The National Creditors Bar Association Law Practice Management Blog

Law firms that require paper-based signatures are committed to in-person meetings ;  b ut,  th ose  may not always be feasible .  In some cases, the decision is out of the lawyers’ hands,  for example:  during a personal, national or global disaster.  Of course, there are ot her reasons why your law firm may want to utilize  esignatures .  Not requiring a physical signature likely means that you  can add new clients faster ,  because you won’t have to set up an on-person meeting  to do it .  With  e signatures , signing can take place  closer to the time of conversion, which also means  that  you can get started working faster.  It also may be more  convenient for a potential client or existing client to sign online, perhaps because they don’t want to come to your  office, and  pay for parking.  There are a million reaso ns for law firm clients to prefer  esignatures . ...

I mean, don’t get me wrong, lawyers  can  code, if they  want  to; but, they don’t  have  to.   There’s a prevailing argument in legal tech circles over whether lawyers should be coders.  This argument is often misconstrued to mean that lawyers should be developing their own software.  And, that’s an entirely different thing.  It’s sort of like making the assumption that the guy who tinkers with an old Corvette on the weekend should launch an automotive corporation.  And, the same argument applies for lawyers that applies to that weekend warrior: he shouldn’t do that because he can make more money in his day job, which also carries with it far less risk.  The point is: if you want to be a lawyer, be a lawyer; if you want to start a software company, start a software company.  But, don’t do both.   The math works, too.   Solo, small and large law firms waste money and resources when the...