Indeed, consolidation is one of the most important organizational aspects of our day to day lives. When you make a grocery shopping list, do you make a separate list for each aisle, or do you make one single list for everything you need for your trip? When you’re moving to a new home, do you throw everything into random boxes, or do you strategically fit everything into as few categorized boxes as possible, in order to be more efficient (as well as cost-effective) in the process of bringing everything from point A to point B? When you are running your legal practice, do you want to conduct your day-to-day agenda by clicking in and out of different apps and tabs, or do you want to conduct your business efficiently, through the usage of a single, all-inclusive platform?

This is made possible by utilization of a platform that touts the ability to manage software integrations. Essentially, these integrations streamline day-to-day tasks, and make it easier to not only organize your firm from the top-down, while also improving the cost-effective efficiency with which your firm operates. Think about how much frustration and stress in the day that you can mitigate by not constantly sifting through different platforms just to accomplish one task for one case. Again, referring to the previous analogy- how hard would it be to unpack in your new house or apartment if all of your belongings are spread across multiple mixed-item boxes, when you could’ve just put specific belongings for specific rooms into a single box? With the properly organized moving boxes (properly coordinated integrations), you never have to stress out trying to think about whether you have lost or forgotten something again. Integrations are a proactive measure for any legal practice.

For example, think of a communication integration with a Case Management Software, such as chatter. According to a recent blog from ActiveCampaign, “[software integration] adoption increases the quality of communication between [employees] and managers by 56.9% — meaning less time spent on misunderstandings and more time spent selling.”  Additionally, the blog continues on to state “[Practice management] apps can increase sales productivity by up to 34%. The learning curve can be steep — although a strategic implementation process softens it — but the results are more than worth it and can save your sales team tons of time.” Why continue using a system that continually clutters and otherwise complicates your day, when you can bring in a new system that improves upon finance and efficiency for your practice?

NuLaw understands that consolidation is key to running any business more efficiently than ever before. That is why we have so many integrations available with our software. Powered by Salesforce, manage your firm’s day-to-day operations while utilizing software such as SharePoint, Outlook, Office 365, Gmail, Google Calendar, Quickbooks, airSlate, Adobe Sign, Docusign, and NuPay- all from the single NuLaw dashboard! Managing your firm from a single all-inclusive platform has never been easier, or more efficient. With NuLaw, enjoy the time-saving power of software that just works.

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In 2019, almost every law firm is at least familiar with cloud computing. How can they not be? The cloud is all around us. It touches almost every aspect of daily life whether one practices law or works in a factory. The task is now to help law firms understand the relationship between legal case management and software as a service (SaaS), a relationship that benefits them tremendously.

We are glad to say that the marriage between case management and SaaS is nearly complete. The technology is there already. All that remains is getting the majority of America’s law firms to transfer case management out of the office and into the cloud.

Cloud Computing is Ethical

A decade ago there were genuine ethical concerns about transferring legal case practice management into the cloud. Attorneys were reticent to put confidential client information in the cloud for fear that it could be compromised. That is no longer an issue.

In 2010, New York lawyers were told by their Bar Association that they had been cleared by the Ethics Committee to start using the cloud. They were followed by nearly two-dozen states. The latest state to clear attorneys to embrace the cloud is Texas.

Benefits of SaaS in Law Practice

Despite the bar associations in more than half the states not yet answering the ethics question, it is generally accepted throughout the legal profession that cloud computing is ethical. So the next question is whether or not it is beneficial. The answer to that is a resounding ‘yes’.

Right off the top, cloud computing has transformed legal case management software from a local application to software-as-a-service. If you are not familiar with the SaaS concept, it is one that provides cutting-edge software on a subscription basis. Law firms that choose to use NuLaw are not actually purchasing a software package they install on their own local networks. Rather, they are subscribing to NuLaw in the same way a consumer would subscribe to a cell phone plan.

How does that benefit law firms? By freeing them of the responsibility of having to maintain their own software environment. Law firms do not have to install software on their local computers. They do not need an IT department that continuously runs security updates and fixes network errors. They do not have to constantly work with software vendors in hopes of getting half-a-dozen applications to play nicely together.

NuLaw and SaaS

The entire SaaS concept is one of purchasing a service rather than a product. Here at NuLaw, the service we provide is encapsulated in a comprehensive legal case practice management environment that incorporates case acquisition, intake consultation, matter management, billing, and more. All you do is practice law. We handle the software side of it.

Legal case management has been moving steadily toward the SaaS model for years now. It has been slow to date, but the marriage between the two technologies is almost complete. We invite you to learn more about it by taking a good look at NuLaw. You will find that our legal case practice management software is everything you need it to be, and more. And because it is offered as a service, you can leave all the technical stuff to us.

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