After months of waiting, Lexmark have finally released the Legal Partner MFP, a printer/copier designed specifically for those in the legal industry, with legal tools built into the design of the device. It’s not every day that a company like Lexmark creates something tailored specifically to our industry, so of course LARC was one of the first organisations in Australia to own one, and we thought we’d share our experiences with the machine, so that you can decide whether the MFP would make a helpful addition to your workplace.
So I guess the best place to start is by explaining just how this machine is designed to help lawyers and legal staff in particular. Well, one of the most impressive functions made available with this printer is the ‘scan to court’ feature which allows court documents to be printed at exactly the right size for submittal. If you’ve been in the industry awhile this will no doubt have been a point of frustration for you. No more time will be spent wasted trying to size your documents appropriately, the scan to court feature takes care of this with the press of a button.
Aside from this primary feature, the MFP also includes options to scan to network, allowing you to scan documents to your desktop, or to a shared network drive. Another cool feature is the ability to place your firm’s logo onto the e-task display, thus customising the machine in accordance with your organisation.
Our biggest complaint? Maybe it’s just us, but we’ve had an incredibly difficult time finding Australian companies who actually stock the lexmark ink cartridges needed to keep this printer in operation. If you’re having similar troubles, visit Cartridges Direct by following the link above. Fortunately, they’ve got a whole shipment of these elusive printer cartridges in stock.
Aside from these few features (although they are pretty neat) there’s really not that much to separate this device from any other modern printer. In saying that however, the scan to court feature is definitely something that any law firm or legal organisation will love, so overall we can recommend purchasing this model if you’re in need of a new printer, but don’t go out of your way if your existing printer is in good nick.
Here’s a link to the overview of the Legal Partner MFP from Lexmark themselves. Have a read and see what they’ve got to say.