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Managing Legal Cases Digitally (When Case Management Software is not an Option)

This article is not intended for attorneys who practice law in first world countries or large firms equipped with case management software.  Instead, I write from the perspective of a practitioner in a third world/ developing country where subscriptions to case management software are simply unaffordable and most of my colleagues shy away from using the computer.  For attorneys in my country, Jamaica, and other Caribbean territories to obtain a good case management software they would have to pass on the cost to clients who already cannot afford, or would rather not pay, legal fees.  With a little computer knowledge and organisation skills, attorneys can save pockets of time that add up over time. I began my legal career as a prosecutor.  There was no computer on my desk, cases were simply managed by the maintenance of a good old diary which was manually updated from the court sheet daily.  I owned my a computer but relied heavily on pens and paper to summarise th