This is funny. I’ve been putting off having my boss sign a contract because a vendor sent me a stupid e-signing link instead of a PDF I can print out, get his signature, and scan back. Paper is easy and everyone knows how to use it, which makes photocopying still a thing.
Also, although most court stuff is electronic these days, courts still insist on papers courtesy copies (which have to be mailed or couriered over). Reading on screens sucks, and marking up documents on screens sucks double hard. When I first started practicing I was like “I’m a millenial, I’ll do everything in an iPad!” Now I print everything out, mark it up by hand, use colored tabs, etc. Even a big monitor is incredibly claustrophobic compared to piles of tabbed printed pages.
I had a client that gave explicit instructions to sign, scan, and return. So I signed digitally (MacOS Preview makes this really easy), rotated the pages a little, and added a bit of noise. They were happy and I was happy.
Also, although most court stuff is electronic these days, courts still insist on papers courtesy copies (which have to be mailed or couriered over). Reading on screens sucks, and marking up documents on screens sucks double hard. When I first started practicing I was like “I’m a millenial, I’ll do everything in an iPad!” Now I print everything out, mark it up by hand, use colored tabs, etc. Even a big monitor is incredibly claustrophobic compared to piles of tabbed printed pages.