Legal Technology Journal

3 November 2008 - Downers Grove, IL – Lawyers and secretaries at Dechert LLP use DocXtools to reduce document corruption and avoid 11th hour document crises.

Dechert and Microsystems jointly configured a DocXtools “Traffic Signal” for the firm’s end users that helps them avoid “11th hour” document emergencies. Dechert rolled out the DocXtools “Traffic Signal” firm-wide to its lawyers, paralegals and secretaries.

“It is extremely beneficial for a user to be able to proactively check the health of a document and be directed to the proper next step well in advance of a client or filing deadline,” said Gloria Webber, Development Engineer. “It puts our lawyers, secretaries and support staff at ease knowing that there is a quick document quality check that they can do. Since we deployed the ‘Traffic Signal throughout Dechert, our Word Processing and Help Desk groups are out ahead of document issues and their end users’ needs.”

“With the ‘Traffic Signal’ on their desktops, our lawyers can be confident that any problems will be caught and fixed early, no matter how many people are working on a document,” said Michael Shannon, Chief Information Officer for Dechert.

Dechert’s deployment and usage of the DocXtools “Traffic Signal” has reduced the number of document emergencies escalated to its support groups.

Microsystems Knowledge Partnership software (DocXtools & DocXamine), support and services solve urgent document problems, help avoid potentially damaging document practices and assist in the development of a law firm’s in-house document diagnosis, forensics and architecting. Knowledge Partnership helps make law firms proficient at producing high-quality Word-based work product.