HotDocs Document Automation Blog: Document Services
Seven Deadly Sins of Document Production
We recently launched an ebook describing the tactics organisations utilise to produce their documents without the use of document automation. “The Seven Deadly Sins of Document Production” identifies the methods used by document authors and demonstrates why these practices are suitable for small documents but become difficult to manage as documents increase in size. The...
Taking the Time for New Year Resolutions
As we leave 2016 behind and move into a brand new year, I, like a lot of others, have mentally written a list of new year’s resolutions and things I hope to achieve by this time next year. Commonly featured on new year’s resolution lists are things like: Go on a diet Spend more time...
The Brexit Effect: Legal Contracts
On June 23rd 2016 the UK voted to leave the European Union. But as the dust settles and we all come to terms with this, how will Brexit affect our current legal agreements and contracts? The UK has been in the EU for over 40 years and, as such, EU legislation has been woven into...
Complexity Through Simplicity
Complexity Through Simplicity By Seth Hanisek One of the most common experiences I have as a HotDocs trainer is to take someone through the fundamentals of HotDocs template development (confirming that they understand and are comfortable with variables, repeats, etc.), and have them show me something like this: Investors Shares Owned Abraham Consolidated 150 Ordinary...
Documentation Globalisation with HotDocs
Last week I had an interesting conversation with one of our clients about managing international and local document content requirements with HotDocs.
Can Document Automation Enhance Value-Based Billing?
Several years ago, I needed to take my car to a mechanic for a problem with the turn signal indicator. As it turned out (no pun intended), the lever needed to be replaced. The whole visit took under an hour, but I was a bit shocked when the bill for parts and labor turned out...
Enhance both BPM and Compliance with Document Automation
Over the last few years there has been a move towards closer integration between Business Process Management (BPM) and document automation. This has evolved to the point where document automation is viewed by many as a subset of BPM. For many large organisations document automation is an integral part of their business process. For instance,...
Practice Makes Perfect
Autumn is definitely upon us here at HotDocs HQ in Edinburgh, Scotland, and what little summer we had this year seems like nothing more than a distant memory. Thinking of an Edinburgh summer, however, always reminds me of the Edinburgh Festival. For the last 69 years, for three weeks in the Scottish summer (rain) every...
The Wisdom in WisDocs
Let’s face it – we all know that legal documents can be complex and confusing for clients. And when it comes to estate planning, the emotional factor can overcomplicate the already intricate process. Enter HotDocs Market, the premier resource for legal professionals. The masterminds at HotDocs Market and the State Bar of Wisconsin have joined...
Document Compliance Made Easy
As the marketing executive for HotDocs, a large part of my job is to understand our customers’ documentation challenges and highlight the functionality and benefits that HotDocs customers can use to overcome these challenges.
How Document Automation Software Helps HR Practitioners
I was chatting to a friend the other day who happens to be a Human Resources (HR) Director for a large multi-national finance company and the more she spoke about her challenges, the more I realised that HR was no longer just HR as I understood HR. In fact, HR has a much wider remit in the modern day organisation.
Getting the Most out of HotDocs: Number 4
Our blog series of handy hints and tips for HotDocs template authors continues with advice on how to maximise the benefits of display text in HotDocs interviews. After you’ve created a template, it’s worth spending a little time to make the interview as user friendly as possible. The easier your interview is to understand the...