I have a personal injury practice!I want to be sure that the next Case Management System I buy, will be the last one I buy!! * I will only purchase a system from a company that is well established in the areas of law that my firm practices. (PI, WC, Social Security, Med Mal, Mass Tort A mass tort is a civil action involving numerous plaintiffs against one or a few corporate defendants in state or federal court. As the name implies a mass tort includes many plaintiffs and law firms have used the mass media to reach possible plaintiffs. , Defense, etc.) * The company must be in business at least 15 years and its primary function is to service, support, train, upgrade and sell only this system. * The firm is well financed and is constantly addressing new technologies. * The company must have at least 400 Personal Injury firms as references. * The system must be customizable to the point that I will NEVER outgrow outgrow verb To change the relationship with a condition or structure by dint of ↑ age or size; while children outgrow clothing, and certain behaviors, they rarely outgrow diseases–eg, asthma it or have to consider buying something else as long as I choose to practice law ... * The Support of the firm must be one where a phone call is always answered by the third ring, by a real person and AT LEAST 10 staff members are waiting to help me. I must also be able to get questions answered as quickly as possible via, fax, direct e-mail or the firm's website. * The firm must upgrade their program AT LEAST 3 times a year and are FREE TO ME. * The firm must have a well-maintained Website and constantly provide me with new user tips and information. All upgrades must be easily downloadable directly from the website. * The firm must also sponsor, in at least three locations around the country, yearly FREE user group meetings to teach me new ways to use the program, explain each of the upgrade features which allows me to meet and trade information with other attorneys. * The firm must maintain the highest quality and well informed group trainers to assist me on an ongoing basis, as I need them. The trainer must personally contact me directly at least twice a year to check my progress and assess how I can keep growing with the system and my staff. * The firm must LISTEN TO ME when I suggest new ideas "New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave/Indie Rock act The Dykeenies. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on July 17, 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track. and "Wishlist" items I want included in future upgrades and post my name next to the specific upgrade when it is released to the network of users. * The system must integrate with other programs such as; Word, Word Perfect, Quicken A popular financial management program for PCs and Macs from Intuit, Inc., Mountain View, CA (www.intuit.com). It is used to write checks, organize investments and produce a variety of reports for personal finance and small business. , Quick Books, Peachtree, PC Law, Outlook, Groupwise, Hot Docs, Worldox, Time Slips, Adobe adobe (ədō`bē): see rammed earth. adobe Handmade sun-dried bricks formed from a mixture of heavy clay and straw found in arid regions. Acrobat Document exchange software from Adobe that allows documents to be displayed and printed the same on every computer. The Acrobat system created the Portable Document Format (PDF), which is widely used in commercial printing and on the Web. See PDF. (for PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. Forms) etc. and any other important concepts that come along in the future. * The program should store historical data as it relates to Adjusters and Judges. * I must have complete peace of mind in that, "I will never blow another statute." * Any changes in staff personnel, unfortunately, is a fact of our business. My new system will see to it that we do not skip a beat in changing staff codes. * It is vital that all case data can be accessed from remote locations such as attorney homes and/or branch offices. This includes the use of Palm Pilot and other hand-held devices. * The system must include an integrated back-up program for open data-base files. * System stability is a must! The best data base engine to insure Insure can mean:
adj. 1. Occurring as or resulting from coincidence. 2. Happening or existing at the same time. co·in requires less maintenance than other data-base engines. For further information, please contact Needles[R] The Customizable Case Management Software for Law Firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
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