Document Management

What is Document Management?

A legal document management system enables lawyers and law firms to store, organize, access and share electronic documents through a centralized shared repository.

Legal document management applications typically enable users to retrieve documents based on user-defined classifications and indexed terms, auto-generated metadata and search functionalities.

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Talking Tech for Solo and Small Law Firms on the Florida Bar’s Legalfuel Podcast

When it comes to legal technology for solo and small law firms, I don’t think there’s a topic we didn’t touch on in this episode of the Florida Bar’s Legalfuel podcast. Hosts Christine Bilbrey, director of the Florida Bar’s practice resource center, and Jamie Moore, practice management advisor, asked me about everything from law practice...

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UK top 200 law firm Lee & Thompson selects NetDocuments

UK top 200 law firm Lee & Thompson has selected NetDocuments as its new document management system, with Verlata Consulting leading the implementation and deployment project. Lee & Thompson is one of ... UK top 200 law firm Lee & Thompson selects NetDocuments Read More » The post UK top 200 law firm Lee & Thompson...

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LawNext Podcast: Jeff Pfeifer of LexisNexis on Partnering with NetDocuments to Enrich Law Firm Data

Earlier this month, at the NetDocuments three-day Inspire 2022 conference for customers and partners, one of the speakers was Jeff Pfeifer, chief product officer for LexisNexis for Canada, the U.K., and the U.S. He was there to speak about a unique partnership between LexisNexis and NetDocuments called Highlights, which embeds LexisNexis case analysis and intelligence technology directly into the NetDocuments...

Empower Microsoft Teams & SharePoint with NetDocuments Content!

From : Blog Entry >> Ragav’s Blog EntrynetDocShare – Empower Microsoft Teams & SharePoint with NetDocuments Content! Why netDocShare? netDocShare is trusted by several Am Law firms to Live View, Edit, Co-author, Add, Search, Sync, Attach, and Provision NetDocuments content in Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive (incl. OneNote sync with NetDocuments).

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NetDocuments’ legendary CTO Alvin Tedjamulia announces his retirement

NetDocuments’ legendary chief technology officer and co-founder Alvin Tedjamulia has announced that he is retiring, bringing to an end a chapter that has seen him win multiple awards and accolades, ... NetDocuments’ legendary CTO Alvin Tedjamulia announces his retirement Read More » The post NetDocuments’ legendary CTO Alvin Tedjamulia announces his retirement appeared first on...

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A Visionary in Bringing Legal to the Cloud, NetDocuments Cofounder Alvin Tedjamulia Retires

Alvin Tedjamulia, a veteran of more than 40 years in legal technology, one of the three cofounders in 1998 of NetDocuments, and a true visionary in bringing the legal industry to the cloud, today announced that he is retiring as NetDocuments’ chief technology officer after 28 years in that role. Tedjamulia announced the news as...

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NetDocuments Inspire 2022 – Document process automation takes centre stage

NetDocuments’ London user conference on 2 November was an energetic affair attended by corporate clients such as Nomura and Saffery Champness as well as UK law firm clients including Keystone ... NetDocuments Inspire 2022 – Document process automation takes centre stage Read More » The post NetDocuments Inspire 2022 – Document process automation takes centre...

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NetDocuments Aquires DMS Provider Worldox, Expanding Footprint in Small, Mid-Sized Firm Market

Worldox’s on-prem and cloud offerings will be maintained by NetDocuments for “the foreseeable future,” allowing Worldox customers to transition to Netdocuments at their own pace,.

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Major Legal Tech News As NetDocuments Acquires Worldox to Accelerate Its Growth Among Small- and Mid-Sized Firms

Two of the leading global providers of document management systems for the legal industry are coming together, as the cloud-based DMS company NetDocuments has acquired Worldox, one of the oldest DMS systems still operating, in business since 1988, and one that primarily serves small- to medium-sized law firms. In a media briefing yesterday, Josh Baxter,...

