It’s time for more legal professionals to embrace tech like AI, automation, blockchain, and IoT
But as the world evolves on that front, so are the security, privacy and compliance sectors. Legal professionals, especially, have their work cut out for them, helping organizations and groups navigate the incredibly noisy technology market.
With data, for instance, not only do you need to collect and utilize it appropriately, but you must also offer robust security and protections to keep it from being corrupted or compromised. With AI and machine learning, the concerns are much the same. It’s entirely possible for a purportedly accurate AI tool to make a mistake that causes damage, digital or real. Then there’s blockchain and crypto, IoT, VR and mobile — just to name a few additional tech platforms making an impact.
And yet, the incredible convenience of modern technology is worth all the hassle. For many of us — legal professionals included — it makes our jobs easier and helps us be more efficient. That, in turn, helps businesses thrive and grow beyond what they would without such tools and support.
In legal, specifically, how are these technologies making a difference? Not just in regards to how they change jobs and duties, but also how the work is transformed, as well? What other implications and responsibilities do they introduce?