Legal's 2019 Tech Challenge: Getting Everyone on the Same Page
Driven by market demands for efficiencies and cost savings, law firms and legal departments are eyeing the same technology in 2019. But it's an open question whether the two sides can integrate.
January 18, 2019 at 12:00 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Corporate Counsel
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A version of this article first appeared in the January print editions of Corporate Counsel and The American Lawyer under the title “Legal's 2019 Tech Challenge: Getting Everyone on the Same Page.” The Corporate Counsel version of the article has been published below.
Legal tech enthusiasts are likely to greet 2019 with a degree of excitement. After all, every new year brings yet another opportunity for new technology advancements.
But for many law firms and legal departments, the focus in 2019 will remain on tried and true technologies like workflow automation, collaborative tools and pricing analytics. These may not be as “flashy” or “disruptive” as emerging technologies like blockchain, but they are vital in helping the industry adapt to a market demanding tighter budgets and more transparency.
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