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Momentum in tech spurred by pandemic

07 June 2023
Issue: 8028 / Categories: Legal News , Technology , Cyber , Legal services , Covid-19
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Some 92% of lawyers gained trust in tech during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has reported.

The LSB surveyed 1,310 law firms and chambers, finding 95% agreed implementing new tech made them more responsive to clients’ needs, and 61% have introduced accessibility tech such as video conferencing or e-signatures.

However, use of more advanced tech such as blockchain, predictive technology, robotic process automation and technology-assisted review was low at between 2% and 5%. 12%-15% expect to use these in the next three years.

LSB chair Alan Kershaw said the pandemic ‘has speeded up the adoption of technology, and we must build on that momentum’.

Issue: 8028 / Categories: Legal News , Technology , Cyber , Legal services , Covid-19
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