Matter Management and Case Management in Higher Education
Higher education case management software is designed to meet the unique needs of colleges and universities, minimizing risk while promoting transparency, efficiency, and compliance. By implementing such software, academic institutions can create a centralized repository for critical data, streamline contract tracking and monitoring, and ensure timely renewals and compliance with deadlines, thereby enhancing overall contract management effectiveness.
This software also offers insights into process efficiency by identifying bottlenecks and delays. Through case management analysis, legal teams can pinpoint areas for improvement and implement targeted solutions to enhance operational efficiency continually. Whether handling contracts, employment agreements, or various transactions, comprehensive software like Legal Files is powerful yet flexible enough to meet diverse needs.
Legal Files’ built-in flexibility allows its use in various university settings beyond legal departments, including human resources, student conduct, risk management, internal audits, affirmative action, equity/Title IX investigations, diversity and access, labor relations, contracts, public safety, procurement, ombuds offices, and law school legal clinics. This versatility makes it an invaluable tool for improving efficiency and productivity across different departments in educational institutions.
Legal Files was recognized as a Top 10 Legal Tech Solutions Provider in 2024. Click on the CIO Review icon above to read the accompanying article, “Optimizing Legal Operations with Streamlined Data.”
Features
With all the resources your department needs ─ matter, email, litigation, legal spend, document & contract management, ebilling and reporting, outside collaboration features, integrated calendars, and a tickler system ─ you become more efficient and productive using Legal Files.
Matter and document management- One, central location for all information related to each matter—even with widely dispersed legal teams or campuses
- Matter management
- Litigation management
- Department-wide contact management
- Document management and assembly
- Document text searching
- Contract management
- File notes, including alerts
- Invoice management
- Budgeting
- Optional ebilling module
- Response tracking
- Summary window
- Paperless matter or case
Office Management- Multiple location management
- Anytime/anywhere access
- File and management reports
- Custom menus and screens
- Assignment delegation
- Email integration
- Phone messaging, mail tracking and message notification
- Mobile app for the iPad and iPhone
- Activity summary
- File security
Calendars, event and task management- Calendars—office-wide, group, individual and matter/case
- Comprehensive dashboard
- To-do’s, reminders and alerts with automatic notification
- Group scheduler
- Legal dates and deadlines calculator
- Automated task scheduling
- Checklists
- One, central location for all information related to each matter—even with widely dispersed legal teams or campuses
- Matter management
- Litigation management
- Department-wide contact management
- Document management and assembly
- Document text searching
- Contract management
- File notes, including alerts
- Invoice management
- Budgeting
- Optional ebilling module
- Response tracking
- Summary window
- Paperless matter or case
- Multiple location management
- Anytime/anywhere access
- File and management reports
- Custom menus and screens
- Assignment delegation
- Email integration
- Phone messaging, mail tracking and message notification
- Mobile app for the iPad and iPhone
- Activity summary
- File security
- Calendars—office-wide, group, individual and matter/case
- Comprehensive dashboard
- To-do’s, reminders and alerts with automatic notification
- Group scheduler
- Legal dates and deadlines calculator
- Automated task scheduling
- Checklists
Next-Generation Benefits
From easily customizing the platform to managing expenses to accessing your dashboard wherever you are, Legal Files is there to support your day every step of the way.
Your own customized dashboard with reminders, messages, alerts and more.
Host your data on premises or in the Cloud, whichever works best for your office.
Support a virtual office with access to your Legal Files information –at home or on the road.
Centralize your document store. Use your desired folder structure. Easily search for and retrieve any document you’ve created or attached to a file.
Quickly create new documents by tapping into the document assembly feature.
Non-technical tools empower key staff to meet current and future requirements.
Track key dates & deadlines. Avoid scheduling conflicts. Choose from multiple views.
Save emails and attachments to your case. Unclutter your inbox. Make future retrieval a breeze.
Make quick work of tracking and reporting your expenses, or someone else’s; track budgets, as well.
WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY
CASE STUDIES
University of Connecticut
Legal Aid of North Carolina
Illinois Education Association
RESEARCH PAPERS
8 Steps to Better Manage the College and University Law Department
Matter Management for Legal Departments Essential Features to Maximize Your Return on Investment
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