Attorney software is commonplace in the offices of the largest and most successful law firms.

But the ability in recent years of software manufacturers to build software on the Microsoft CRM platform has meant a welcome increase in the number and quality of software for lawyers.

The astute legal professional understands the need to keep on top of his file and client management, particularly to avoid malpractice and professional negligence suits and unhappy and disgruntled clients.

Law in Order™ Software

I recently had the opportunity to check out one such offering, built on the Microsoft CRM platform, which is ideal for the legal professional who recognizes the critical importance of good file management and organization. This legal practice management software has a number of real benefits for the legal practitioner.

Law in Order™ software boasts

1.       Time and billing capabilities with the logging of time spent by all staff on a client’s file,

2.      A centralized and secure database easily accessible by all staff with the appropriate security features and access built in,

3.      A court forms merging feature which permits the creation of all court forms and pleadings, affidavits, statements of Defense and the ability to tailor your court forms specifically for your jurisdiction,

4.      A faxing capability directly from your desktop,

5.      Seamless integration with Microsoft’s other products such as Word, Excel and Outlook,

6.      Integration with your Blackberry PDA to ensure that even on the move you are never out of touch with your office or files,

7.      Critical date warnings and most importantly

8.      Law in Order™ works inside your Microsoft Outlook program.

The key benefit of this software is that because it is built on the Microsoft CRM platform, it is easy to use and adapt to your specific needs and your staff will be very familiar with all of Microsoft’s programs in their daily use of their computer at work or indeed at home.

This ensures that the amount of time need to familiarize yourself with this software and get the most value from it is significantly lower than similar software packages aimed at the law firm.

You can schedule a test drive of this law practice software at http://www.lawpractice-software.com and see how your office can benefit and I would recommend this strongly for one simple reason-legal professionals are trained in the law of their jurisdiction and most are more than capable.

But law school does not do a good job of teaching you how to run a business or how to ensure that your office is run most efficiently-Law in Order™ software can prove of great benefit in this regard and if it prevents one complaint to your professional body or one insurance claim it will have paid for itself many times over.