A survey conducted recently concluded that on average, an attorney uses about 100,000 sheets a year. Divided by an assumed 2,000 hour work year, that breaks down to 50 pages an hour! The “climate challenge”, proposed by members from both the American Bar Association and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The aim of the challenge is to limit law firm’s environmental impact on the environment. The first order of business is to limit the amount of paper used. But in order to do so, the mindset must change. Instead of printing drafts, contracts, pleadings, bulletins, and memos (which on paper, are easily taken home, on the bus, etc), the computer must usurp power. Not only will becoming greener help the environment, it can also help the business. Being a green firm can attract green clients. It can also save the company money on energy, paper, ink, etc.

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