In this episode of Konica Minolta Legal TV, Marco Maggio, Director of the U.S. Legal Practice for All Covered IT Services from Konica Minolta, discusses a few variables for legal professionals to consider when evaluating a legal document management system (DMS) for a law firm.

As documents and data in law firms are exponentially increasing, many law firms are leveraging document management systems to improve their workflows and obtain access to the right data whenever and wherever it is needed. We have found that with legal technology changing so rapidly, a DMS is more about just locating documents.

It’s about leveraging the ability to create, automatically name and file, collaborate and work in and between applications, plus so much more.

The first step to choosing a DMS is to understand what business problems need to be solved with the technology. From there, we’ve identified six top areas for law firms to think about when shopping for a DMS.

1. Can you find what you need? Prioritize search, retrieval and archival capabilities.
2. Integration. Will it work with your MFPs, applications and existing servers?
3. Is it safe? Evaluate security and regulatory compliance factors
4. Is it accessible when working with the cloud, mobility or BYOD?
5. Does it fit within your budget?
6. Is it simple enough? How important is the simplicity of the system?

If you would like to learn more about the most enable DMS’s in the legal industry, please email LegalTeam@allcovered.com, or visit www.countonkonicaminolta.com.