The Challenge This legal firm needed an effective way to capture the many paper documents that comprise a case file — such as correspondence, pleadings, evidence, and materials from opposing counsel — and make them electronically accessible so that the entire case file was comprehensive, complete, and digital. Collecting electronic documents and e-mail didn’t pose too great of a challenge, but when it came to paper, the firm struggled. According to Monroe Horn, chief technology officer for Sunstein, Kann, Murphy & Timbers LLP, the firm has made a strategic commitment to build what he refers to as the “electronic file.” “Our objective was to give every attorney with a PC and a network connection access to the entire client file from virtually any location,” he said. “We made a st

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