Guides
THE LAWYER’S GUIDE TO GOING PAPERLESS
How to plan your transition to paperless.
What the Guide covers:
- The Benefits of Paperless
- Challenges you will face
- File Management & Storage
- Working with Digital Documents
- How to make a smooth transition
- Organisational considerations
FURTHER GUIDANCE
Read these articles for more information about going paperless.
The Perils of Paper
The benefits of paperless are starkly illustrated when you consider the impact that paper has on the operations of the average business. Here are some ‘fun’ (and ugly) facts.
Using a Legal Virtual Assistant
Lawyers spend 40% of their time doing tasks that do not require a lawyer. Hiring a legal virtual assistant can ease your admin workload and enable you to focus on fee earning work.
A Paperless Justice System
According to the Department of Justice Action Plan 2021, we are headed for a paperless justice system. Here are the details.
CPD Points at Paperless Academy
You can claim CPD Points for every hour you spend working on our online courses. Here’s what the professional rules say for lawyers.
Why Acrobat Pro is not worth paying for
Adobe produce great PDF tools but you can get what you need without spending a cent. Here’s why Acrobat Pro is not worth paying for.
Partial Paperless
‘Partial Paperless’ enables you to reap the benefits of paperless without abandoning paper. You don’t have to go the whole hog. Here’s how.
TESTIMONIALS
“Extremely well structured and presented. I learned a lot from it and am feeling, for the first time, that going paperless is actually an achievable goal.”
Senior Counsel, Ireland
“I’m finding it excellent as a barrister in my first year struggling to work out what paperless might ‘look like’. A fantastic course, which I have already recommended to colleagues.”
Barrister, Australia
“A very fine suite of education pieces around digital notepads, note-taking, and how to use and annotate PDFs. Gerard is very approachable, very open, and supportive.”
Solicitor, Ireland
About Paperless Academy
Since March 2020 Paperless Academy has been helping lawyers in Ireland, Australia, Northern Ireland, the UK, and the US to go paperless.
We offer guides, coaching and online courses to solo lawyers and small firms.