What’s the Hidden Cost of
Using “Good Enough”
Legal Tech?

Outdated systems appear stable, but over time small cracks in efficiency, compliance, and scalability widen into major issues. Modernization with NetDocuments ensures a foundation that’s secure, resilient, and future-ready.

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Risk & Compliance Cracks

Old document management systems weren’t built for modern data security, regulatory changes, or AI adoption.

Hidden Cost: Potential penalties, failed audits, and reputational damage

Operational Cracks

Small inefficiencies compound — lawyers spend hours searching for files instead of delivering legal insights.

Hidden Cost: Lawyer productivity lost

Technology Cracks

Legacy systems can’t integrate with cloud, AI, or modern business systems and require heavy IT support, patches, and infrastructure upkeep.

Hidden Cost: Higher total cost of ownership

Innovation Cracks

Old systems don’t integrate with modern tools (AI, collaboration, mobile).

Hidden Cost: Falling behind competitors who embrace digital transformation

Webinar

Cracks in the Foundation

Understanding the Hidden Cost of Outdated LegalTech

November 5th, 12pm ET

Your document management system and processes might look “fine” on the surface, but cracks are forming beneath. Slow search, manual filing, audit friction, mounting IT costs, and security gaps slowly erode the foundation on which your entire legal operation relies.

By the time those cracks widen into a major failure, the hidden costs — in time, risk, and missed opportunities — can be staggering.

In this webinar, discover the true cost of outdated legal tech, why legacy systems block AI adoption and innovation, and how legal teams are modernizing before their systems fail them.

Presenters

Heath Harris

Senior Director of Applied AI

NetDocuments

Chris Dunsford

Vice President of Applications

Element

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What You’ll Learn

How outdated DMS quietly drains productivity and budgets.
The IT and compliance risks of “good enough” systems.
Why legacy tech is the biggest barrier to AI adoption.
How cloud-first legal tech reduces total cost of ownership.

Who Should Attend?

CIOs, CTOs, COO, CCO
Corporate legal leaders
Legal operations professionals
IT managers supporting in-house legal

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Formulas

Productivity Loss: employees × wasted hrs/week × employee rate × 52

IT & Maintenance: annual IT hours × IT rate + server/maintenance fees

Compliance & Risk: (fine × probability) + legal overhead

Opportunity Cost: efficiency gain hrs/week × employees × employee rate × 52

Outside Counsel: extra hours × counsel rate

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6 Steps to a Smooth Move to NetDocuments

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A migration consultation is a 1:1 session with our experts to map your current DMS setup, identify compliance and security priorities, and design a phased migration plan tailored to your legal team’s needs. We’ll cover repositories, metadata, permissions, and adoption strategy — so you move with confidence.

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