Federal Judiciary

Law Office Management: Internet Faxing

By Michael C. Smith

One of the things I covered in my article on starting a new law office in the Texas Bar Journal was Internet faxing, i.e. getting your faxes via the Internet rather than a standalone fax machine.  I stand by that as one of the easiest ways to cut phone line and consumables costs (paper is cheap, but toner is decidedly not) as well as a significant amoutn of time scanning faxes into your files.  While I mentioned the service I use, I've recently become aware that there are a number of services that provide this, and wanted to pass them along.  MyFax.com, eFax, MaxEmail and RapidFax are all options, which allow faxes to enter your office (or your laptop while traveling) as PDF attachments to e-mails.
You can't get away with not having a fax number yet.  But you can get away with not having a fax line or a fax machine.

Full post as published by Eastern District of Texas Federal Court Practice on January 20, 2009 (boomark / email).