Running a Law Firm on Linux
Also a lawyer here, I think the biggest hurdle is MS Word. MS word is the defacto IDE of the law world. We spend most of our time in Word.<p>The drafting of documents won't be a problem with libre office. You can send a PDF to the client.<p>But working with other lawyers/parties could be a challenge. I am not certain how Libreoffice could handle a 500 page memo being worked by 50+ people including thousands of track changes/comments. I even stumble upon bugs in MS Word while working on such documents.<p>You also need a reliable compare tool to generate redlines.<p>Video conferencing is also important. You may access zoom/teams through web but it won't be as convenient as the desktop client.<p>For an independent lawyer / small-mid sized office, linux may work. But for large companies the tooling may not be there.<p>For example is there an easy way to clean metadata off of documents in Libreoffice, are there any compare tools, drafting assistants etc.?<p>And if you're doing any litigation, the e-signature systems (dongles) also need to work reliably.