New practice management system for lawyers on the move
Solicitors Own Software (SOS) has launched a powerful new practice
management solution that frees lawyers from their desktops and
enables them to work remotely.
Software developed by the Bath-based legal systems solution
provider is currently used by more than 400 law firms throughout
the UK - including several ‘Top 100’ firms – and
has a 100% installation success record.
The company’s new innovation - SOS Connect - is an integrated
practice and matter management system which can be accessed by
a firm’s lawyers, partners and support staff wherever they
have an internet connection. This means they can work from home
or a client’s office - or even on the move with a wireless
laptop.
SOS won a £135,000 department of Trade
and Industry SMART award to help develop Connect which features
the latest online technology to provide both remote and office-based
workers with full access to the system.
As users only require an internet connection to access the new
software, this means multi-branch law firms no longer need expensive
leased lines to link their offices in order to roll out the software
across the entire business.
“Our Connect software offers law firms the most flexible
and versatile IT system which in turn enables their staff to
be more efficient and effective, wherever they may be,” said
SOS managing director Michael Platt
“What is particularly impressive is that this remote operation
of the software is not merely a trimmed-down version with limited
functionality, but one that provides the full functions as you
would gain from being at your desk in the office.
“The system also goes one-step further for remote operation,
allowing fee earners, for example, to work on their case loads
offline. The information is automatically uploaded to the firm’s
central database the next time their laptop or PC is attached
to the office network.
“But that’s not all – we can customise desktops
to suit different fee earners within the same firm, matching
their needs exactly.”
SOS Connect includes a host of new features and functions, including
a unique scripting service, which enables a firm to build particular
workflow processes within the software, much like a case management
system, but far simpler and quicker to deploy.
Connect users can also take advantage of SOS’s powerful
new OLAP (On Line Analytical Processing) reporting software,
which helps law firms improve decision-making by providing instant
access to real-time performance indicators.
