Technology can be the key, but lawyers need to see it as an important part of solving the client’s issue.
Luckily, there is a lot of promise in the marketplace. When I speak to companies and law firms that deal with large amounts of litigation, many of them understand that technology has a role to play and is critical to transforming e-discovery at their company or firm. The idea that the combination of smart people with smart technology can completely change the game often resonates with the general counsel and partners I speak with. However, if you don’t watch out, you could watch the bikes pass you by as you keep running harder and harder to catch up. There is a transformation afoot, and I am very excited about what this means for the industry as a whole. It’s not the discovery and innovation that comes from one discipline, but rather the combination of discoveries between disciplines that changes the world.
