Every day, law firms and legal departments work with and produce massive amounts of data. From matter management solutions to billing systems, contract lifecycle management tools, and customer relationship management tools (CRMs), to court records pouring out of countless courthouses, billions of data points pass through the veins of the legal industry every year. However, much of this data is restricted and can only be used within its originating database or system without extensive manual manipulation. That’s where data portability comes in.

The first and second articles of this three-part series focused on trends in data classification and data structuring that help law firms and legal departments make better decisions and increase productivity. These trends are just two pieces of the larger puzzle, while data portability works to ensure data classifications and structuring can be useful across platforms. In this article, we’ll close out this series by looking at the challenges with data silos, how APIs are enhancing data portability, and broader data portability trends in the legal industry.

Data Silos vs. Data Portability

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