A Digital Prasthānam: office digitisation solutions for lawyers.https://www.sanspaper.in/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/a-digital-second-brain/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/a-digital-second-brain/In the legal profession, we as knowledge workers have the important task of managing information for various cases. However, relying solely on memory or traditional note-taking is no longer practical in the information age.Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/software-for-dictation-not-what-you-think/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/software-for-dictation-not-what-you-think/In my post on can a dictation software replace your stenographer/Typist, I had given reasons why a software cannot fully replace the stenographer.I am super excited to say that I am now WRONG.Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/virtual-court-hearings-meetings-hardware-and-software-suggestions-part-1/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/virtual-court-hearings-meetings-hardware-and-software-suggestions-part-1/The physical closure of Courts resulting from COVID pandemic continues. Despite being comfortable with digital case files (following CPBH), it may still be daunting to participate in Court hearings exclusively with digital case files.Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/what-features-should-you-look-for-in-a-good-pdf-app/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/what-features-should-you-look-for-in-a-good-pdf-app/In a digital office environment, PDFs will become the new normal, replacing paper. While a 'PDF Editing' software is used to make the PDF work-ready (by performing CPBH), a good 'PDF working' software is also essential to conveniently work on PDF files.Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/how-tech-savvy-should-you-be-to-digitise-your-legal-office/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/how-tech-savvy-should-you-be-to-digitise-your-legal-office/The above image or something similar might come to your mind when you think about office digitisation. "I don't have enough technological expertise" is a common explanation given by many advocates to not pursue office digitisation.Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/virtualisation-of-filing-and-hearing-process-bci-s-response-my-views/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/virtualisation-of-filing-and-hearing-process-bci-s-response-my-views/2 recent press releases by the 'Bar Council of India' ("BCI") in the wake of COVID-19 lockdown prompted me to write this post.One: BCI's press release dated 20.05.2020, wherein BCI has inter alia criticised the manner in which several courts are virtualising their filing and…Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/implementing-transcription-in-your-office/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/implementing-transcription-in-your-office/Typists are readily available; however, stenographers are very difficult to find. Adept stenographers also charge heavily, making them unaffordable for young lawyers. The difference between a typist and a stenographer is the skill of 'short-hand', which is difficult to master.Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/sustaining-your-digital-office-after-the-initial-set-up/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/sustaining-your-digital-office-after-the-initial-set-up/Even after crossing the initial hurdle of scanning your files, thus inaugurating a digital version of your office, sustaining the set-up in the long-run is altogether a different ballgame. For this purpose, it is imperative to devise and implement a regular maintenance routine.Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/digitising-your-entire-office-the-initial-setup/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/digitising-your-entire-office-the-initial-setup/Once you are comfortable with working on electronic files, as suggested in Office 1.0, you may be enthused to digitise all your case files. This process, of course, involves scanning your entire office, accompanied with the post scanning clerical procedures (CPBH) .Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/5-point-guide-to-digitise-an-advocate-s-office/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/5-point-guide-to-digitise-an-advocate-s-office/The COVID-19 lockdown has brought all human activity to a screeching halt. The legal sector has also been immensely affected. Further, everyone is apprehensive about attending office on a daily basis, even once the lockdown is lifted.Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/demystifying-cloud-storage-for-advocates/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/demystifying-cloud-storage-for-advocates/Cloud storage is a system of storing electronic information, on a remote server, accessible through internet. Unlike personal storage, which is only available on a specific computer, information stored on 'cloud' could be accessed through any device, including your phone,…Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/numerical-method-for-naming-arrangement-of-your-folders-and-files/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/numerical-method-for-naming-arrangement-of-your-folders-and-files/In the narration of Office 2.0, I emphasised on the necessity to have a standard procedure for naming and arrangement of folders/files on your digital space.Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/can-a-dictation-software-replace-your-stenographer-typist/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/can-a-dictation-software-replace-your-stenographer-typist/There are multiple dictation software which offer an exciting prospect of fully digitising the drafting process in an advocate's office. Many of you might be also be ardent users of such software.Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/training-your-clerk-to-perform-digital-tasks/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/training-your-clerk-to-perform-digital-tasks/I already emphasised on the importance of CBPH in documents’ digitization. It is impractical to work on digital files without CPBH. Apart from CPBH, various traditional clerical tasks can also be efficiently performed digitally.Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/utility-of-screen-share-software-for-advocates/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/utility-of-screen-share-software-for-advocates/Most of you might be aware of screen-share software such as ‘TeamViewer’. Screen-share software has immense utility in an advocate's office.There are predominantly two types of screen-share software.Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/various-kinds-of-documents-files-and-options-available-in-implementing-cpbh/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/various-kinds-of-documents-files-and-options-available-in-implementing-cpbh/There are various kinds of files/documents in an advocate’s office. They might range from loose papers to your case files containing office copies of pleadings/documents filed in Court.Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/book-marking-and-hyperlinking/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/book-marking-and-hyperlinking/Bookmarking and hyperlinking enhance a digital file's usage ease. An electronic bookmark is comparable to flags in a physical file. Very often, advocates require their juniors/clerks to flag contents of index in the file to avoid referring to index.Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/page-labelling/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/page-labelling/In my post on differences between physical files and digital files, I have explained why the running page numbering on the physical file does not match with the PDF page numbering in the digital file.Page-labelling is a process through which this difference in page numbering is…Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/working-on-digital-files-and-importance-of-cpbh/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/working-on-digital-files-and-importance-of-cpbh/This post is only intended for those who did not read about CPBH in 'Office 1.0' page. If you have already read Office 1.0 page, you can ignore this post.WHAT IS "CPBH"I once instructed my clerk to scan a voluminous case record so that i can work on my iPad instead of carrying…Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/cleaning-the-pdf-after-scan/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/cleaning-the-pdf-after-scan/After a file/document is scanned, the PDF thereof may not replicate the source physical file/document. 'Cleaning the PDF' is a short process to remedy this anomaly before further processing [page-labelling, bookmarking and hyperlinking].Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.sanspaper.in/post/differences-between-working-on-a-physical-file-document-and-raw-scan-of-the-same-file-document/https://www.sanspaper.in/post/differences-between-working-on-a-physical-file-document-and-raw-scan-of-the-same-file-document/Can you fully work on a scanned PDF file/document replacing a physical file? For anyone who has tried, the obvious answer is an emphatic “NO.” There are 3 fundamental reasons why one prefers, consciously or unconsciously, to work on a physical file rather than a digital…Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT