Automation technology: what it is, examples and types

Automation technology, seen in the legal sector, has become increasingly popular. It represents a highly efficient and economical solution that brings agility and precision to lawyers' daily activities.

Advances in digital transformation provide professionals with digital tools that, for example, provide them with information and data immediately when they request it, while digitizing and streamlining necessary and useful procedures for the firm. Hence, then, the extreme importance of process automation.

This article discusses some of Latin America's most popular examples of automation technology.

What is automation technology?

Automation technology is any tool that is automatically capable of executing some type of procedure the user assigns. In the legal field, the advantage of automation is that it has the main objective of effectively streamlining processes and facilitating the prompt obtaining of information necessary for the operations managed by the law firm.

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What types of automation technology exist?

Over time, different types of automation have been developed with the purpose of facilitating and streamlining activities in multiple areas. This is because all automated systems are a favorable alternative for companies and industries that seek to boost the progress and quality of their results, including through artificial intelligence .

Consequently, implementing automation technology generates benefits in terms of cost reduction, increased productivity, improved results, among others.

That said, the main types of automation technologies to consider are:

Industrial automation technology

The goal of industrial automation technology is to increase productivity in different types of industrial operations (manufacturing, logistics, etc.) and avoid dependence on human labor.

In this context, the types of industrial automation are:

• Fixed automation technology: Can only produce in high volumes and for long periods under the same configuration.

• Programmable automation technology: The user can adapt their configuration to suit the needs of each product in different periods.

• Flexible automation technology: Similar to the above, changes to its configuration are much more versatile and quicker to make.

Business Automation Technology

Business automation technology is technology that is implemented in non-industrial organizations, such as a law firm. When we talk about this type of technology, we are mainly referring to software or computer programs specialized in automating a process that is already carried out digitally.

In this context, two types of automation technologies can be found within a firm , depending on the process to be optimized:

• Digital tools for administrative tasks: These platforms are responsible for automating processes such as electronic invoicing, billing clients, and measuring profitability.

• Digital tools for legal processes: These automate tasks such as case-control, trial management and workflow control.

Examples of automation technology

Some of the most in-demand examples of automation technologies by firms in Latin America are TimeBillingX and CaseTracking software.

• TimeBillingX Automation Technology: This is a tool that specializes in recording the hours worked by all the firm's lawyers. Thanks to this record, the software is able to measure the productivity and profitability levels of professionals. At the same time, TimeBillingX automates the electronic billing processes and the management of mass collections from clients.

• CaseTracking automation technology: This is a program capable of connecting with the pages of the Judicial Powers of different countries, and thus generating automatic notifications of the processes that a law firm or management has. In addition, thanks to this, the user can consult files and control trials from a single platform.

Thus, investing in administrative technologies such as TimeBillingX allows lawyers to automate repetitive and monotonous tasks that do not require legal expertise, while legal programs allow lawyers to automate more complex processes, providing them with a higher level of precision and reducing the margins of error.

Without a doubt, the different types of this type of technology for law firms are an unconditional ally for professionals in the sector, since thanks to these it is possible to increase productivity and improve the profitability of work teams.