Representative Clients

Helping over 75% of the

AMLaw 100 improve document quality

“If a firm’s not employing some form of the latest technology for creating and editing documents, their competitive advantage is lessened tremendously.”

Corporate Counsel’s Perspective

Eric BakerCorporate Counsel

Documents converted…

500,000,000+Use Microsystems conversion services for:

Updating documents to .docx format

Re-branding to a new set of firm styles

Migrating to new templates

Reduce Risk of Moving to .docx

“In fact, the quality of our documents has increased… And It helped us to avoid passing on additional costs to our clients.”

Paul GreenwoodChief Information Officer

DocXtools Make Word Work for Lawyers

Improved Collaboration

Electronic Navigation

Intuitive Workflows

Document Consistency

Improve Client Service

“Another problem is when I see cross-references that are wrong. It makes more work for me.”

Meredith StoneGeneral Counsel, Americas NACCO Materials Handling Group.

Corporate Counsel Cares…about Document Quality

Client

• Consistency across documents

• Navigation

• Reduced risk

• Fluid collaboration

• Predictable fees

Lawyer

• Predictable document behavior

• Self-service

• Intuitive UI

• Exceed client expectations

Technology

• Rebuild expertise

• Reduce complexity

• Improve agility

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Aligning Expectations

“By investing early in such solutions as DocXtools, we have been able to minimize overhead expenses.”

Elliott PortnoyPartner and Global Chief Executive

Reduce Expenses

New Risks, New Solutions

“If I’m deciding between two similar “A-rated” firms — and one of them has provided me well-formatted, navigable, fully-functioning Word files, I’d have more confidence in their work and the integrity of their documents.”

Lorraine KocGeneral Counsel

Corporate Counsel Driving Change

Document Emergencies Fixed in 2 Hours

DocER39%

35%

11%

5%

10% DocER Issues Resolved Everyday

Corruption & Clean Up

Document Formatting and Style

Conversion

Comparison

Other

Corporate Counsel Demands High Quality

Joanne KellyChief Counsel

“When outside counsel is sophisticated enough to provide me with cross-referenced Word documents that are hyperlinked, I love it.”

• Most widely tested and implementedserver-based metadata cleaner

• Server and desktop solutions available

• Ongoing development from industry recognized support team

*3BClean – Server is sold under a license for U.S. Patent No. 7,895,276 from Litéra Technology LLC.

…reduces the time spent formatting

documents by at least 50%.

Ruth DavisonDocument Production &

Secretarial Services Manager

“Because of the impact of the recession, it’s given us the ability to negotiate very aggressive rates. …Many companies are doing more work on a flat-fee basis.”

Maintain Profits on Fixed Fee Work

Eric BakerCorporate Counsel

• Microsystems has helped over 70 of the world's most progressive law firms: – Minimize deployment pitfalls

– Maximize investment

– Improve usability

Schedule a consultation today

Planning & Optimization

“… is a godsend.”

Della ThompsonDocument Production Team Leader

Microsystems Clients

Word Compare Powers the New Collaboration Workflow

LawyerMakes Edits

Corporate Counsel accepts/rejects changes

Compare

Send toCorporateCounsel

Send Back to Lawyer

RevisedOriginal

Track Changes

Track Changes

Track ChangesNew Version

Deploy Word Compare

Fill the gaps with DocXtools

Provide specialized 3rd

party products as needed

Use DocXtools UI

Making Compare work for Lawyers

Bias Towards Timeliness

“I’m sometimes frustrated at the quality level. I don’t want an early draft if it’s not complete, neat, spell-checked and properly formatted”

Joanne KellyChief Counsel

Save moneyImprove

efficiency

Improve client

collaboration

Reduce 3rd

party add-ins

Benefits of Word Compare & DocXtools

“We deployed this software so our legal teams in all offices are able to provide quality legal services efficiently.”

David HarknessPartner and Global Head of Tax

Pensions and Employment

DocXtools Make Word Work for Lawyers

The Modern Approach is a Differentiator

ALaw Firm

BLaw Firm

Without DocXtools

Un-Navigable

• Numbering

• Navigable TOC

• Hyperlinks

• Cross References

Document Navigation

Navigable

“If I see multiple formatting styles or other sloppiness, I don’t like that.”

Meredith StoneGeneral Counsel, Americas NACCO Materials Handling Group.

Corporate Counsel Cares about Document Quality

External SourcesInternal SourcesWorking Doc

Re-purpose Content with Confidence

External SourcesInternal Sources

Copy/paste with confidence in quality

“I want the document I receive from my law firm to be compatible with our internal systems.”

Eric BakerCorporate Counsel

Compatibility

Microsystems Clients

Manual Clean Up

Lawyer Draft Client Collaboration

Firm Standard

Reduce Time to Format by 80%

“It also looks bad if a firm worked off another document and failed to clean it up before forwarding it on to me.”

Meredith StoneGeneral Counsel, Americas NACCO Materials Handling Group

Reduce Risk

Learn Why Document Quality Matters

Document Productivity & the Second Wave of Legal Cost Containment

By Jason Romrell

Download your copy

http://www.microsystems.com/pdfs/110826-acc-docket.pdf