Document automation
Transcription, voice recognition, document generation and AI
With contributions from Gordon Healiss, Norma Laming and Greig Duncan When I set up my web page on Transcription www.venables.co.uk/transcription.htm several years ago, it all seemed rather straightforward. I described the methods of input and output, the speed of the transcription, the security of the process and the cost. Now, the concept of transcription has […]
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Document quality and automation in the cloud
I have been working with law firms for a long time now – around 30 years. Over that period, technology has changed how we work a great deal but the way documents are produced and shared has remained pretty much the same. In particular, documents may be drafted from precedents, proofed and shared with other […]
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Document automation and knowledge management – preaching but not converting
The biggest successes in law office automation have always been the no-brainers. Projects where the benefits of the new technologies (such as wordprocessing and digital dictation) are so obvious they outweigh any reservations and are embraced by users without a fight – not least because they don’t seek to supplant the end-user but merely bring […]
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DirectLaw – online document drafting
Directlaw is an online document drafting system which can be set up by firms of solicitors to sell their documents online. A bit of history Document drafting systems have been around for at least 15 years and are used by many firms internally to create documents quickly and efficiently. The process is generally under the […]
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MyLawyer, Epoq and Rapidocs
MyLawyer is the name of a new service being set up by Epoq, the company behind Rapidocs. Rapidocs is a forms and document generation program which was initially developed over 10 years ago and was the basis for the revolutionary concept of “intelligent” document generation where an internet user was able to create documents relating […]
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Nelsonsonline
Nelsons is one of the largest law firms in the East Midlands and has gained recognition for its dynamic growth and forward thinking. We now have 30 partners and over 130 fee earners covering a broad service mix. We have withdrawn from legal aid work and successfully re-positioned ourselves in the SME business and higher […]
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