HotDocs Document Automation Blog: Document Services
The Smart Document
My first introduction to the Smart Car was when a co-worker of mine drove one to work. I asked him, “What makes your car ‘smart’?” He went on to explain that the fuel efficiency . . . blah, blah, blah. Then another co-worker proceeded to explain how they should carpool by putting the Smart Car...
Document Automation: The final frontier of legal software?
I recently attended a webinar about document automation. Document automation, simply put, is turning your document into a business process or a process application that allows you to create a document more quickly, more accurately, and for less money. The company that gave the webinar is a very good IT consultant for law firms and...
GRC: Government Agency Mitigates Risk and Improves Compliance with HotDocs
Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) is a complex technology class having many facets. One such facet is process automation, a method of codifying best practices so that major mistakes aren’t made. One government agency, which is responsible for a multi-billion dollar road-building budget, had a sizeable GRC problem. Every time a road got built...
Document Workflow: Global Bank Sees 94% Efficiency Improvement in Loan Generation with HotDocs
A global bank having 140,000 employees and more than 700 branch offices had an efficiency problem. From origination to closing, it would take the bank, on average, three days to finish a commercial loan. Not only was the process slow, expensive, and cumbersome, but it also left the bank exposed via non-compliance and human error....
Process Automation: In-House Legal Department Gains Control of Contracts with HotDocs
A national provider of employer services faced a difficult challenge in its contract generation. The problem resulted from independent sales reps inadvertently using an out-of-date contract form or, in some cases, just choosing the wrong form. Furthermore, the company found that its nationally distributed reps were making ad hoc edits to contracts in order to...
HotDocs Developer 11: A developer’s perspective on the new features
One of the perks of being the lawyer retained by HotDocs is that I get to try out their new stuff early. My fellow developers, you are going to like HotDocs Developer 11. Here’s a short note about what you can expect and some tips to get optimal use of the software. I’m a template...
What is Process Automation? Where Does Document Generation Fit In?
Based on the lifecycle of user interaction, there are two types of software: perpetual use software and process software. Perpetual use software may be used to generate evolving work products over an extended period of time.
Process Automation: Global Insurance Provider Enforces Compliance and Mitigates Risk with HotDocs
An international insurance conglomerate specializing in property, casualty, professional, and specialty insurance products for some of the world’s leading industrial and commercial enterprises had a common problem: it needed to systematize the process of generating complex, policy-related documentation. The company’s goal went beyond merely creating greater efficiency (the core value proposition driving worldwide adoption of...
Top-5 Insurance Company Solves Document Generation Problem with HotDocs
A national auto, property, and casualty insurer with more than 50,000 employees had a big problem. The company had established law offices in virtually every jurisdiction in the US, with the primary purpose of defending its clients against litigation.
Business Process Automation: Key to Risk Mitigation in Law Firms
In many vertical industries, efficiency is the key value proposition of business process automation (BPM). But in law firms, risk mitigation may be a bigger selling point—codifying mission-critical processes so every knowledge worker across the firm follows correct procedure, thus ensuring compliance with both internal and external regulations. One subset of the greater process automation...
Document Software: Document Generation Process for Law Firms
Documents in a law firm setting are mission critical. And while there are dozens of different types of “document software,” none offers a better return on investment (ROI) for law firms than document generation platforms, such as the global leader in document generation process automation, HotDocs.
Document Software: Document Generation is Key for Banks
Documents in the banking and financial sector are mission critical. And while there are dozens of different types of “document software,” none offers a better return on investment (ROI) for financial institutions than document generation platforms, such as the industry leading HotDocs.