The intermingling of technology and the law is far from a new trend, but the cover story for our April issue focuses on something that is new. Law firms are no longer just adopting pre-packaged software from a third-party provider to streamline their internal processes. They are actively investing in and advising legal technology companies—if not creating their own systems—to improve the technology that is out there and recapture some of the rote legal services that clients no longer want to pay a law firm to handle. In essence, law firms are embracing technology before it overtakes them.

Our April issue features that story—by Rhys Dipshan and Roy Strom—and much more, including our annual Dealmakers of the Year, a forecast for the M&A market in 2018, a look at the path forward for bankruptcy practices as the recession fades into the rearview, and a story on the evolution of Boston's legal industry. If you missed any of it as we rolled out our latest edition in recent weeks, read on to catch up on it all.

Law Firms Are Investing in Tech Before It Overtakes Them

By Rhys Dipshan and Roy Strom