Document Management Software for the Legal Profession

KnowledgeTree™ is the leading commercial open source electronic document management software designed for teams and small to medium-sized organizations. With no vendor lock-in, KnowledgeTree provides a more flexible, cost-effective alternative to proprietary applications.

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Why Legal Firms need Document Management Software

• Legal work is document-focused
• Pressure has increased on reducing document classification, storage and retrieval times
• Effective electronic document management is recognized as a critical part of compliance with regulatory requirements - from a records management, security and traceability standpoint.
• Efficient document management improves a firm’s profitability by streamlining business processes

Document Management Requirements for Law Firms

• A secure and scalable document repository
• Remote access to case information
• Ease of use to shorten the learning period
• Integration with Microsoft® Office® to ensure compliance with existing processes
• Records management functionality to mitigate legal risk
• Flexible and customizable folder classifications
• Powerful search, storage and high-volume scanning capabilities
• Document version history and control
• Custom numbering to cater for a firm’s unique naming/numbering conventions
• Document workflow to make processes more efficient
• Speed of implementation

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