The Future of Communication: Secure Technology That Streamlines Law Firm Workflows
Communications are the cornerstone of effective working, but they are often the cause of significant inefficiencies.
With inboxes containing hundreds, if not thousands, of emails, it can be almost impossible to get work done at all, let alone done efficiently.
We want to look at the future of communication and how it could see small law firms begin to excel.
Is it possible to avoid using emails entirely?
There was likely once a time when it seemed unthinkable that handwritten letters would be abandoned or that phone calls could be supplanted by something better.
Emails and video calls have proven that technology can make things more inefficient, but there is no reason to believe we have reached the pinnacle just yet.
While more efficient than stacks of papers, emails are losing their allure due to the sheer volume that are sent and received daily.
External communications can be challenging enough to keep track of, yet many small law firms are also weighed down by a plethora of internal emails.
When teams are relatively small, many law firms are beginning to consider whether there may be a more effective means of communication.
This is due to a lack of emails, meaning that important information does not get muddled in with other communications.
Instead, small law firms are looking for more advanced technological solutions to solve the ongoing communication issue.
What are the alternatives to emails?
Cybersecurity is an ongoing concern for most small law firms, yet they continue to rely on emails that are not known for being overly secure.
As such, many small law firms are seeking technological solutions with inbuilt security to have greater confidence in the way they handle data.
With the increase in cybercrime seen recently, clients also appreciate knowing that their sensitive matters are being handled with the utmost confidentiality.
Ideally, small law firms need a technological solution that can safely and securely be used to communicate while also providing additional functionality to streamline workflows more generally.
This is where Smokeball excels, as it has been specially crafted to suit the needs of law firms.
Internal communications are swift and secure, while external communications can be handily summarised by our AI, Archie.
This allows anyone in the team to stay up to speed with what is happening with clients, so that work can progress smoothly, no matter what.
Smokeball also has important automations that allow the tedious tasks to be taken care of and automated bill tracking to ensure that you never do unpaid work again.
If you want to get your small law firm into a position where you can confidently move beyond emails, Smokeball is there to help you step into the future.
Emails may soon be as obsolete as slate tablets, and Smokeball will be there to replace them.
Book a demo to find out what the future of communication looks like for small law firms.
