How can you plan a stress-free vacation while taking care of clients and making sure the firm continues to run? The answer is simple: cloud-based legal software and mobile apps.
Despite the limited vacation time that most Americans receive, billions of dollars’ worth of paid vacation days still go unused. Even when people do manage to take time off, many find it challenging to relax fully. According to a Glassdoor survey conducted in 2022 of over 20,000 professionals, 54% expressed uncertainty about their ability to completely detach from work while on paid leave.
The demands of the legal profession make this especially true for lawyers.
What Stands Between You and Your Dream Vacation?
Incomplete billable hours, missed deadlines and client backlash are some of the reasons why many lawyers are wary of taking vacations, even if they do have the ability to control their schedule.
How can you plan a stress-free vacation while taking care of clients and making sure the firm continues to run? The answer is simple: cloud-based legal software and mobile apps.
Get Away, But Stay Connected
Cloud-based technologies offer more flexibility and control in managing a law practice and can better enable lawyers to “keep things moving,” even while relaxing by the pool. Here’s how:
Cloud-based apps and cloud-based legal practice management software make it possible to access your files and collaborate with your team anytime, anywhere. When your practice management system is in the cloud, you realize increased efficiency, flexibility and accessibility to manage your workload in an hour or less per day while on vacation.
Check out our guide to Cloud-Based Practice Management Software Benefits.
One Hour Over Coffee, Then Hit the Beach
Let’s face it. As attorneys, we are always on. We would rather be 90% unplugged, not 100%. Knowing what’s happening with clients and cases allows us to relax. CARET Legal offers the flexibility and untethering from a physical office or server that enable you to timebox your working hours on vacation, limiting your time online to one portion of the day and ensuring maximum productivity during that span. In the time it takes to drink coffee each morning, you can catch up on emails and assign tasks to your team.
CARET from Your Cabana
One of the primary benefits of cloud-based CARET Legal is that it enables lawyers to access files and documents from anywhere at any time. This means that even while on vacation, you can retrieve important documents, review case files and collaborate with colleagues or clients remotely. Whether lounging by the beach or exploring a foreign city, remain connected and on top of work in a daily sliver of vacation time.
When your practice management system is in the cloud, you realize increased efficiency, flexibility and accessibility to manage your workload in an hour or less per day while on vacation.
Sail Through Billing from a Sailboat
Cloud-based legal practice management software takes this accessibility a step further by providing a comprehensive platform to manage your entire practice. Features such as document management, time tracking, billing and calendaring, all accessible through a web browser or mobile app, save time when you’re on the move.
Use your mobile device to update case notes, track billable hours or generate invoices right from land or sea. Receive and reply to client text messages and emails. By having all the essential tools at your fingertips, you’ll ensure that important tasks and deadlines are not overlooked while away.
Check out the Video: Tips for Working Remotely in CARET Legal – SMS Reminders
Send a Selfie – Or Not
The beauty of remote work is that life and work blend seamlessly together, whether you are at the office, in a temporary office location or on a Jeep tour. With CARET Legal you’ll have full access to details on all clients, prospects, referral sources, witnesses, opposing counsel and so much more. Share files or text messages with clients to keep them up to date. You are connected as much or as little as you like, and you’ll have the confidence that clients are well served and your cases are on track. When you meet a new prospect during your travels, easily add a new contact record and a reminder to follow up.
First-Class Tools on a Coach Budget
It is worth noting the cost benefits of the cloud. From an IT cost perspective, cloud-based apps and software significantly reduce a firm’s reliance on physical infrastructure. Traditional legal practices often require extensive hardware and servers to store and manage data. With CARET cloud-based solutions, you can eliminate the need for expensive on-site infrastructure and the associated maintenance costs. An affordable monthly fee offers secure access to your entire practice management system around the clock, with no budget surprises.
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Prepare now, and we can get your team on CARET Legal before the summer is over! While the length of the onboarding process depends on the size and complexity of your firm, your data and the system(s) you are migrating, we are committed to getting you up and running quickly. Our dedicated onboarding team is there every step of the way, and the process typically takes between six and 10 weeks from start to finish.
Send Us a Postcard!
Enjoy your vacation without constantly worrying about mundane administrative duties.
Travel to another hemisphere, knowing that you will have full visibility into projects and communications at your fingertips with CARET Legal’s complete cloud-based practice management.
iOS or Android? Load up the CARET mobile app before you go!
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