Appleby Shaw Solicitors drive efficiencies with SRC speech recognition solution

Speech recognition is enabling lawyers to spend over 15% more time on fee earning tasks. Fee earners are producing documents at speeds of over 100 words per minute using their voice.

[UKPRwire, Thu Nov 26 2009] SRC, the UK’s leading provider of speech recognition and digital dictation solutions, today announced that the use of speech recognition is enabling lawyers at Windsor based law firm, Appleby Shaw, to spend over 15% more time on fee earning tasks. Fee earners, who previously used tape based dictation and self typing, are now producing documents at speeds of over 100 words per minute using their voice. The solution has also been integrated with the firm’s IRIS ‘laserform’ system making form filling more efficient and less labor intensive.

In addition to supplying and deploying the SRC Dragon speech recognition system, SRC provided their legal vocabularies and user training.

Speaking about the new solution, which has replaced the existing tape based dictation system, Ayub Baig, Practice Manager at Appleby Shaw Solicitors, said: “The training and set up SRC provided has helped us overcome the challenge of user acceptance and fee earners are using speech recognition on a daily basis. Immediately after training, users were achieving accuracy rates of over 90% and were saving valuable time which has basically paid for the relatively inexpensive solution within weeks.”

Chris Hart, CEO at SRC said: “We are continually helping law firms improve efficiencies with innovative, cutting edge solutions. We are delighted to have helped Appleby Shaw implement a successful speech recognition solution that is saving time and which has delivered a quick return. Speech recognition has really come of age in its ability to help fee earners improve their productivity and the speed at which they can communicate with clients.”

Fee earners dictate into the speech recognition solution using Philips SpeechMike devices. Olympus portable devices are also used for capturing dictations on the move and automatically transcribed using speech recognition once fee earners are back in the office.

Other recent SRC speech recognition deployments include the major rollout at Powell Spencer & Partners.

For further information about SRC’s range of solutions please go to www.src.co.uk

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About Appleby Shaw Solicitors

Appleby Shaw pride themselves on being an approachable, friendly firm who provide expert legal advice in a professional manner, always putting the needs of our clients first. We value the traditional approach of a personal and friendly service. We aim to establish long term relationships with our clients by providing an excellent service based on effective communication and client care.

We care about all our clients and genuinely want to solve their problems – from a straightforward signature witness to a multi-million pound dispute.

We specialise in: Criminal Litigation, Civil Litigation, Family / Matrimonial, Public & Planning, Conveyancing, Wills & Probate and Immigration

Appleby Shaw is located in Windsor; 15a Trinity House, Trinity Place, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 3AS.
This Firm is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. SRA ID: 387999.


About SRC
SRC are the UK’s leading document creation professionals. The company's mission is to ensure its customers achieve cost savings and productivity improvements through the delivery, implementation and support of leading edge document creation and distribution technologies.

SRC provides consultancy for all elements of the professional document creation process together with high-quality delivery, implementation and support services. SRC's teams combine years of industry experience with the ability and commitment to deliver solutions that not only meet but exceed customers' objectives.

SRC only partners with best-of-breed, global technology providers, including WinScribe, Nuance, Olympus, Philips, Grundig and PCTI Solutions. The company is WinScribe’s Platinum Partner and is the holder of several Dragon NaturallySpeaking Partner Awards recognising the high quality of its speech recognition solutions. SRC is a Microsoft Certified Partner and ISO 9001 certified.

SRC is privately owned and backed by leading financial institution, DJF Esprit.

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