Legal Tech Company Names New Leadership After Arrest of President

World Software, whose Worldox document management software is used by law firms worldwide, has named new leadership following the arrest this week of its president. Worldox’s longtime Chief Financial Officer Julie Ann Camporini and Chief Information Officer Rebecca Sattin have taken over as co-executives, according to a source within the company. Raymond Zwiefelhofer, who has...

300+ Hours Lost Per Attorney, Per Year

Knowledge management an absolute must for improving productivity. It has already been estimated that lawyers waste an average of 1 hour a day looking for a document that they cannot [...] The post 300+ Hours Lost Per Attorney, Per Year appeared first on Exigent.

Explore the key add-ons of imDocShare!

From : Blog Entry >> Ragav’s Blog EntryExplore the key add-ons of imDocShare! Co-Author, Search, Sync, attach iManage Work Server 10.2+ & iManage Cloud content in SharePoint & Teams with imDocShare Add-ons. imDocShare is an innovative solution to conveniently live view, edit, search and sync iManage Work Server 10.2+ & iManage Cloud content within Microsoft...

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Fact vs Myth: Five common visa application mistakes you’re making – and what to do about it

Complex changes, new rules and vast numbers make immigration a minefield. We dispel the myths to make sure you get it right. Navigating the perplexing immigration and visa rules [...] The post Fact vs Myth: Five common visa application mistakes you’re making – and what to do about it appeared first on Exigent.

iManage and Microsoft Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Innovation and Better Outcomes for Customers

Two of the companies whose products are among the most widely used in the legal profession, iManage and Microsoft, are today announcing a global strategic development partnership aimed at innovation, development of new solutions, and delivery of better business outcomes for customers. The agreement announced today expands on the “better together” partnership that the companies...

Here’s what’s coming in 2022 in immigration

As the world starts to emerge from the pandemic, countries are opening borders and using immigration as a way of boosting their economic recovery. For immigration lawyers this means they’ve never been busier – families need reuniting, job roles must be filled, and corporations are looking for new workers to provide a revenue bounce to...

Six tips you need for driving ROI from data

If data is the new oil, then most GCs are at the point where they’re either still trying to build the refinery, or they’ve hit the biggest well, but have no idea how to extract what they actually need. We’ve long talked about the value of data, and how greater visibility helps fuel better decision...

The Art of Navigating Tomorrow’s Disruption

We’ve had a tumultuous year and navigating disruption seems like the new normal. But there’s a raft of technology, market shifts and societal change occurring that mean more disruption is on the way. Are you prepared for what’s in store and how to steer your law firm or legal team through the quagmire? Even back...

Managing risk in legal project management: why you need to up your game

This blog is based on an extract from a chapter ‘Risk management’ in Next Stage Legal Project Management: Future-proof Your Matter Management, written by Naomi Thompson, Senior Vice President, Legal Solutions EMEA and Julie Mathys, Client Services Manager at Exigent. Legal project management is challenging enough, so what happens when you throw risk management into...

Why your paralegals are leaving and what you can do about it

The job market is wide open and paralegals are looking for new roles, leaving many immigration law firms without the skills they need. It’s time to consider a different way. People are quitting their jobs more than at any other time in the past two decades. More than 15 million US workers—and counting—have quit...

New resourcing models are helping immigration firms retain paralegals

The job market is wide open and paralegals are looking for new roles, leaving many immigration law firms without the skills they need. It’s time to consider a different way. People are quitting their jobs more than at any other time in the past two decades. More than 15 million US workers—and counting—have quit...

How automating data processing will help you reach your legal goals

We understand that data is important – legal teams or law firms create plenty of data. But are we harnessing the information effectively? Are you getting what you need from your data? The biggest challenge with data is access and understanding. While most law firms and GCs understand the value their contracts hold, accessing that...

Climate-aware contact management and why it matters

Climate change represents a “catastrophic” risk to the global economy. Here’s how lawyers can help manage the risk and align with corporate sustainability efforts Climate change will have the second greatest impact on the global economy over the next decade, second only to infectious disease, according to the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Risks Report...

