

All India Reporter has always proved to be very helpful when it comes to the decisions of High Court and Supreme Court. Receipt of judgments, selection of judgments, to the point Head-Notes and final dispatch of every book is done in-house. The need of software and technology was felt when it was realized that it is very difficult to go through the endless number of case laws and judgements then such software were developed which could save a lot of time and effort by searching the case laws and judgements in no time.

A new version of AIR Comprehensive Software (SC+HC+CRLJ) was launched which incorporated the following new searches & additional features:-

• Nominal Index, Subject Index, Act Index, Judges Index Remarks Index.
• Vide searching of head-Notes and Judgments
• Search is possible through giving citations or page numbers and even through date of decision
• Information with reference to the case is updated frequently through net
• Bookmark tagging is also done, further Bare Acts are also available along with links.

Jurisnet

Jurisnet is considered to be one of the most reliable software as it gives an automatic reminder regarding the pending work. At times it is not possible to keep a track of each and every task, here the role of jurisnet comes into action when it views all your tasks right from the calendar and sets a reminder to the same. It helps you to keep a hand on what has to be done for a particular case. Jurisnet acts as a surveillance which keeps a continuous check on your Juniors or Staff. You would be notified if anyone has completed his task.

Case posting details every day on your phone

Jurisnet has eased the daily routine of the advocates, for saving their time and effort it sends  SMS everyday which consists the information of the case postings for that day. SMS also includes the Case number and Court with the information regarding the judge.

Client reminders

You can choose to send SMS reminders to your clients. Just enter their mobile number and Jurisnet will automatically send them reminder before a case.

Legal Document Management

Stay organized and on top of your documents with Jurisnet’s robust and easy-to-use legal document management. There are no storage limitations – you can upload all of your company’s files! And, you can view your law company’s documents in Jurisnet no matter where you are, day or night. You can share case documents within your company or with other Jurisnet members.

Lawyer notices

Keep track of all the lawyer notices you have sent or received in Jurisnet. Jurisnet will also remind you to file cases for all lawyer notices sent by you.

Access from any device, anywhere

Case posting dates, Acts, FIRs, clients and orders will be pulled from e-Courts and ConfoNET. Once a case is added, posting dates will update automatically. If a case is not present in e-Courts/ConfoNET, you can add posting date manually.

Permission control and Audit Trail

With user roles and permission control, you can choose which users or groups can access certain parts of the site. Jurisnet activity feed tracks all the changes that happen in a matter. This detailed listing informs you who touched your matter and when they did so. From new documents to time entries, if someone works in your matter, it is captured in Activity Feed. Keeping an eye on your case has never been easier.

CLIO

Clio is a software which makes the management of the law firms easy by features to manage cases which includes the dates of the case, purpose for which the case has been set for, the names of the clients, documents which are required by the advocate, bills, etc. Clio helps in the management and organization of the firm. Some of the tasks performed by the CLIO include workflows with dynamic tasks, fixing the schedule of the meetings, and sharing of the documents with the clients. Operating quickly and efficiently becomes comparatively easy when everything is accessible through one software only.

Clio is considered to be one of the most useful and dependable cloud-based practice management software for the legal industry. With the help of the cloud, Clio eases the process of managing the advocate’s relationship with his client and keeps a record of the documents which would be required during the trial, the software streamlines administration, and optimizes marketing initiatives for law firms of all sizes. Clio is used by legal professionals in over 50 countries. Clio tracks down each and every moment which has been spent on the case, and it also takes command of the firm’s finances.

How Clio functions?

Gets to the heart of the case

Clio helps in organizing all the information that is related to the matter, and it also sees that the information collected is kept in such a way that it is easily accessible. The information regarding the matter contains contacts of the parties or necessary persons, details of the meetings, tasks which have been performed or which are yet be performed, expenses incurred, and the list of documents specified to that case.

Customize your matters with custom fields

It is not possible that two cases have exactly the same facts and the same circumstances therefore Clio adds custom fields to every matter. Clio matters will reflect your practice, showing the information important to your firm. Clio’s custom fields can be organized into sets to easily track the information you need by practice area.

Know everything happening in your case

Clio software Feed tracks down all the changes that happen in a matter at every hearing. This detailed listing informs about who had touched your matter and when was that matter touched. If anyone is working or has worked on your matter the software will inform you regarding the same, it is captured in Firm Feed. This is the best way in which one can very easily with the help of this software keep an eye on the case.

Document Management software

This software is used by the Indian Lawyers and Law firms Software for managing documents, emails, papers, etc. this software has gained a lot of popularity in the recent time. Before purchasing this software a person shall not feel that he is wasting his money on something which is just not worth rather this software would prove to be an investment to them, as it would save their lot of time by making their work easier and manageable. This helps law firms in organizing the data and tracking data easily. Document management is a compulsory system of case management. The software helps in increasing the efficiency of the firm and reduces the overall costs of the firm. It’s the software that allows users to track information and files about a case. It increases productivity by creating documents which support information from an attached case management system. It allows them to manage documents by the client regardless the document type, creator, or area of practice.

Law Office Manager

Law Office Manager Software is a cloud based Legal office management software used by the Indian Legal Eagles to manage their legal affairs the Law Office Manager helps Law firms, Advocates, Legal Department of any corporate office in managing all the information related to the case and the software keeps updating the information on regular basis. Record information is always relevant and important to the case so one can anytime share documents required, orders of the court and it also sends texts and it also helps to maintain previous history of the case so that in any situation they can be referred if a similar like situation arises in another case.

Law Office Manager has created a wonderful platform to share information with associates, clients and branches and helped in many different ways. The software is such that it is completely secured and it can be operated over multiple devices, simultaneously used by all users.

Conclusion

Software applications have become increasingly important in modern law practice. Picking the best software for a law office depends on many variables as the work, management and the organization of the firm depends upon the type of software chosen. Attorneys/Solicitors often buy their software based on their practice area suiting their work and key skill.

Practice Management software are now days very popular and necessary in the law firms, some of the basic features of practice management software are:

• Case management (databases, checking conflicts of interestand statutes of limitations)
• Time tracking(for billing)
• Calendaring
• Docket management
• Client communication