As the Rolling Stones have touted for decades: “You can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, you’ll find you get what you need.” True for life and surprisingly, also true for software. Who doesn’t want the latest and greatest software at their disposal? I know I do. But the reality is that few law firms can afford the expense of purchasing the software, rolling out the software and training employees to use the software. Not to mention, the software upgrades every time you blink. Nobody wants to get stuck with the Betamax.
For document review, it’s almost always cheaper and more efficient to use a trusted vendor to load, host, and maintain a document database using Concordance, Iconect, or Summation. You log on to their system remotely and, voila! There are your documents and coding sheets. No stress, no mess.
