4 Ways the Pandemic Changed How Legal Departments Optimize Their Resources

As a result of the pandemic, the legal industry experienced a dramatic shift in business-as-usual dispute and investigations activity, including e-discovery. Most organizations pivoted to a remote workforce and legal departments grappled with how to manage a growing workload with fewer resources and smaller budgets, as well as addressing new security and data protection issues brought on by remote work. All this comes at a time when controlling outside counsel costs tops the list of priorities for 89 percent of law department leaders.