Say Goodbye to Spreadsheets

‍This post is a summary of our recent webinar, “Spreadsheets vs. The Cloud: The Benefits of Automating.” Click here to watch the webinar.

In a recent Athennian poll, 94% of legal professionals still use manual processes when managing their entities. Some are entirely manual (using spreadsheets and paper minute books), while others uphold a hybrid system comprised of software and spreadsheets. 

One paralegal who recently upgraded from spreadsheets to our cloud-based system said, “I find that after only a little more than a year of working with Athennian, I’m releasing my grip on my spreadsheets! If you knew me, you’d be impressed – and proud to know that Athennian has earned my trust!”

I find that after only a little more than a year of working with Athennian, I’m releasing my grip on my spreadsheets! If you knew me, you’d be impressed – and proud to know that Athennian has earned my trust! Your support is the last of a dying breed of customer service. I’d say 50% of my satisfaction with Athennian is customer service satisfaction because you all KNOW what you are talking about and are seemingly there 24/7 to help!
-Paralegal, Athennian User

The Benefits of Cloud-Based Software

With a cloud-based service, you avoid every common challenge associated with manual processes like:

• Natural human error.
• Disorganization.
• Lack of collaboration capabilities.
• Multiple versions of the same spreadsheet existing in many different places.
• Security risk.
• Difficulties maintaining consistent compliance dates, annual reminders, and more. 
  

With a cloud-based solution like Athennian’s, you can:

• Recover from disaster - allowing 24/7 access to your records virtually when unable to access physical minute books.
• Automate templates & forms.
• Allow clients & lawyers quick access to their records via Read-Only Access or Restricted Access.
• Manage basic entity information seamlessly.
• Create a virtual minute book allowing quick access by third parties for due diligence reviews.
• Manage compliance & dates in one place.
• Run reports–Ensuring filings are filed on time.
• Generate entity overviews & quick corporate summaries.

Legal professionals across the globe are reaping the benefits of software that keeps corporate data secure, organized, and accessible. With real-time updates happening in virtual minute books, all those collaborating on the entity always have the same information.

Imagine generating signature-ready documents in just a few clicks? Through best-in-breed automation technology and programming language, paralegals can create precise templates and quickly populate corporate summaries, registers/ledgers, certificates, and custom documents within seconds, saving you time and powering your organization to scale faster and drive profits. 

To learn more about software vs. spreadsheets, you can download our on-demand, “Spreadsheets vs. The Cloud: The Benefits of Automating.”