Softworks provides enterprise workflow, document, and resource management solutions for both public and commercial sector markets. We are a software development firm, offering innovative solutions and business automation consulting to legal and judicial agencies throughout the United States. We have developed and proven web-based case resource workflow and schedule management systems using a robust workflow and scheduling infrastructure, along with a comprehensive integration engine. Its integration solutions can be adapted to specifically meet the existing and growing demands of local and state Legal and judicial agencies. The firm's reputation is known throughout the State of Florida as one of the most reliable and professional software solution firms. Softworks serves the software development and business automation needs of State and local government agencies as well as private organizations enabling them to realize the true savings and quality of automation. Softworks Solutions, Inc. is a for-profit corporation, incorporated in the State of Florida in 2005.

Court technology is the next emerging market...

Throughout the past 20 years, great strides have been made nationally to move toward technology solutions in the federal, state, and local court systems. Many proprietary systems have been developed and silos created amongst the government agencies with oversight over the court system. Only 10% of courts nationally are utilizing digital court reporting solutions, to date. Approximately 4% of courts use a web based calendaring system and less then 1% of those are interactive. Video arraignment is prevalent in courts but many metropolitan areas still have not integrated the solution and none are actively using video as the official court record as of yet.

By adding an online court calendaring system, a court can realize a 60% to 90% reduction in the amount of resources required for calendaring schedule management. Online court calendaring offsets the responsibility of data entry to an attorney or law firm. The legal community will also realize a 30% - 50% reduction in the amount of time spent calendaring.
An attorney using a ‘pay as you go’ e-filing solution can expect a 40% - 60% reduction in filing cost just from mail, private carrier and courier services. An attorney utilizing a onetime subscription solution for e-filing can expect a 90% - 120% reduction in cost from traditional delivery methods. This overall reduces the cost of court.
“More than half of the carriers who write legal malpractice policies give 5 to 25 percent discounts to lawyers and law firms that use computerized systems to schedule their calendars.” - Howard Yellen, J.D. “Legal Malpractice: Risk Reduction that Makes Sense”

A recent American Bar Association (ABA) study, Profile of Malpractice Claims, identifies court calendar-related errors as the leading cause of legal administrative malpractice claims.
– 23 percent of legal malpractice claims were due to not knowing or not properly responding to the legislated court rules dates
– 15.24 percent due to failure to know/ascertain calendar
– 7.03 percent due to a failure to calendar
– 1.27 percent due to failure to react to calendar.

The problem remains that there are no completely integrated solutions. Each area of need is addressed individually by companies and not as an integrated solution. Court systems are strapped with an increasing cost burden without any real strategies to cut cost and improve the system. Most courts operate functionally as they did 50 years ago and have not responded to the increase in workload effectively. By integrating the varying court operations systems and moving to an automated court technology plan we are able to reduce cost and increase efficiency. By eliminating duplicate keystrokes alone most court systems can expect a 20%-30% reduction in labor cost. Integration must include the attorneys who work in the court. Most models to date only consider the workflow of the court not the workflow of the users of the court.

Softworks’ concept is to provide integrated solutions to the justice systems that create cost savings for the court and allow it better realize and utilize existing technologies and funds.
Softworks’ offers integrated models with built in revenue streams. These solutions allow the court to move the cost burden of technological advancement to attorneys and other stakeholders who utilize the services of the court. In addition, levying fees to stakeholders allows the court to generate funds for future advancement. Ultimately leading to an overall reduction in cost from savings created by technological advancement and more capital for improvements. Charging stakeholders subscription fees allows for recurring revenue generation.

We believe that, to create an effective and successful enterprise solution, you must leverage existing technologies where applicable and practical. Our product line is built on the Microsoft .NET framework and utilizes industry standard technologies throughout its business layers. JCalendar is a full featured workflow management system, with scheduling at its core. It connects many existing technologies, through its SOAP based web services, giving the Court a seamless interface to all of its existing and future technology needs. Softworks’ primary function is to integrate viable, existing technologies into its workflow portal