Are you part of the 80%?

Increased profitability, productivity and competitive advantage with an optimized resource model Almost 80% of UK law firms are introducing or increasing their use of outsourcing.* Why? They are reimagining client delivery, operating models, and budget allocations in pursuit of growth, differentiation and profits. That’s not all. The pandemic provided proof-of-concept for virtual work and collaboration....

Empower your Matter-Centric Team with iManage Content in Microsoft Teams

From : Blog Entry>>Ragav’s Blog EntryMatter centricity approach can help firms relieve Microsoft Teams channel chaos and extend governance across shared content. The concept of matter-centric content views with Microsoft Teams is gaining momentum, especially in the legal industry, providing a centralized location for the matter-related content, facilitating collaboration, and making an attorney job comparatively...

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iManage CEO Neil Araujo: ‘Making Knowledge Work is Why We Exist’

It has been quite a journey for the document management company iManage. Cofounded in 1995 by Neil Araujo and Rafiq Mohammadi, it was acquired in 2003 by Interwoven for $171 million. In 2009, Autonomy acquired Interwoven for $775 million, and then in 2011 Hewlett Packard purchased Autonomy for $11.1 billion, getting iManage in the deal....

Nine CMS KPIs to include on your performance scorecard

Your CMS can be measured on multiple KPIs, but knowing which ones are right for your business is key. We’ve detailed the most critical KPIs to include on your dashboard Your contracts are digitised and you’ve got a Contract Management System (CMS) in place, but now what? How are you ensuring you’re getting the most...

Why you should be using automated data processing now

Data is everywhere, but are you harnessing your information effectively? We show you the advantages of automated data processing. The biggest challenge with data is access and understanding. While most law firms and GCs understand the value their contracts hold, accessing that information and making sense of it to support strategy or action is another...

What’s next for eDiscovery?

The eDiscovery market is constantly changing with caseloads increasing and AI improving. Terry Harrison, Godfather of eDiscovery, spoke to Exigent about what he sees as the next evolution of eDiscovery. Organizations and law firms that do not use the full potential of eDiscovery are failing their clients and stakeholders. That’s the word from the Godfather...

Seven change management best practices you need to adopt today

Change management doesn’t need to be the beast you might think it is. Here are seven change management best practices that will see your change management journey flourish. Arguably the legal profession (like many others) has been through more change in the past 18 months, than in the previous decade. From technology to personnel, and...

All you need to know about the recent H-2B visa changes

As we enter recovery, there is a national shortage of workers and the US Chambers of Commerce is calling for a doubling of quotas for employees from abroad, but are you ready for the work that entails? Less than a month after the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) filed a Temporary Final Rule increasing...

What Does Growing Client Fee Sensitivity Mean for Law Firms?

Legal Fee Structures. If you’re a client and have to hire a law firm, you’re probably in the midst of a difficult time. It could be that your business is going through a stressful merger or acquisition, that you’ve been sued or have cause to sue another party, that you’ve run afoul of government regulations...

Contract Management Brings Legal and Procurement Together

While procurement and legal teams align to similar business goals—improving productivity, digital transformation, enabling commercial outcomes–their functional differences often create conflict when it comes to contracts and the buying of legal services. Legal potentially over rotates on contract risk, while procurement many not have the expertise needed when contemplating changes to terms and conditions. The success factors...

Corporate Legal Department Priorities, Challenges, and Solutions

Fiona McCambridge, Associate Director, Business Development The best part of my role here at Exigent is helping connect corporate legal professionals with best practices and engaging with them on the implications of emerging trends. To that end, I spend a lot of time listening to our clients, and networking and participating in a host of...

Reimagining M&A Due Diligence for Speed, Cost Containment and Insights

The first quarter of 2021 saw the largest value of M&A activity for an opening quarter since records began in 1980, according to financial data company Refinitiv. Deal value peaked at $1.3 trillion in Q1, a 94% increase from Q1 2020. It’s also the second-largest quarter on record, beaten only by Q2 of 2007 when...

