The legal industry as a whole is typically thought of as lagging behind when it comes to technology. However, findings of a new survey of corporate legal operations executives challenge that assumption.

Compiled as a joint effort between legal consultancy Ari Kaplan Advisors and legal software provider Recommind, the 2015 Corporate Legal Survey explored how technology is transforming the day-by-day operations of the corporate law department.

Results suggest that the legal industry's embrace of technology in their practices is expanding, with notable trends including a growing preference for cloud technology; priority placed in consolidating and centralizing discovery for better security and savings; reliance on metrics for analysis and oversight; and growing concern over tracking data via e-discovery.