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The bridge between legal documents and PDFs

Case files, writs, patents, contracts: the one you need, when you need it, in a format you can actually work with.

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Illustration: scales of justice beside a PDF document and filing cabinets.

The problem

A lot of the work still starts on paper

Legal work turns on having the right document to hand. However much of the process has moved online, the originals are still very often paper.

ABBYY FineReader PDF is a full PDF toolset, and its OCR is accurate enough for legal work: back-office paperwork, documents that go before a court, and anything that reaches a client.

In practice

Six places it helps

  • Cut the paper, focus on the law

    Manage documents in PDF so you can reach the information quickly, from anywhere. Redaction, discovery, Bates numbering and case-file categorisation are all done digitally.

  • eDiscovery and archiving

    Digitize and convert paper into searchable PDFs. Long-term preservation formats such as PDF/A cover compliance requirements and the archiving of case files in ongoing disputes.

  • Case preparation and eFiling

    Deliver court exhibits in line with the requirements for bookmarks and Bates numbering. For litigation, FineReader PDF protects sensitive material by clearing metadata, comments, bookmarks and attachments.

  • Client communication

    Correspond with a client inside the file rather than around it. Clear out the comments and annotations before the next version leaves the office, and add a password or a digital signature on top.

  • Collaborating and finalising documents

    Corporate

    Read, compare, circulate and annotate successive versions even when they are not in the same format. The point of comparing is that nothing material changes without somebody noticing.

    Document comparison is available in the Corporate edition only.

  • Complying with institutional requirements

    Meet the eFiling requirements courts and authorities set: bookmarks in place, redactions that hold, metadata gone, and the file under the size limit.

References

What legal firms say

Extracts from ABBYY’s published case studies. Attribution is to the firm, as ABBYY publishes it.

  • FineReader PDF 15 is a single solution for all our document tasks: comparing documents, redacting and editing PDFs.
    gunnercookeABBYY case study
  • This was the first time we were using an ABBYY product and FineReader has exceeded all of our expectations. It has enabled our department to achieve greater efficiencies in our day-to-day work, and helps us to better support our internal clients and their suppliers.
    EvershedsABBYY case study
  • We are always looking for solutions to improve our business processes and make them more efficient. ABBYY FineReader helps us efficiently deal with our multitude of documents, including contracts, letters and client files.
    Clifford ChanceABBYY case study

Other sectors

See the other sectors

  • Education

    Digitising teaching materials, accessibility, and support for research.

  • Public sector

    Digitising archives, long-term preservation and accessible documents.

How many lawyers will be using it?

Tell us how many users it covers and whether you need document comparison, since that decides the edition. We will send you an offer.

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