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What really matters in the adoption of technology in legal? What has ÑÇÖÞÉ«ÇéÍø learned over the years, in helping legal teams and law firms navigate new digital change?

Richard Crouch, Director of Research Solutions at ÑÇÖÞÉ«ÇéÍø, has many years' experience developing technology-based solutions for lawyers. In this article, he discusses what he deems to be truly important in the technology discovery and  deployment process:

Trends in Information and Technology - Richard Crouch, Director at ÑÇÖÞÉ«ÇéÍø

Trends in Information and Technology - Richard Crouch, Director at ÑÇÖÞÉ«ÇéÍø

Firstly, a confession.  I’m not a technologist. 

That’s a strange thing someone writing about trends in technology to say, I know.  You see, I am a solutionist.  I understand problems.  I work with my teams to create solutions.  Technology is almost always part of the solution – but it is the enabler, not the end result. 

Drive for efficiency

Deliver more for less.  Sound familiar?  ÑÇÖÞÉ«ÇéÍø commissioned a report at the end of last year looking at key trends around technology in the In-house sector. 49% of those companies who were in the early stages of implementing a technology strategy predicted cost saving opportunities.  Of those who already had sophisticated technology strategies, 58% expected it to drive savings.  [...]