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Pillar guides for law firms and lawyers' offices — short, structured and easy to extract. Learn how to choose case management software, never miss a court deadline, bill the hours worked per matter and protect client data.

Guide • Law firm software

How a law firm chooses case management software

How a law firm chooses case management software — the essential features, selection criteria, GDPR compliance and integration with court deadlines and fee billing.

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Deadlines • Court

Court deadlines: how to avoid missing a procedural deadline

Court deadlines: how to avoid missing a procedural deadline — a central calendar, automated alerts several days ahead, deadline calculation and double-checking appeal deadlines.

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Time-tracking • Fees

Time-tracking and fees: how to bill the hours worked per matter correctly

Time-tracking and fees: how to bill the hours worked per matter correctly — real-time logging, hourly rate per lawyer, fixed vs. hourly fees, billable vs. non-billable hours and the client invoice.

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GDPR • Professional secrecy

GDPR and the lawyer's professional secrecy: protecting client data

GDPR and the lawyer's professional secrecy: how to protect client data confidentiality — legal basis, encryption, role-based access, an access log, retention and the link with professional secrecy.

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Guide • Digitalization

Digitalizing a law firm: a step-by-step guide

Digitalizing a law firm: a step-by-step guide — inventorying matters, scanning and indexing, moving court deadlines into the calendar, per-matter time-tracking, fee billing and training the team.

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Electronic file • Paper

Electronic file vs. paper file: the advantages for lawyers

Electronic file vs. paper file: the advantages for lawyers — instant search, simultaneous access, backup and the link with court deadlines and fees.

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