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At the same time investors have recognised the potential in the consultancy model with the Keystone Law ’ s share price increasing over 300 % since its listing on AIM – now valued at a significant premium to its listed peers .
Adoption of NetDocuments underpins consultancy model and improves productivity
In 2015 , Keystone Law implemented NetDocuments as its Document Management System ( DMS ) which became an integral part of its suite of technology tools to enable its lawyers to work flexibly , from anywhere and on any device . Now supporting around 450 users , NetDocuments ’ cloud-based platform ensures files and documents can be easily and securely stored , and accessed from any location . Having this central storage and the collaboration it enables is core to supporting the business consultancy model .
NetDocuments provides a single point of truth , enabling lawyers to collaborate with each other , ensuring documents can be easily accessed . NetDocuments ’ predictive filing capabilities also improve productivity , reducing the time spent searching for documents . The advanced versioning feature also ensures the latest document can be found and there is no confusion when reviewing and editing documents . The firm uses a full set of NetDocuments products including :
• ndMail integrates with Outlook , providing an improved user experience ensuring files are never lost and can be easily accessed whenever they are needed . It uses predictive filing – powered by Artificial Intelligence – to make inboxes more organised , collaborative and efficient for users .
• ndOffice integrates with Microsoft Office Word , Excel , PowerPoint , Visio , Outlook and Adobe Acrobat and Reader to help manage documents and emails without leaving the Office application , providing a seamless user experience .
• ndLink links to the time and billing software ensuring client matters lists are easily and quickly updated .
• ndSync is a robust , reliable two-way file syncing solution for Macs and PCs that supports remote users ’ productivity by giving them secure , local access to every file and document they need , regardless of Internet connection .
• ndMirror backs up data and metadata to a local server or network drive . Its primary purposes are for Disaster Recovery and to facilitate external searching . Metadata is stored in SQL databases , which offer access to metadata for queries .
Maurice Tunney , Director of Technology and Innovation at Keystone Law , said : “ Our
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