CICERO LawPack is a software solution for law firms and legal departments. For more than 25 years it has been leading the way in office automation for law firms. And for all that time it has been the undisputed market leader. Yet the package is more than that; it’s a partner you can rely upon.
The business challenge
CICERO LawPack has been on the market for over two decades. In that time, the market has changed considerably. Several evolutions can be discerned. A first evolution is the tendency to upsize : firms expand, merge or are taken over. Lawyers who work alone are becoming the exception, rather than the rule. This evolution goes hand in hand with a tendency to specialise , where lawyers will only handle cases in specific fields of expertise. A third evolution is the tendency towards increased professionalism . This is largely due to a change in the market demand. Customers demand better service delivery, and more value for their money. They insist on being informed of each and every evolution in the case. All of this has led to an increase in competition .
In this fast evolving market, office administration plays a key role, and its importance continues to increase. Well-organised office automation allows one to work more efficiently, to be more productive, and results in reduced costs and a substantial gain of time. Many administrative tasks can be handled by the software package, leaving more time for the lawyers to spend on legal matters, with an increase in 'billable hours' as a result.
Yet there is more to office automation than reducing costs and increasing productivity. The overall user experience and the reliability are probably as important. CICERO LawPack is user friendly and makes life easier. All information is centralised and can easily and immediately be retrieved. The calendar module sends timely reminders. The debt-collecting module suggests what action to take at a given moment and the task can be accomplished by a simple mouse click.
Why CICERO LawPack?
Why do our customers choose CICERO LawPack?
Quality - 25 years of experience as the market leader
Good wine needs no bush. The fact that CICERO LawPack has been the market leader for over 25 years is already a clear indication of its quality. With such a wealth of experience it has proven its reputation as 'the reliable solution' again and again. One of the key factors in this ongoing success is the flexibility of CICERO LawPack. You don't have to change the way you work to adapt to your software solution. CICERO LawPack has a flexible design that allows it to be adjusted to your needs.
"By surfing the Internet we got a quick picture of all providers of automation packages
and we were comparing them. Cicero LawPack emerged as the best."
Advocate Wim Pulinx
Complete, and with seamless integration
CICERO LawPack is a complete software application. It contains modules for relationship management, case management, time sheets, job management and calendaring / agenda, accounting, financial administration, factoring, .
All of these modules are seamlessly integrated. The software has been designed in such a way that all information only has to be entered once, and can be retrieved from the various modules. You won't have to leave one module to access information that was entered in another one. All information is always accessible in the relevant modules.
"Our law firm was specifically looking for ways to maximize on time saving
through extensive automation and data processing."
Advocate Marc D'hoore
User-friendly & Practical
CICERO LawPack aims to be practical. It was designed by lawyers, for lawyers, and this clearly shows! Advocates and office staff can accomplish all administrative tasks with ease in a very user-friendly environment that leads them through all the necessary steps. The benefits are clear: with CICERO LawPack, advocates and legal aides can concentrate on what should be their main focus of attention: the legal aspects of the case.
"Experience with new co-workers has taught
that it is easy to master the program
because it is quite self-evident."
Frederik Pollet
Efficient, cost and time reducing
CICERO LawPack succeeds in reducing the time, effort and costs involved in administering a law firm, to the maximum extent. The programme combines several modules, effectively covering the complete business administration of a law firm. Business administration and management information is always up-to-date and readily available. Advanced scheduling and calendar modules keep track of business appointments and other dates and terms, constantly keeping you abreast of the progress of each case.
"The direct links between the timesheets, the accounting and the invoicing modules
not only results in a substantial gain of time,
but also contributes to the operational efficiency of the firm."
Advocate Johan Brees
Speed
Our experience with large law firms has taught us that the speed of information availability is very important. All too often not enough attention is paid to this aspect when selecting a system. Only when all information has been entered does the problem of speed come to light. Then it is generally too late. CICERO LawPack on the other hand was specifically designed with the fast retrieval of information in mind.
"The requirements of running a modern enterprise force us
to ever greater automation and data processing.
The time we have saved because of this is priceless."
Advocate Marc D'hoore.
Continuity
Continuity is another important element in the choice of your office automation solution. With more than 20 years of experience, we are well aware of this. CICERO LawPack therefore was deliberately developed with mainstream tools. To ensure optimal continuity and reliability, all modules of CICERO LawPack are developed using the most recent Microsoft development tools: Microsoft Visual Basic and Microsoft .Net. They were also designed to ensure optimal integration with the other Microsoft products, like, Word, Excel, or Outlook. Correspondence, e.g., is integrated into Microsoft Word, and MS SQL Server is used as a database. It is also possible to export lists to Microsoft Word or Excel.
"The database is well structured and very stable
. It runs on a MS SQL-server, which also has proven its reliability.
Rather than re-inventing functionalities, the programmers have taken the existing functionalities of MS Windows and MS Office/MS Exchange,
and integrated them in a reasonable way into Cicero LawPack.
This way, all the functionality that MS offers in its OS and its Office suite,
remains available."
Frederik Pollet
Remote Access
Larger law firms often require a multi-site set-up as they have branches in different locations. CICERO LawPack was designed to allow sharing a Microsoft SQL Server online, which makes all information available to all branches in real time.
Another benefit is that this allows one to work from home, or to have multiple law firms share one server, which is an interesting option for cost associations.
"Both sites of the Brees' law firm use the same software.
Using the business-server allows one to work remotely.
Cicero LawPack ties in perfectly into this set-up."
Advocate Johan Brees.
Dynamic and innovative
INFORMA Europe listens to the feedback of its customers. CICERO LawPack is constantly being adapted, tweaked and improved to better meet the desires of our customers.
We keep abreast of new technologies on the market, and are constantly on the lookout for the ones that could benefit lawyers.
"The software is constantly being fine-tuned and updated,
taking into account the developments in law and technology,
as well as the needs of the user.
Cicero LawPack is not static, but a program that constantly evolves."
Advocate Marc D'hoore
Versions
Several versions of CICERO LawPack are available, both for law firms and for legal departments.
For lawyers and law firms the following versions are available:
- Single User,
- Network version, for multiple users,
- CICERO LawPack in ASP mode: CICERO LawPack is also available as an application service over the Internet, where one subscribes to the service. (Click here for more information).
CICERO LawPack for legal departments is available:
- in a single user version, or
- in a network version, for multiple users.
