During 2013, the following changes in law department management will become more apparent. That is to say, indications will appear here and there increasingly during the year, although these shifts will take several years to become established and flourish.
GREATER USE OF APPS
Applications on mobile computing devices for in-house counsel will become prevalent, more powerful and better integrated with legal practice. More prevalent because the devices they run on will be ubiquitous, exceedingly powerful because of speed and programming finesse, and easier to use because embedded in daily work. Developers will link apps as modules in “app-systems” of wide scope. Complementary software will allow in-house lawyers to modify their apps. Apps servicing larger programs will become common, such as visualization tools that can be triggered when an e-bill is reviewed.