The Intersection of ESG and Contract Management

ESG and Contract Management. Set against the backdrop of an increasingly dire climate landscape and growing mistrust in businesses and institutions, market participants are evaluating organizations based on additional factors beyond their growth potential and economic performance. Increasingly, environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are the defining reasons why an investor chooses to buy shares,...

How New Law Firm Staffing Trends Are Affecting the Industry

Law firm staffing trends. So much of the legal industry’s work focuses on managing and mitigating change. Legal professionals protect their clients from unexpected market events, regulatory shifts, global and local crises and more. But it’s important for the industry to periodically take a step back and turn that lens on itself: How can we...

Reverse Urbanization: How New Localization Trends Impact Retailers

Reverse Urbanization. There’s been plenty of talk about how cities are emptying out, that new remote working paradigms and changed attitudes and priorities among the younger generations are driving people out of densely populated downtowns and towards smaller cities and towns. Is there anything to this idea? Or, is it just a fashionable position to...

A Lawyer’s Guide to Immigration Changes Under the Biden Administration

In a dramatic reversal of the past four years, President Joe Biden has made—and passed—sweeping changes to US immigration policies. Joe Biden promised to ‘restore the faith in the United States legal immigration system and strengthen the integration and inclusion efforts for new Americans.’ With the ink barely dry on his inauguration papers, Biden made...

How Retail Can Use Contract Management to Transform into Tomorrow

Retailers and Contract Management. Retail has got to change to survive, but how can contract data help? We explore how contract management could transform organizations today to survive and be ready for tomorrow. Get to know your business better, optimize, streamline and use data to do everything. All wise words that retailers (and others) have...

Retail’s Great Transformation: How the UK Market Is Changing

As was the case for many industries, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated many trends within the retail space. Now, retailers have to contend with a whole new paradigm in their industry. How can one adapt to the new emphasis on online shopping? What should the new in-store experience look like? Let’s dive into the post-pandemic changes...

Create Agreements and Contracts quickly right within Microsoft Teams with imDocShare Co-Authoring of Office documents stored in iManage

From : Blog Entry>>Ragav’s Blog EntryDo your contracts generate business value? How important is it to efficiently create agreements and contracts? An agreement, as well as a contract, play a pivotal role in every industry for completing business transactions. The legal industry is one such industry that needs to deal with the massive volume of...

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Why Contract Management Could Be the Steady Hand Real Estate Needs

Contract Management for real estate. The real estate sector is feeling the pressure as the market reinvents itself. Those firms that get their contract management in order will be agile and informed enough to make successful decisions. While there are no areas of the economic, social, or political spheres that have remained unaffected by the...

How Covid-19 Transformed Commercial Real Estate

Social distancing requirements, government-mandated closures, remote work — these developments changed how we interacted with commercial real estate. Adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic took a lot of energy and focus. So much so that there hasn’t been that much time to take stock of how businesses’ relationships with the spaces they lease have changed. In...

When Medicine Met Law, Law Met Technology, and Then Analytics Showed Up

Amy Dennerlein, RN, BSN, our Director of Medical Legal Solutions provides her unique perspective on how our Mind Factory solution works together with our Nurse Consultants to deliver results. I am a nurse. I am not a numbers person, I am certainly not a technologist, and analytics was new to me until I...

AI in the Legal Industry: 3 Impacts and 3 Obstacles

In-house counsel have always had an edge compared to their peers in law firms. Outside of the rigid law firm culture and compelled by their organization’s need to stay competitive, legal departments are better positioned to embrace change. That’s why any in-house counsel needs to keep their finger on the pulse of how artificial intelligence (AI)...

Solving for the Biggest Mistakes in Contract Management

Traditionally, legal departments haven’t spent that much time and energy on contract management. When your day is filled to the brim with risk and compliance management, legal research, litigation cases and more, it’s no surprise that there are few resources left over for the (seemingly) less important task of managing your organization’s contract portfolio. But...