From smart thinking to effective action

“Once you get used to dictation, it is much faster than writing yourself. You might be quick, but you will never be as fast as the typist”, exclaims Mads Poulsen. “Not dictating and writing yourselves leads to more costs for the clients”, Mr. Poulsen adds.

Deciding for the right solution

Deciding for dictation as a working method was therefore easy for the law firm. When optimizing their internal workflow, JENSEN | NEUGEBAUER wanted to make sure they choose the optimal solution. This meant a solution, where the walls of the office do not constrain efficiency.

SpeechLive, the new cloud-based application by Philips used together with the portable Pocket Memo voice recorder and a smartphone, provides a great opportunity to overcome the physical constraints of the office and allows a much more flexible workday. Mads Poulsen points out, “My brain doesn’t shut down, when I leave the office at five o’clock. I often think of tasks or ideas, which I earlier would have written down on my to-do list or sent to myself in an email. Now, I simply dictate everything into my phone and press ‘send’ – and then it’s done!”

Christina Neugebauer, also partner at JENSEN | NEUGEBAUER, even explains how dictation provides the opportunity to improve the internal communication at the office. “Instead of writing a post-it to the secretary with a short message, you can be very kind and personal in a dictated message.” 

Keeping up with changing needs

The needs of legal practices have changed and the technology has to keep up. Patrick Figgé, project manager at sommer-as, has worked in the dictation business for a number of years and he recognizes the changing conditions. 

“The modern lawyer dictates quite a lot ‘on the go’ and sends it straight to the secretary, simply because they are often at clients and not in the office. This calls for new thinking and our solution with JENSEN | NEUGEBAUER Advokater has really embodied this new way of working”, explains Patrick Figgé.

An example hereof is the option of transcribing multiple dictations simulta­neously, by sending them to more than one secretary. Christina Neugebauer is a keen user of this function, and as she ex­claims: “Just this morning our secretaries received four dictations from me, and they are working on them as we speak.” 

Smooth transition to a new solution

Transitioning from the former solution to the current one happened completely without hick-ups. Implementing the solution with sommer-as, JENSEN | NEUGEBAUER experienced an upgrade in all respects. Everything worked from day one and this in an improved manner. “The transition period simply did not exist. We had absolutely no problems,” Christina Neugebauer points out. Mads Poulsen states promptly after, “You get really good at going from thought to written word. You can almost write a letter in one breath.” 

Philips and sommer-as see this solution as the future of digital dictation; Creating and supporting such efficient workflows, where tasks are solved quickly and thoroughly, where the strengths of lawyers and secretaries are utilized in an optimal fashion and where the best possible outcome for the company and client is guaranteed. In short, Philips dictation solutions bridge the gap between smart thinking and efficient action.