For many law firms, an important first step towards moving to a paperless office is obtaining practice management software. Many law firms are reluctant to take this first step.

Instead, many law firms are still working primarily from paper files and paper. Making the shift to practice management software and a paperless practice is difficult for many lawyers and law firms.

Many are simply used to working with paper. In addition to paper legal documents, they are used to legal memorandum pads. They are also used to sticky notes and other forms of paper.

Moving past that and into the paperless world is difficult for many. The reality is that there are countless legal practice management software out there.

Without legal practice management software, lawyers and law firms can begin the process of keeping all their documents paperless format. With electronic filing become more prevalent, the trend of the paperless office is only going to continue.

Lawyers and law firms that embrace it will succeed. Lawyers and law firms that do not will, quite frankly, be left behind.