Ahead of the Game
After investigating numerous solutions for practice and document management, Lane Neave decided to be the first New Zealand firm to implement Lexis Affinity. Lexis Affinity is a new to the market, advanced software tool that integrates all the functions a legal professional uses each day, including email, document production, diary and accounting functions. It enables users to more easily manage workflows and administrative processes.
Initially developed in Australia but adopted in several countries across Asia, Lexis Affinity needed modifications to meet New Zealand regulatory and trust accounting requirements. In selecting Lexis Affinity, Lane Neave is working as a close partner with LexisNexis, to ensure that Lexis Affinity addresses the emerging needs of law firms in the New Zealand market.
“We see Lane Neave as a progressive law firm and were excited to lead the way in New Zealand in developing and implementing the Lexis Affinity solution” says Andrew Logie, Partner – Lane Neave.
Complementary Lexis Affinity functionality includes a client extranet, document management, client relationship management (CRM) and workflow which will also be adopted by Lane Neave ensuring an industry leading all round solution.
For Lane Neave, the adoption of Lexis Affinity is set to significantly increase efficiency in maintaining client data and records. It will provide practitioners with instant, centralised access to all archived and stored material from their desktops relating to a client and matter at the click of a button. Practitioners can conduct research, manage documents, organise their calendars and carry out file administration without accessing separate software applications or multiple locations.
An additional feature for clients will be the ability to access relevant client and matter financial information and documentation through the Lexis Affinity extranet function.
According to Andrew, a key driver for selecting Lexis Affinity was LexisNexis’ solid reputation in developing products and solutions for law firms. The Lexis Affinity solution is seen as one to “future proof” the firm’s ability to grow and sustain its strong reputation in delivering quality service to its clients.
“After meeting with LexisNexis, talking through our business needs and working towards developing a tailored solution, we knew this was the right decision for us. We view Lexis Affinity as providing a solution to help us work faster and more productively. The disadvantage of our previous system was that it did not encourage use by the entire firm. All practitioners, regardless of technical skills, will be able to use Lexis Affinity as it is very user friendly and additionally offers functionality that is of value to all areas of the firm, not just the accounts team,” said Andrew Logie.
Support will be provided by the LexisNexis team in New Zealand and through the helpline in the LexisNexis Practice Management Centre of Excellence.
