The use of legal operations methodology in corporate legal departments has become widely accepted. The 2019 Bloomberg Law Legal Operations & Technology Survey found that 95% of corporate respondents have a legal operations function. However, law firms are stealing the spotlight. The same survey found that 87% of law firm respondents have a legal operations function. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. Increased attention from industry groups, shifting law firm messaging around innovation, and demands from clients all suggest that law firm legal operations adoption will continue to increase throughout 2020.
Industry Attention
The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) announced at its ...