1. Define the Westbrook service area before defining the software
Westbrook is recorded as a municipal town in Connecticut, within the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate for Westbrook is 6,856, with a margin of error of 19. For a firm serving Westbrook, the first software question is therefore operational: which matters, inquiries or client updates belong in the firm’s workflow, and which geographic fields must be recorded accurately?
Recommended approach
Bring the actual service-area rules to the consultation. Decide whether Westbrook is a location used for intake, reporting, routing, matter records or more than one purpose. Instead, identify the data your firm truly needs, such as service location, matter type, referral source or next action, and define who may view or change each field.
