LEAP Legal Software vs. Mitratech HotDocs

LEAP is a really good option for small to medium sized firms. Most products on the market are expensive document management systems designed for large law firms. The other are case management software that are great for billing, contacts and calendaring. LEAP seems to combine both of the options in an easy to use system. It is customizable but is fully functional as an "off the shelf" product unlike IManage or similar products.

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If you are doing transactional documents, HotDocs is a game-changer. If there are only a few select variables that change while the remainder of the work mostly consists of form language, this is a program that will dramatically increase efficiency. Even the most technical and dense documents can be turned into a template, as long as you are willing to take the time to invest in future time saving. However, if the majority of the work that you are doing is not constantly repeating, this may not be the software for you.

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• document management
• client contacts
• billing
• integration with QBO

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• Easy to use and quick when it comes to creating documents
• Template personalization can range from simple to quite complex
• The engine is continually running and producing papers swiftly and effortlessly

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• it has trouble with some non-Microsoft programs
• It has trouble with EXE files
• support is primarily on-line versus phone

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• HotDocs is difficult to develop new documents as it's as complicated as programming at times. I often have to call for assistance.
• The tables can be frustrating. It makes it hard to insert between items as you have to make sure it doesn't offset other areas.

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If I cannot get tech support (especially at the supervisory level) during my work hours, then what good is their program?

The support is fine, but make no mistake it is PAID support because you have to purchase it each year in order to keep the updates.

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If you use WordPerfect X9 - choose"no word-processing software."

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IManage was great but we were quoted up to $40,000 to "customize" it to perform as it did in demonstrations. IManage was clearly designed/priced for large, multi-offices. LexWorkplace was another program that worked really well. It had real problems converting emails and certain files from our old program, Time Matters. LEAP was a reasonable, comprehensive program. It offered customer service, training and data conversion as part of the package.

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Hotdocs as compared to Legito is better because of many reasons. The subscription pricing of Legito is too expensive as compared to Hotdocs. Secondly, it doesn't integrate well with Microsoft Word as compared to Hotdocs. Thirdly, Legito is only web based where as Hotdocs can be used online as well as it has a desktop version too

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• integrated system
• Ease of billing
• Syncs with Quickbooks Online

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• It makes it easy to fill out the form.
• I really only use it for the one form, it doesn't do as well with the other forms.

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