Document management is widely acknowledged as one of the most useful software systems for legal teams dealing extensively with documents. Such systems provide features that make it easier for legal teams to create, edit, and save documents. They also allow users to track different versions of the same document, identify more easily which version is the final or most recent version, and find work more easily. In order to implement a document management system or DMS, there are some key precursors that a team must have considered and put in place in order to ensure readiness for this type of software. This article provides a framework for establishing readiness for document management software implementation, based on the contributions of Lewis Bretts, Group Managing Director USA at LOD + SYKE.
