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Since deploying NetDocuments , Ploum ’ s intellectual property team has seen improved flexibility , productivity and collaboration , enabling the firm to better serve clients with greater speed and accuracy .

Ploum is an independent full-service law and notary firm located in the heart of Rotterdam . The firm has numerous specialisms , from environmental law to intellectual property , and has the relevant legal knowledge and experience to advise large companies and entrepreneurs .

Used as a single source of truth , the NetDocuments platform provides Ploum ’ s entire team a place to create , edit , organise and collaborate on documents , without having to sacrifice security or efficiency . The search and metadata capabilities of NetDocuments enables Ploum ’ s legal staff to find what they ’ re looking for quickly , allowing them to spend more time on highvalue tasks .

Willem Leppink , Intellectual Property Partner at Ploum , said : “ NetDocuments has made our lives so much easier . It ’ s been a real collaboration in the sense that everybody knows how to store things in NetDocuments and we can easily find a matter .

“ Before using NetDocuments , we were always relying on whether someone had given authorisation to read their mailbox . Now , it ’ s super easy . I can just count on it . There ’ s one place where I can always find all the emails , all the documents , everything .”

By setting up a ‘ know-how ’ system with templates and standards within NetDocuments , Ploum ’ s legal staff have been able to maximise efficiency , enabling them to access document templates and collaborate with each other . The platform also allows lawyers to easily store a variety of different file types including

Andy Baldin , Vice President of International Business at NetDocuments

photos and video , which is critical in the intellectual property practice .

Using NetDocuments , Ploum ’ s employees have also been able to work more flexibly and stay connected from anywhere . This was particularly key during the COVID-19 pandemic as it ensured the transition to work from home ( WFH ) was as seamless as possible .

Leppink said NetDocuments ensures the team can work from home the same way as they would from the office , enabling them to be as flexible as possible .

Andy Baldin , Vice President of International Business at NetDocuments , added : “ It ’ s been great to see how the NetDocuments platform has helped to drive productivity and collaboration across Ploum ’ s business . As law firms move to a hybrid way of working , it ’ s important that lawyers have the technology in place to be able to work securely from any location .” �