(update to our previous article: Tools to streamline your Law Practice on 2019)
With the rapid developments in Artificial Intelligence and new communication technologies emerging almost every day, businesses are adapting and changing the way they conduct daily operations to become more productive and agile.
Technological advances are opening new doors for the legal industry. Lawyers can communicate and collaborate faster and create better experiences for their clients.
One tool that has been around for almost as long as the internet was created is Online Calendars.
Law firms have moved on from paper calendars to using more efficient calendar apps right on their phones. Calendar apps are more accessible and easier to manage daily tasks, client meetings, and even your personal life.
Here is our pick for the best calendar apps for 2020. Let us know what you think and which one should you choose?
1. Google Calendar
Google Calendar is widely used worldwide by millions of users. It comes pre-installed on Android devices and has been tested out by many users around the globe.
Main Benefits and Features
Google Calendar is very easy to use and its fee.
This Calendar is a very powerful business tool for planning/ scheduling cases, tasks, and events. There is support for recurring events, which can be set up in just a few clicks.
Google has been updating its calendar several times for the last several years, and It seamlessly integrates with all other Google services (for example, Gmail, Hangouts, supports reminders and Google Now), and comes with Exchange support.
Concerns with the calendar
Many users think it’s boring. It lacks more advanced features that other AI-powered calendars offer.
2. Calendar.AI
Calendar.AI is our second pick after Google Calendar.
Calendar.AI is an all-in-one smart calendar app that discovers everything about the people and companies you meet. Save time searching the web and let the Calendar.AI assistant do the work for you.
Main Benefits and Features
This is a great tool when you need to make every meeting count and become more productive with your clients. This tool allows you to view meeting attendees’ social profiles, employment history, company details and more.
The design is certainly modern looking and user-friendly. The first time I installed it I was able to browse through the navigation and create appointments intuitively, you may feel like you have already used it before.
The key elements that make this a great app to have on your phone are the fact that you can -discover everything about companies you add in your calendar and get rich insights about people you meet before every meeting.
Concerns with the calendar
Limited support for IOs devices at the time of writing this article.
3. Monday.com
Monday.com is an award-winning project management tool. I find their calendar and meetings management functionality superb.
Main Benefits and Features
The tool helps teams plan together efficiently and execute projects that deliver results on time.
It packs powerful productivity features such as time tracking, automated notifications, customizable workflows, dependencies, timeline views, and integrations.
Concerns with the calendar
It all you want is a calendar to schedule meetings this may be more than you need. It has many more features. There is not a free version of monday.com. Pricing starts at $8.00 per month, per user.
