HotDocs Document Automation Blog: Document Generation
Document Creation Software: What it is & Why It Matters For Productivity
Document creation (also known as document automation, document generation, or document assembly) software allows you to convert text-based documents (typically, word-processing files) and PDF forms into powerful productivity tools called templates.
Beyond Paperless: Make the Move to Effective Document Management
Discover five document management best practices that can help make your dream of a paperless firm an actual reality.
How Document Workflow Automation Saves Time and Reduces Risk
Using document workflow automation allows you to convert the existing types of documents you use most frequently into automated forms. Whether you are a law firm, an accounting firm, bank, an insurance company, or other company that generates documents for clients, you’ll find that document workflow software significantly benefits your company by combining automation with document workflow management to provide organizations with document consistency, save them significant time, and reduce risk.
Introducing virtual interviews in HotDocs
At a time when most companies are operating remotely, virtual collaboration with clients is more important than ever. Virtual interviews, included in version 1.18 of HotDocs Advance, allow organizations to collect information from clients using a online interview.
AbacusLaw now integrates with HotDocs
The latest release of AbacusLaw includes updates that are sure to delight legal customers—especially firms who rely on document automation as a part of their workflow. Version 23.31 of AbacusLaw includes integration with HotDocs, allowing firms to automatically assemble error-free documents using the client, calendar and case information already in the AbacusLaw system. Here’s a quick look at the exciting new features this version has to offer.
The robots aren’t coming for your job – they’re making it easier
Technology is advancing more quickly than ever, and with that comes the worry that it will create job instability—and, eventually, render the human workforce obsolete. But looking beyond the headlines, it’s easy to find evidence to the contrary: thriving segments of the economy that have embraced data mining, machine learning, analytics, and other advanced technologies.
HotDocs users share a group HUG in London
In a world where many of us spend hours in virtual, screen-facing mode, face-to-face meetings offer a refreshing change of pace. The HotDocs user community proved just that at the sold-out event, HUG 2019 – HotDocs User Group.
How Law Firms Can Benefit from Key Features in HotDocs
Here are five great features that make your firm more efficient in document generation.
Taking Your Business International with HotDocs
More than a million end-users throughout 60 countries use HotDocs daily to generate documents in dozens of languages. Our clients include international law firms, global banks, insurance providers, multinational corporations, and government agencies. Recognizing the need to support our global customer base, we designed the software to handle nearly any language requirement. HotDocs technology consists of four main elements, each designed to work seamlessly together to support a variety of language formats.
3 Ways AI Is Already Making Life Easier For Lawyers
As it pertains to law, AI offers multiple benefits, including convenience, freedom from mundane work, and more time for other aspects of the job. Here are some examples of legal tasks AI can automate.
Freshfields Earns Recognition for Innovative Use of HotDocs
Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP took home the Most Innovative Use Award at this year's HotDocs User Group annual meeting for their groundbreaking use of HotDocs document automation platform to support one the largest and most complex matters the firm has ever delivered. Their vision is full integration of HotDocs document automation platform with proprietary Artificial Intelligence technology.
Document Assembly Software for Lawyers
The next 25 years will hold some unfortunate surprises for firms that fail to keep up with technology trends. With the help of legal document assembly software, competitors will be doing the same work in a fraction of the time without any errors. They will have 10 error free jobs done while your attorneys are cutting and pasting their way to their next mistake.