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Law Office Automation

Mar. 24, 2009

Tech Whiz Finds Upside in Downturn

Convinced that machines can handle much of what lawyers do, attorney Ben Longoria created Wizdocs.net, an online deal collaboration and management service that he said can save firms as much as 80 percent of administrative costs.

By Jill Redhage
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - In flusher times, law firms didn't have to worry as much about their billable hours skyrocketing when working on an important deal. They just had to get the deal done quickly and well.

But with legal department budgets shrinking and the economy in tatters, that's no longer the case. Now, costs definitely matter.

Ben Longoria is capitalizing on that dynamic. Longoria, formerly a co...

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