Enhancing Work-Life Balance for Lawyers: Harnessing Task and Time Management with Legal Tech in 2023 

We ran a poll that asked our readers what their strategy is for achieving work-life balance as a lawyer in today’s evolving legal industry. The top response, at 46%, is Task and Time Management. In this blog, we’re breaking down the key features of Lexzur Core that help lawyers better manage their time and streamline tasks in 2023.  

Using legal tech has become more of a requirement than a preference. That said, many lawyers working in law firms or in-house legal teams are using comprehensive software to automate tasks, streamline workflows, and enhance their work-life balance across the board. Below are just a few of the many ways Lexzur Core can be used to enhance task and time management for lawyers. 

1. Streamlining Workflows: 

Lexzur Core offers lawyers comprehensive tools to optimize their legal workflows and operations. With a plethora of features including task management, document automation, calendar integration, and client communication, just to name a few! All these features are centralized in one digital workspace, streamlining processes and gaining valuable time for essential tasks. For example; Lexzur Core can help you break down complex cases into smart automated workflows, with tasks and subtasks, stakeholders, deadlines, schedules, and more. So, everyone involved can instantly get a clear overview of their workload and the scope of work. This enables better planning and prevents tasks from piling up, reducing stress and fostering a healthier work-life balance. 

2. Tasks & Trigger Automation 

So, it’s not just Workflows that you can customize, structure, and automate. Lexzur Core offers an easy-to-use Task & Trigger Automation feature that allows lawyers to predefine actions in the system that when taken, trigger tasks and/or reminders to be assigned to a specific team member, based on the set conditions. For example, you can automate contract expiration reminders to avoid missed deadlines. When a contract is nearing its expiration date, the system automatically triggers a reminder to be assigned to the responsible lawyer, ensuring timely action on contract renewals. The applications of this tool are infinite. 

3. Time Tracking 

With Lexzur Core, lawyers can categorize time logs; link them to matters, cases, contracts or tasks, and generate reports that show where effort is being spent. There is an embedded timer in the software that makes it easy and accessible; whether billable or non-billable. With these features, lawyers can better estimate the time they need to complete a task and accurately invoice their clients – with no hassle or stress. 

4. Document Management 

One of the most impactful features of Lexzur Core in terms of work-life balance is the advanced document management capabilities. Manage, archive, and link all files and documents to their related cases, matters, contacts, and more. Lawyers can benefit from unlimited data storage, configurable roles or permissions, and a user-friendly, searchable interface to store and manage digital archives, access, edit, and link documents and eliminate lost or missing data. 

5. Collaboration Tools 

Embracing Collaborative Tools is the best step you can take to create a better work-life balance. Lexzur Core integrates with over 5000 popular applications, including Zapier. This allows for collaborative work to be done from anywhere, even remotely. For example, lawyers can benefit from off-the-shelf integrations Office 365 and Google Workspace apps to redline documents in real-time and share securely across your team or with clients. Additionally, Lexzur Core offers embedded Zoom and Teams features that allow for instant calls and meetings to be set with predefined information, invitees, and related attachments. These are just some examples of the countless collaboration tools you can use in conjunction with a comprehensive legal management software to simplify, speed up, and streamline collaborative work, and thus saving time and effort, improving your work-life balance. 

In conclusion, achieving a work-life balance is an ongoing effort, and is essential to avoid burn out. Using legal tech can enhance your working experience, save your energy for high-value tasks, and facilitate communication and collaboration making it easier to get things done on the fly and from anywhere. Watch this short video for a quick overview of all the features you can access through Lexzur Core.