Legal tech – the champion of last-minute changes

Legal tech has revolutionised the way legal teams work, making last-minute changes more manageable while ensuring accountability, timely delivery and collaboration. Bundledocs explores how legal technology has become the champion of last-minute changes and how it can help legal teams prepare documents for clients, colleagues and the courts more efficiently.

When it comes to preparing documents for clients, colleagues, and the courts, there can be instances where last-minute changes need to be made. The emergence of legal technology has allowed for streamlined processes to be created, ensuring that teams can be accountable aware and that tasks and deadlines are met.

It is essential to have adequate resources in place to allow you to adapt rapidly to keep up with expectations.

Task management

 The most valuable resource of a law firm is time, and missing deadlines can sometimes come down to the inability to prioritise tasks. When it comes to preparing documents to meet deadlines, changes might pop up at the last minute. While some firms may prefer to track tasks through manual lists and email chains, within the legal technology space, there are several task management software options that can ensure tasks are prioritised and completed when meeting deadlines is a priority.

Modern project management software makes it simple to plan and create complex workflows that are then updated automatically as tasks are finished. When it comes to preparing documents for court, it is essential that teams can communicate instantly with each other when a task has been completed. Using task management software can ensure that teams can collaborate and prioritise tasks amongst themselves to meet hard deadlines.

Creating e-bundles

Preparing documents for court can be one of the most time-consuming and deadline-intensive tasks for legal teams. In the past, it was a largely manual task involving countless hours copying, assembling, indexing and paginating documents for court. However, existing and emerging legal technologies can mitigate against the intense pressure that is faced when completing documents in time for court.

E-bundling solutions allow firms to instantly create electronic bundles from anywhere, at any time. The ability to collaborate with colleagues regardless of location ensures that documents can be prepared in time to meet court deadlines. An additional benefit of e-bundling solutions is the ability to create court documents from pre-existing templates, allowing legal teams to prepare volumes or multi-sectioned bundles in minutes as opposed to hours. When the need arises to make last-minute changes before filing deadlines, e-bundling solutions have the capacity to handle amendments and inserts with ease, allowing for documents to be delivered without delay.

Delivering

Utilising legal tech when it comes to delivering documents can ensure that deadlines are met. By creating digital documents, there is a variety of ways that documents can subsequently be shared with colleagues, clients, and the courts. Final documents can be shared via email, allowing the intended recipient to recognise the person that thee document is being sent from as opposed to a third-party solution. When it comes to confidential information relating directly to cases, using legal tech provides alternative options to ensure secure delivery when working towards a deadline.

Secure share options offered by providers allow you to share bundles directly with a third party, giving you full visibility on receipt status. When it comes to particularly large bundles, this can be a suitable means of sharing while also providing an added level of security for confidential data. Similarly, like secure sharing, some courts require e-bundles to be uploaded directly to their own portals. When it comes to last-minute deadlines, having the ability to share your e-bundle directly with the court can save you a lot of hassle when meeting a deadline.

With the help of legal technology, legal teams can streamline their document and casefile preparation to better serve their clients, promote collaboration with colleagues and meet court deadlines.