Litera in ILTA’s 2024 Tech Survey: Metadata Cleaning and PDF Workflows
Litera is excited to be featured in ILTA’s 2024 Tech Survey, highlighting the continued impact of our tools within the legal industry. For years, our solutions have consistently appeared in the survey results, demonstrating the significant benefits they provide to law firms. With a vast portfolio that is well-regarded in both practice and business aspects of law, Litera is committed to empowering legal professionals.
In this blog, we will focus specifically on how Litera’s metadata cleaning and PDF publishing tools are utilized in law firms, as illustrated by the findings in ILTA’s Tech Survey. These innovative solutions not only enhance efficiency but also ensure compliance and security in document management, reinforcing our dedication to supporting the evolving needs of legal professionals.
Litera’s Metadata Cleaning Tool in ILTA’s 2024 Tech Survey
The data in the chart above highlights Litera Metadact's clear dominance in the metadata checking/removal software market, consistently leading in usage from 2021 to 2024. This consistency, with 44% to 47% of firms using it as their primary solution, underscores Metadact’s reliability and reputation as a go-to choice for law firms and other organizations concerned with metadata management.
By integrating multiple capabilities into a single platform, Metadact reduces the need for firms to juggle multiple software solutions, making it a more efficient and cohesive choice for managing sensitive information in documents.
Another factor in Metadact’s appeal is its adaptability to the evolving demands of the legal and professional sectors. Its high usage rate over the years reflects its alignment with user needs for accuracy, ease of use, and robust support. In an industry where data security and compliance are paramount, Metadact’s strong reputation and feature set give it an edge, making it the preferred option year after year.
Metadact’s sustained popularity showcases its role as an industry leader that continues to meet—and often exceed—the expectations of firms seeking reliable and effective metadata management solutions.
The data above shows a distinct trend in metadata software preferences based on law firm size, with Litera Metadact becoming increasingly dominant as firm size grows. Among small firms with fewer than 50 lawyers, Metadact is used by 26% of firms, which is already a strong showing. This adoption rate climbs steadily with firm size, reaching 73% among firms with 700 or more lawyers. This trend reflects Metadact’s ability to scale effectively and meet the needs of large, complex organizations, where metadata management is often more critical due to higher document volumes and stricter compliance requirements.
For mid-sized firms, especially those with 50 to 349 lawyers, Metadact’s appeal remains robust, with 39% adoption in firms with 50 to 149 lawyers and 58% in firms with 150 to 349 lawyers. This steady increase in adoption highlights Metadact’s appeal to firms as they grow, likely due to the comprehensive feature set that supports increasingly complex workflows and collaboration needs. As these firms expand, their metadata management needs become more demanding, and Metadact’s advanced functionality positions it as an ideal choice.
In comparison, other solutions have lower adoption rates across all firm sizes, with no single alternative achieving the level of usage seen with Metadact, especially in larger firms. Metadact’s strong presence across all firm sizes—particularly in larger firms—demonstrates its adaptability and scalability, meeting diverse needs in metadata checking and removal regardless of firm complexity or document volume.
Litera’s PDF Workflows Tool in ILTA’s 2024 Tech Survey
The chart underscores the value and resilience of Litera pdfDocs in a competitive PDF editing and redaction market. While Adobe Acrobat holds a dominant share, pdfDocs has consistently maintained a steady position over the past four years, with 10-12% of firms choosing it as their primary tool. This stability speaks to the unique advantages of pdfDocs in the legal field, particularly its seamless integration with other Litera solutions, which enables firms to streamline workflows and enhance document security in ways that general-purpose tools may not fully support.
For law firms seeking more than a basic PDF editor, pdfDocs offers specialized features tailored to the legal industry. Its steady usage rate highlights the trust placed in pdfDocs by firms that recognize the value of a solution designed specifically to meet the stringent demands of legal document handling and redaction. Unlike other tools, pdfDocs not only covers standard PDF functionalities but also provides deeper capabilities aligned with the compliance, confidentiality, and precision requirements of law firms.
Compared to more general tools, pdfDocs stands out by catering to the nuanced needs of legal professionals. This focused approach has established pdfDocs as a trusted choice among firms aiming for efficient, secure document management within their existing Litera ecosystem, reinforcing its value as an essential tool for those who prioritize an integrated, legal-specific solution.
We are thrilled to see the growing adoption of Litera pdfDocs, especially among larger law firms. This chart highlights that as firms scale up, they increasingly recognize the value of specialized tools like Litera pdfDocs. Our solution sees notable usage among firms with 150 to 349 lawyers (10%) and continues to grow with firm size, reaching 16% for firms with 350-699 lawyers and peaking at 22% for firms with over 700 lawyers.
This trend is a testament to the powerful, scalable capabilities that Litera pdfDocs offers for document editing, redaction, and collaboration, which are critical in high-demand legal environments. Unlike general-purpose tools, Litera pdfDocs is designed specifically for the legal industry, seamlessly integrating with document management systems and supporting efficient workflows tailored to law firms’ unique needs.
The Benefits of Litera Metadact and pdfDocs
With Metadact, legal professionals can share the cleanest, most professional version of a document and remove the risk of sharing sensitive information via email. Metadact enables firms and legal departments to:
- Prevent Data Loss: Protect your organization from revealing sensitive data and catch email mistakes and suspicious activity from any device
- Manage Attachments: Reorder, rename, and bind attachments without disturbing your workflow or leaving Microsoft Outlook
- Have Total Control: Customize settings and receive insights to protect data while maintaining an efficient workflow
And, legal professionals can boost productivity with and improve PDF workflows with pdfDocs—a PDF management applications that allows you to create, edit, collate, bind, redact, and secure PDF documents. With pdfDocs, you can:
- Streamline Workflows: Boost productivity with a PDF solution that integrates with core business systems
- Quickly Make Changes: With Smart Editing, you can easily make changes to your documents with no conversion to Word needed
- Easily Bundle: Automate the creation of multiple PDF documents and binders with a powerfully simple application
To learn more about Metadact and pdfDocs, schedule a demo with one of our experts today.
