ANALYSIS: How to Manage Change in Legal, According to ILTACON

Last week, we kicked off our three-part series highlighting the key takeaways from ILTACON 2022 with an in-depth discussion of how law firms and legal departments can leverage data in their practice. Another big theme at the conference was change management—which generally refers to the process of implementing lasting developments and innovative advancements in an organization.

Change management is especially important in the legal industry, as lawyers can be particularly averse to change—and for good reason. In the legal profession, change comes with many risks—such as ethical and compliance considerations, client concerns, budgeting, and effects on the billable hour—that ...