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Litigation Support Services Forr's is solution developer for today's litigators who are faced with the challenge of managing cases in a flexible, cost effective manner at the same time keeping control of large volumes of documents. Forr's Imaging Service can improve the present office procedures through the application of technology. We can integrate a document conversion system into your present system with the goal of your operation going paperless. Mastering this goal allows your company to be more efficient as well as providing better customer service. We will tailor a solution to fit your corporate needs. Through an objective evaluation, we can select hardware and software, equipment and offer training and support. We also have a document imaging service. We can provide on site support and work directly with the legal team to standardize procedures. Forr's has a solid understanding as to how conversions can help companies meet their objectives.
Imagine that you could store the piles of paper and other documents stashed around your office in your computer or onto a CD-ROM. Forr's Imaging specializes in converting all of your office documents neatly onto a CD-ROM, or any other electronic media. Information storage and retrieval that once took minutes or even hours is now only seconds away. Imagine all of the time, space and money your company can save.
Forr's Imaging Service provides state of the art scanning and OCR conversion services for your document management needs. The goal is to get the information into your system so that it can accessed. Using Forr's as an outsourcing partner, we will provide a quick, inexpensive method to get your documents into an information management system and the data will be available to you immediately. Most companies achieve a payback on their imaging investment within a few months.
Experience Delivers High Quality
Forr's Imaging has strong experience in imaging. We take the headache of managing focus should be on the profession of law, not filing, copying, and searching through file cabinets for critical documents.
Automation Benefits
Technology plays an important role in litigation related functions. Discovery, document management, database systems, image scanning and conversion, and repository management are quickly replacing traditional paper documentation. Many law offices are utilizing scanning and OCR conversion services to quickly enter this information into their computer systems so it can be shared, organized and managed. Most organizations realize the benefits of imaging instantly. There is a reduction in time, cost, aggravation and frustration. There are no more mechanical responsibilities like the following:The space needed to house boxes and boxes of material is reduced Reviewing attorney must physically relocate to where boxes are to review material. Shuttle boxes back and forth between storage area and review area. Work product materials (notepads, forms, lists of types of documents) must be tracked and secured. Build notes/lists of classification groups, record Bates numbers which carries a margin of error. Errors include: To be produced documents overlapping with privileged documents resulting in privileged papers being produced. Notes on notepads - the information has a low retrievability rate and there is the factor of illegible handwriting. If there is a problem with the integrity of the material, its often difficult to recover and the problem usually remains. Maintain the integrity of the evidence Critical information is always accessible Fulfill client's expectations Ability to service more clients more efficiently and at a lower cost Ability to manage more cases Have better control over cases Higher quality of work More efficient, effective and production litigation team Prepare faster for discovery and trial Eliminate wasted time on mechanical aspects of case preparation Reduce paper Reduce storage, file cabinets and staff Ability to stay current with all case developments Reduce firm overhead Competitive Edge Marketing tool to acquire business Prompt search and retrieval of documents
Documents are a higher quality. Brightness and contrast techniques can be applied to imaged documents to improve their readability. Imaged documents can be of better quality than the original. Copies printed from an image will be of original quality while photocopies deteriorate after each generation. The imaged documents cannot be damaged.
Fast and easy access. Personnel can access imaged documents the same time as others in the firm. Setup security rights on the documents, folders or entire cases. Images are portable and accessible, even in the courtroom.
Improve document management. Save time in the management of documents with improved search, retrieval distribution techniques. No longer have to wait for documents to be copied. No longer have to deal with lost or misplaced files. Instantaneous search and retrieval of imaged documents. Improved disaster recovery by backing up al the files and storing them off site.
Lower firm expenses. Hard copy documents can be sent to a low cost, off-site storage location. Less staff is needed to manage the documents and take care of the mechanical tasks of document preparation. Quick and easy access to documents results in savings to clients in terms of the time billed in task completion.
Organize the entire office. With in-house equipment like scanners, OCR engines, catalogers and other software the firm can create paperless archives for employee records, payroll, library files and mail.
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