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Author Jensen, Søren H., author

Title The changing nature of law firms : the business of providing legal services in the face of legal tech / Søren H. Jensen
Published London : SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals, 2019

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Series SAGE Knowledge. Cases
SAGE Knowledge. Cases
Summary For the past decade, growth in the legal industry has been negligible. Technology offers new solutions to working with legal matters and challenges both the organizing and pricing structure of law firms. In most industries, this would equal a digital change or transformation process, led by the major players. But the legal industry is old and highly institutionalized, used to self-regulation and autonomy. Most law firms are reluctant to use new technologies, other than to support their existing structures. However, recent years have seen the emergence of legal tech companies offering legal services driven by digital technologies and using new pricing models. This has, to a large extent, happened under the radar of the established firms. Now they are starting to come out of the shadows. We see successful career lawyers switch sides and join or form their own legal tech companies. So far, in the traditional industry, lawyers are shrugging their shoulders and saying that business is good--nothing has changed. But things are changing and changing fast. Mr. Petersen is facing a rude awakening when a young successful lawyer tells him she wants to leave his firm and start her own legal tech firm. He decides to investigate the phenomenon of legal tech and embarks on a journey of discovery. Still, he is not really sure what it means for his firm and for the legal industry in general
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Electronic discovery (Law) -- Case studies
Electronic records -- Case studies
Technology and law -- Case studies
Electronic discovery (Law)
Electronic records.
Technology and law.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781526477156
1526477157