Someone recently sent me a copy of Michael Morse’s article “Going Paperless: A Practical Guide.” Morse is enthusiastic about the potential to become 100% paperless. This article was written after Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Morse, th e sole partner of Michael J. Morse, P.C., a 13-lawyer firm specializing in truck, motorcycle and auto accident cases, returned from the American Bar Association’s annual Tech Show.
I’ve attended the Tech Show also where I, too, attended several paperless office seminars. My goal, as well, is to become a paperless office. I am getting there. I asked Michael to allow me to share his tips with you as part of my toolbox.
Michael writes:
There were a lot of hot topics discussed [at the Tech Show] but the one most talked about was “going paperless”. My firm is 80% paperless. This means that while we scan everything that comes in the door, we still cannot or do not throw away about 20% of the paper; things like motions, case evaluations, facilitation summaries, and authorizations where original signatures are required, etc. This is something that I went to the Techshow to fix. I want zero paper in my office. Even as I type those words, I know that some paper will be necessary. However, my goal is to limit the waste of paper and to slow down the consumption of the paper products being used and wasted in my office. I want to stop buying reams of paper every month. I want to stop paying tens of thousands of dollars in postage, storage, letterhead, exhibit tabs and envelopes.
Click here to read Morse’s article “Going Paperless: A Practical Guide” and learn how to get started with your own paperless office.