Uberisation of the legal sector is closer than you think, says Dominic Zammit
Picture this. Virtual reality meetings, automatically tracked against client records. Relationships managed online through dedicated client “rooms” within the firm’s practice management hub. Software that tracks work in real time through wearable devices, enabling clients to see what each member of their legal team is working on, monitoring efficiency and expenditure.
Sound like a nightmare? Well, maybe. But it’s almost certainly a glimpse into the future of legal practice. And we’re not talking 50 years either—more like five or perhaps ten.
Tech juggernaut
The technological juggernaut is unstoppable. The last decade has delivered nothing short of a revolution in consumerism and now the lines between professional and personal are becoming increasingly blurred. We want the same service from our law firm as we receive from Amazon. Fast, efficient, transparent, customer driven. Not words traditionally associated with the legal sector.
To meet changing customer expectations, law firms need to do more than invest cash (although of course this is
