As legal technology reaches new levels of importance and adoption in law firms,
the new Clio experience sets a new standard with over 220 lawyer-specific
enhancements.
Dublin, ROI, 2017-11-08 07:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Today, Clio, the world's first and leading creator of cloud-based legal
practice management software, releases the new Clio experience: a ground-up
reinvention of their award-winning legal technology platform. With a growing
number of integrations and 220+ enhancements based on user feedback, Clio
provides law firms in over 90 countries with one secure, central, online
solution to run their practice. Now with more flexibility, improved
ease-of-use, and even more efficiency, Clio gives lawyers a competitive
advantage and a better way to run their firm.
The new Clio experience offers reengineered performance of its legal software
and more ways to securely run a practice with modern, cloud-based technology.
Not only is every task undertaken in Clio magnitudes faster to complete, Clio
has invested in new technologies that lay the foundation for a future of
constant improvement and development.
From new navigation to an entirely updated interface, Clio's design team
brought user experience to the fore with every change-creating a tool for
lawyers centred around their specific needs. Over the last year, Clio has
invested over 600 hours and 60 days of customer interviews to validate the need
to show more essential client and case information on each screen, and make it
easier to accomplish more with fewer clicks and less scrolling for every member
of a law firm.
The release of the new Clio experience comes at a pivotal time as lawyers look
to new technologies that align with industry-specific problems and
requirements. A 2017 report from the Law Society of England and Wales states
that, "increasingly firms will need to foster an innovation biased culture and
develop firm-appropriate innovation processes, techniques and supporting
technologies if they are to remain competitive and relevant to clients."
"The new Clio experience offers a law-society approved solution to ensure our
customers can focus their time on winning cases," said Jack Newton, CEO and
Co-Founder of Clio. "With Clio, lawyers can easily collaborate with clients,
and stay on top of ongoing cases. We provide the technology lawyers need so
they can remain focused on practicing law successfully."
Continuous innovation that propels customer success is the backbone of Clio and
was the driving force behind the new Clio experience. Customers using Clio are
seeing the difference it makes in their daily lives.
"I chose Clio primarily because it's in the cloud and therefore accessible from
anywhere and secure. I also particularly liked the look of the interface, it's
fresh and modern," says Rachel Roche, a Clio customer and solicitor in York
England. "Clio also seems to be continually working on improving their systems
and integrations, unlike some more dated, locally hosted systems."
Every aspect of Clio, including the iOS and Android mobile apps, now leverages
a common Application Programming Interface, API v4, which lets partners and
customers alike build and connect custom technologies to Clio-extending both
the power of Clio's customisations and the limits of the firms that use them.
Clio is fostering an ecosystem that far outpaces the rate of innovation of any
single company, with a growing portfolio of integrations and a platform for
innovation that creates the opportunity for many more. Clio builds specific
integration partnerships that align in delivering tailored solutions to
solicitors', and their staff's, challenges. Integrations range from legal
applications like CloudMask, which allows customers to encrypt cases,
documents, emails, and other privileged records to ensure data protection and
client confidentiality is not compromised; to familiar applications like
Microsoft OneDrive and Google Drive, allowing customers to easily access and
edit Google Drive and Microsoft Office 365 documents and files from Clio.
Access to information through technology is not only advocated for by many in
the legal profession-it is essential for lawyers as well. The Law Society of
England and Wales noted, "Mobile devices and networks are already a primary
means of accessing information for a large section of the population. Legal
service providers and advice agencies are taking advantage of mobile technology
to facilitate access to legal services and provide information about different
options for those with legal problems."
With their European headquarters in Dublin, Clio is equipped to meet the
distinct needs of the UK and Ireland markets-Clio complies with legal cloud
computing legislation, has built relationships with the UK's leading law
societies and bar associations (including the Law Society of Scotland). Clio's
software is at the forefront of technological advances and security, employing
one of the most secure data encryption techniques available, alongside
two-factor authentication and rigorous security audits to ensure the safety of
customer data. The software can be accessed securely on any device and any
system, anywhere.
As recent reports show, technology will play an even greater role in the way
law firms operate in the future. To ensure the next generation of legal
practitioners is set up to compete in the market Clio donates over €5 million
globally in Clio software to law schools, including 20 UK-based universities,
student legal clinics, and university-affiliated nonprofits. The Clio Academic
Access Program (CAAP) ensures a stable and growing future landscape and,
ultimately, helps those seeking access to justice with new levels of ease and
ability.
"As a student-run endeavour, we've found Clio most valuable in the area of
multi-platform data sharing and communication, as well as being a secure
information upload facility capable of advanced automation," said Szymon Durlo,
volunteer at the Edinburgh Napier Law Clinic and member of CAAP. "The system's
clarity, transparency, and simple user interface have been the primary reasons
for its successful implementation in our organisation. Through its emphasis on
automated time-saving features, Clio has proven to be one of the most efficient
tools at our disposal."
Through its network of over 150,000 customers worldwide, and its partnerships
with law societies, international bar associations, and pro-bono programs, Clio
is leading the legal tech industry by serving legal professionals and law firms
of all practice areas and needs, every single day. Clio collaborates with those
firms to bring exciting innovations to their customers, and help those
customers better serve their own clients.
As such, Clio is the only legal practice management solution that meets the
unique needs and legal requirements for customers worldwide while also
integrating with technologies that unify the legal industry globally, all while
becoming a central hub for the legal practice and the future of the industry.
"We believe technology will continue to transform and redefine the legal
practice, and we are committed to providing a solution that meets the needs of
European and UK legal professionals," said Newton.
More information on the new Clio experience for legal professionals is
available on our UK and European websites.
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About Clio:
Clio is the most comprehensive cloud-based practice management platform for the
legal industry and has been offering European legal practitioners a
forward-thinking, easy-to-use solution to running and managing every element of
a firm since 2014. With the help of the cloud, Clio customers have regained 8
hours of billable time. With a world-class team and a focus on their customers,
Clio continuously creates innovative solutions. Clio employs over 240
individuals with a rapidly growing customer base spanning 90 countries and has
been recognized by Deloitte on both the Fast50 and the Fast500 lists. Learn
more at clio.com UK site and clio.com Europe.
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Clio
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